Green Plan Worksheets
0A – Gaining Senior Level Approval Template
Executive Summary
Our organization commits to greening its operations through creating a green
implementation team and developing and implementing a Green Plan. The
development of the Green Plan will be guided by One Simple Act’s seven steps to
develop and implement a Green Plan. This plan will ensure that our organization has the
foundation necessary to demonstrate its commitment to improve the environmental
footprint of our organization.
Background
Why is your organization pursuing this plan? What has already been accomplished?
Corporate linkages
How will this plan link to corporate priorities, strategies or documents or commitments?
Goals
Specific goals may be useful in guiding the planning process. Examples of goals that an
organization may have include:
Consult staff in the development priorities
Train and develop staff to deliver on green plan priorities
Evaluate the ongoing success and impacts of our green plan priorities
Use evaluation to ensure the continuous improvement of subsequent green plans
Accountability
__________ has been designated as the Executive Project Champion. The Executive
Project Champion will ensure that the executive team is informed about this initiative,
adequate resources are available to enact this policy, and that the implementation team
lead has a regular reporting schedule.
__________ has been designated the Implementation Team lead. The Implementation
Team lead will be responsible for coordinating the implementation of the seven steps
identified in the One Simple Act Green your Organization Guide. This includes creating a
green implementation team, developing, implementing and evaluating a green plan.