BES Utilities is devoted to sharing top energy saving tips for businesses, so you can streamline your outgoings and save money. One way to achieve this goal is to make your office equipment energy efficient. Another is to enlist your employees to help you reduce company’s energy usage. Here are five ways you can get your staff involved in making your work space more energy efficient.

1. Five Ways to Get Staff Involved in Making Your Office Energy Efficient
BES Utilities is devoted to sharing top energy saving tips for businesses, so you can streamline your
outgoings and save money. One way to achieve this goal is to make your office equipment energy
efficient. Another is to enlist your employees to help you reduce company’senergyusage. Here are
five ways you can get your staff involved in making your work space more energy efficient.
Reward good behaviour
People likeitwhentheirhardworkis recognised.A surveycommissionedbyLetterDaysfor Business
foundthat80% of ‘highlyengagedstaff’receiverewardsorrecognitionforgoodwork. Youmay want
to provide treats toemployeesandteamsthat make the biggeststridesin energysavingeverymonth.
Thiscould give yourworkers the motivation to look at how they can lower their own energy usage!
Turn it into a competition
Human beingscan be very competitivegivenhalf the chance.Turnthis to your advantage by making
office energy saving a friendly competition! Pit them against each other so they will battle it out to
see whichmemberof staff can be the most energyefficient.Make sure the employeeswhoare best
at reducing their energy usage get a reward, so they have an additional reason to take part!
Share the load
It can be hardto persuade employeestomake major behaviouralchanges.Butpeople are often more
willing to make smaller changes which require little effort to implement. You may find that
implementing measures that share the work load among your employees, while reducing energy
usage at the same time, prove really popular in your office.
Take the simple act of makingtea. If everyone brews theirown cup,theywill boil a lotof waterthey
do notneed,wastingasignificantamountof energy.However,youcouldalways convinceemployees
to draw up a tea rota.You can all share the task of makinghotdrinks, makinglife easierforeveryone
at work, while ensuring your employees do not fritter away valuable energy.
Give them the facts
Employees are invested in your success. They do not want your company to fail, because thenthey
wouldbe out of a job.This iswhy if you are lookingtosave energyinthe office,youshouldseriously
thinkaboutshowingstaff howmuchthe companyspendsonenergypermonth. Theymaybe inspired
to start thinking of how they can lower their energy usage to serve their own best interests!
Set clear goals
Givingsomebodyagoal towork towardscan helpthemfocus.If yououtline energysavingtargets for
your staff,they will have a clear ideaof how to be more energyefficient.Itis also a good ideato set
upan energywastage jar.Askanybodywhoforgetstofollowtheirgoalstocontribute somemoneyto
the jar, so staff have an extra reason to get involved in the company energy saving drive!
But what if implementingthese strategiesisnotenoughto helpyour company withits outgoings? If
you are really struggling to pay your energy bills and you are a BES Utilities customer, we would be
happy to help you get back on track. Our team can connect you with Business Debtline, a free debt
advice service forUKsmall businesses.Theywill give yousupporttogetyourfirm’sfinancesinorder!
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