the environment There are three majcr areas to be investigated: 1 Paper: Ve currently use three boxes of paper every day, much of whichis quickly thrown away, 2 Travel: At present, the majority of our employees drive to work. 3 Energy: Electricity consumption is much higher than it needs to be. Suggested solutions Te reduce the amount of paper used, a box for old paper could be put on each desk. It wil therefore be easier for staff to use paper which has already been printed on, instead of using fresh paper all the time. There are two possible schemes which could change people’s travel habits: * Car-sharing, perhaps in conjunction with other businesses in the local area. AS wel as being more environmentally friendly, it will also save our staff a lol of money on fuel. + Free travel passes: 1o encourage siait to use public transport. In order to reduce the amount of energy used, employees should be encouraged to consider carefully when to leave Gevices on and when to switch them off, for instance at night. We could also investigate ‘green’ ways of producing our own energy, such as having so’ar panels or wind turbines installed on the roof of the offices. ln-conelusion, | am confident that by implementing these initiatives GTST Ltd will be able to drastically reduce its carbon footprint.