​What is environmental awareness & why is it important?

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Our news screens are full of frightening images & almost unimaginable statistics about the damage we have caused, and continue to cause  to the environment.

 

For example:

• in the USA, Japan, & Europe an average person uses between 250 & 300 kilos of paper every year. In India the figure is 5 kilos, & in some countries it is less than 1 kilo. If everyone used 200 kilos there would be no trees left.* 

• globally, more than 45 million cubic metres per day are lost through leakage. A cubic metre is the size of 11 medium boxes each 18x18x17 inches.**

• The SE of England has less water available per person than the desert states of Syria and Sudan.**

• Recycling aluminum does not reduce the quality of the metal, so it can be recycled indefinitely. With a constant demand for aluminum cans, manufacturers can have an aluminum can back on store shelves as a new can in as little as 60 days of being recycled. Producing new cans from recycled aluminium saves 95% of the energy used to produce cans from ore, known as bauxite.***

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Environmental awareness is having an understanding of the impact we all have on the planet - as individuals & businesses. It is important because we only have this planet to live on & we need to start taking care of it, fast.

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Who is this workshop for?

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Anyone in your business could attend this workshop however if you prefer we help you identify true environmental champions before the workshop - these could be anyone in your workforce. What is important is they have the passion to make changes and the inspiration to spread the message across your business.

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Approach:

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• a half day workshop for your teams -structured to suit your operational demands

• we give an overview of why it is important to think about how we run our businesses given the impact we have on the environment ... some of the statistics are mind-blowing!

• team engagement:

  • identify areas of concern - relevant to your business

  • develop practical & implementable solutions

• customer engagement - how customers can be involved and how this benefits the business

• marketing & revenue opportunities - how changes and successes can be shared with existing & potential customers

• follow up workshop - 3-6 months on - to identify and celebrate success & develop an ongoing plan for environmental awareness

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Outcome:

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• increased environmental awareness - in the business & also in your employees personal lives

• increased team engagement - with each other, the business & the planet

• customer engagement is increased & lengthened

• reducing use & preventing wastage saves money

• changes are implemented that reduce the environmental impact of the business on the planet without involving big investment

• become an employer of choice for people who would prefer to work for an environmentally-concerned company

• revenue opportunities are optimised through sincere sharing of success on social media, corporate blogs and advertising

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Contact us to learn more ...

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*www.theworldcounts.com

**https://www.waterintelligence.co.uk/water-facts/

***https://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/recycle/whatrecyclablesbecome.html#tincan