One day interactive workshop delivered in the North East to an audience of HR professionals interested in green issues.

1. Making green initiatives work for HR & Personnel by Fluid February 2010

2. Page 2 Contents 3-4 Introduction to Fluid 5-8 Statistics 9-10 Terminology 11-16 Sunday Times Green List 17-18 Greenwash, whitewash, won’t wash 19-20 Exercise A 21-22 Green engineering 23-24 Saving energy 25-26 Engagement 27-28 Coping with environmental regulations 29-30 Green beliefs 31-33 Clean transport 34-37 Green initiatives 38-39 Sustainability 40-44 Green jobs 45-46 Exercise B 47-48 Case studies 49-50 Exercise C 51-52 Conclusion and questions

3. Page 3 Introduction

5. Selection- Attraction - Remuneration & Reward - Outplacement - Training & HR consultancy

6. Page 5 Statistics

8. 35% of the public believe that businesses should donate 1-4% of their pre tax profits to charity, and 20& believe this should be closer to 5-9%

9. 42% of companies who allow their staff time off to volunteer say it helps reduce staff sick daysStatistics 1 of 3

11. Of those in full and part-time work, the majority (86%) say it is important that their employer is responsible to society and the environment, and more than half (55%) say it is very important

12. Seven in 10 UK adults think industry and commerce do not pay enough attention to their social responsibilitiesStatistics 2 of 3

14. 91% encourage recycling

15. 83% encourage reduction in energy consumption

16. 69% encourage the use of recycled products

17. 42% educate/train employees in environmentally friendly business practices

18. 37% aim to achieve carbon-neutral status

19. 24% encourage volunteering for environmental projects

20. 17% encourage donations to organisations/supporting charities working t combat climate change

21. 8% reward green behaviour with financial incentives/awards/recognitionStatistics 3 of 3

22. Page 9 Terminology

24. Biomass and biofuel

25. Carbon capture

26. Carbon offset

27. Carbon tax

28. Carbon trading

29. Greenhouse gas

30. Greenhouse effect

31. Microgeneration

32. Renewable energy

33. Sustainable developmentTerminology

34. Page 11 Sunday Times Green List

36. Size

37. Impact

38. Environment management system (EMS): an EMS that meets the ISO 14001 international standard (44 of the 60)

39. Public reporting of green issues: green credentials subject to third-party verification (27 of the 60)

41. Green training: 80% of employees given environmental training on induction (52 of the 60)

42. Electricity consumption: at least a 3% cut achieved in the previous year compared to the year before (26 of the 60)

44. Green energy: at least part of energy needs sourced from green tariffs (23 of the 60)

46. FORSTER (Media, London, 51 employees, £4M T/O)

47. THE NATIONAL MAGAZINE COMPANY (Media, London, 860 employees, £357M T/O)

48. WILMOTT DIXON GROUP (Construction, Letchworth, 2924 employees, £830M T/O)

49. SKANSKA UK (Construction, Rickmansworth, 4881 employees, £1600M T/O)

51. MILLIKEN CONTRACT (Manufacturing, Wigan, 245 employees, £80M T/O)

52. BT GROUP (Telecommunications, London, 87713 employees, £17186M T/O)

53. THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Government agency, Westbury-on-Trym, 11921 employees, T/O not applicable)

54. MEDIACOM (Media, London, 627 employees, £62M T/O)

58. Page 20 Exercise A

59. Page 21 Green engineering

61. Biomass co-firing with fossil fuel

62. CCS

65. Use the information to make a detailed savings plan

66. Tell employees your energy-saving plans and ask for their ideas

67. Turn thermostats down by one degree-this could save 10% on heating bills

68. Remind employees to switch off lights and machines overnight

71. Be clear on your aim

72. Identify a senior champion

73. Create a core concept

74. Focus on local involvement

75. Gain buy-in from managers

76. Practice what you preach

77. Invite views from the workforce

80. Identify your activities that will be regulated

81. Know your regulator

82. Keeping the regulator happy

83. Consider using an environmental consultant

84. How to avoid being targeted

85. When to take legal advice

86. Non compliance is damaging

91. Ford Fiesta Econetic 98

92. Seat Ibiza Ecomotive 99

93. VW Polo Bluemotion 99

94. Mini Diesel 104

95. Toyota Prius 104

96. Citroen C1 1.0 Code 108

97. Toyota Aygo 1.0 108

98. Peugeot 107 109

99. Skoda FabiaGreenline 109

101. Reduce the number of company cars

102. Promote use of public transport

103. Run vehicles on biodiesel if feasible

104. Look at electric cars for short journeys

105. Open a Streetcar or Zipcar account

106. Use web conferencing if you can

107. Offset emissions when you must fly

108. Allow flexible and homeworking

109. Get on your bikeClean transport 2 of 2

110. Page 34 Green initiatives

112. Hire an expert

113. Power down

114. Measure your usage

115. Lower your voltage

116. Gather from gutters

117. Pimp your boiler

118. Burn less petrol

120. Eco PCs

121. Circulate air

122. Next-gen bulbs

123. Be wary of fixing your prices

124. Zap the Xerox

125. Contact the Carbon Trust

126. Zero margin electricity

128. Use nature’s free heat source

129. Get your geeks on board

130. Set a target

131. Drop a degree

132. Auto-off

133. Restrict water use

134. Free money

137. Preserve resources by protecting the raw materials needed to make your products

138. Keep up with legislation and regulatory standards

141. Energy efficiency specialists-engineers, strategists and managers

142. Energy managers responsible for power usage across an entire organisation require experience in areas such as technology, behavioural change, compliance and procurement

144. Supply chain experts are needed by large retailers to monitor and minimise the carbon footprint of all the goods they sell

146. Food security experts including supply chain managers, agricultural scientists and crop geneticists

147. Water conservation specialists, including engineers to develop water-saving technology and managers to ensure that businesses minimise their use of water

149. Energy efficiency specialists and supply chain experts will become increasingly important to businesses as the price of carbon increases

151. Page 46 Exercise B

152. Page 47 Case studies

153. Page 48 Case studies

154. Page 49 Exercise C

155. Page 50 Exercise C

156. Page 51 Conclusion & Questions

157. Page 52 Conclusion Summary Questions