Chapter 3. Energy Efficiency in the Office
Gary Hird, IT Strategy Manager at UK retailer, John Lewis, says an awareness of energy efficiency fits with the company’s ethos which emphasises responsible capitalism and employee democracy. ‘I joined the company in 1989,’ he says, ‘and one of the first things I noticed was that every light switch had a sticker next to it, reading “Switch off, you’re burning my bonus”. It made pure sense to do that because we all benefited as a result.’[9]
The obvious starting point for any energy efficiency planning is to ensure that the organisation’s energy purchasing is as cost-effective as possible. Utility companies all over the world do compete with one another, and organisations should initiate the power-reduction ...
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