Getting staff on board
Every person who works for your business can be part of your energy-saving team. A good staff awareness and motivation programme will harness everyone's ability to reduce energy waste on a daily basis.
Read more about approaches to getting staff on board:
Awareness
Everyone has the power to change behaviour, but first they need to know why and how. Talking about energy efficiency is a good start, as often, people really don't know how much energy they consume or how they could use less.
Start by gaining a picture of how much people in your workplace know about the subject of energy.
Ask some simple questions, for example:
- What is energy?
- What different types of energy do you use and for what?
- What does energy cost?
- What is the potential for saving?
- How can you help save energy?
Motivation
Getting people on board means making them individually responsible and helping them feel their actions can make a difference. Initially they may ask:
- Why save energy?
- Why should I contribute?
- Why should I bother when others don't?
- What's in it for me?
Your intranet
One way of keeping your staff updated is to set up an intranet page highlighting energy efficiency activity in the organisation, tips and hints for making a difference at work and opportunities for everyone to get involved.
Step-by-step guide
To help get your staff positively involved in reducing energy consumption, we have put together a free step-by-step guide. This includes case studies on how other organisations have involved staff, plus ideas to help get your programme rolling.
Download your Staff Awareness & Motivation guide.
Build the team
Changing people's behaviours is a big task, and you'll need all the help you can get to make the changes successfully.
Know what staff think
Before you create a programme, it's really important you know what people think about saving energy, what would motivate them to save energy, and what problems you might come across when you implement the programme.
Planning
This is where the work really begins. Here you'll put together your plan for a successful programme, including timelines and how you'll go about changing people's behaviours.
Implementation
Making it happen!
Review
It doesn't just stop after implementation. You'll need to evaluate the programme and make changes to it if some things aren't working.
Maintenance
The aim is to change behaviours for good, and this means putting plans in place to make sure energy efficiency is part of your workplace culture.
Energy saving in action
Read how energy efficiency is paying off for DB Breweries staff.
'Switch off' resources
To help raise awareness of your programme, download useful 'Switch off' posters, stickers and resources to use around your business. You can also request 'Switch Off' stickers by email.
