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Green office champions, campaigns & competitions

Improving workplace sustainability requires engagement across the whole organisation. Based on the experience of CitySwitch Signatories and international best practice, the keys to creating a greener office are:

  • Securing senior management support
  • Setting the identity or ‘tone’ for green teams and sustainability programs
  • Building a team or network of champions
  • Creating and using effective communication channels
  • Creating a program for staff engagement
  • Celebrating, growing and sharing achievements

Green Champions

A green team refers to a group of people who meet regularly to increase their knowledge of sustainability issues and act as champions for improvements in the business’ environmental performance.  Green champion networks do not have to be dry and serious, they can be an opportunity to use humour or ‘walk the talk’ about company values to employees.

See more and download the toolkit fostering green champions at work

Switch-off campaigns 

A switch-off campaign is a systematic process to find out where energy is being wasted and an effort to adjust people's habits to incorporate 'switch-off' behaviours. 

Any campaign is likely to have four core elements: measurement, identifying actions, communication, and providing feedback and rewards. Within this framework, a range of campaign methods can be used.

See more and download the toolkit  running a work-place 'switch-off' campaign

 

Workplace competitions

A competition between various parts of the same organisation is a technique to engage staff in pursuit of common sustainability goals. It is also a great way to communicate your corporate values and create positive social outcomes across your organisation.

 

See more and download the toolkit running workplace competitions 

 

 


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CitySwitch Signatory of the Year and New Signatory Awards - category judging criteria

  • Delivering outcomes as demonstrated by an improved or maintained current NABERS Energy rating and achieved energy savings* (up to 28 points)
  • Implementing one or more energy saving initiatives (up to 10 points)
  • Demonstrating leadership by undertaking innovative, creative or progressive office energy efficiency activities (up to 10 points)
  • Engagement of staff/ customers/suppliers and/or stakeholders to educate and create market transformation (up to 10 points)
  • Participation in CitySwitch local program activities (up to 10 points).
Note, new Signatories submitting for New Signatory of the Year Award need only complete an indicative rating – all other submissions must be accredited.

CitySwitch Partnership of the Year Award - category judging criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Submitted projects should:

  • Involve more than one registered company 
  • Demonstrate that they are  innovative and over and above “business as usual”
  • Demonstrate that they catalyse “market transformation” and or “address a market barrier”
  • Deliver a reduction in energy consumption and carbon emissions within the built environment 

Judging Criteria

  • Delivering outcomes as demonstrated by an improved or maintained current NABERS Energy rating and achieved energy savings* (up to 14 points)
  • Implementing one or more energy saving initiatives (up to 10 points)
  • Demonstrating leadership by undertaking innovative, creative or progressive office energy efficiency activities (up to 17 points)
  • Engagement of staff/ customers/suppliers and/or stakeholders to educate and create market transformation (up to 17 points)
  • Participation in CitySwitch local program activities (up to 10 points)
  • The submitting entity MUST be a CitySwitch Signatory
Note, Signatories submitting for the Partnership of the Year Award may submit an accredited NABERS tenancy, whole building or base building rating.

It’s easy and free to join the program. Your good-will commitment to the program is an acknowledgement of the business sector’s role in
contributing to environmental sustainability and your intention to reduce your own energy consumption and associated carbon emissions.

As part of this, Signatories to the program commit to achieve an accredited NABERS Energy tenancy rating (between 4 and 6 stars) and
work with CitySwitch to improve their tenancy’s environmental performance.

Find out more about how obtaining a NABERS Energy rating ensures you can benchmark your performance, better manage your progress
over time and promote your star rating achievement.