Initiative Roles
Selection
Criteria: Eco
Benefits
Selection
Criteria: Others
Related Simple
Acts
Measurement Targets
Use Teleconferencing and video conferencing to minimize travel
All Staff:
Use video and
teleconferencing
equipment for
meetings and
conferences to
minimize travel.
Select Staff
Set up video
conferencing
equipment.
Reduces GHG.
Saves energy.
Reduces waste.
Relative
Eco‐benefit Rating:
High
Solid financial
payback.
Ease of
Measurability.
High symbolic
Value.
Aligns with green
policy.
On Your Own
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Car pool to meetings
with coworkers
As a Team
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Reduce the number
of external meetings
Walk, carpool or take
public transit for
meetings
As an Org.
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Provide video or
teleconferencing
equipment and
training
KPIs
Percentage of staff
who received
specific training and
education related to
using
teleconferencing
and video
conferencing to
minimize travel.
Percentage of staff
who have access to
and report using
teleconferencing
and video
conferencing
technology.
Mechanism for
measurement:
Self declaration
via staff survey
(e.g., survey to
find out how
often people
are using video
conferencing
as opposed to
driving to
meetings).
Periodic visual
inspection
audits.
Centralized
network
monitoring via IT
group.
__ per cent of
staff have
received
training and
education
related to
teleconferencin
g and video
teleconferencin
g and
associated
reduction in
travel by date.
__ per cent of
staff have
access to and
report using
teleconferenci
ng and video
conferencing
technology as
much as
possible by
date.