Offices

using IT equipmentThis guidance is for all businesses that have an office. Managing an office could involve a number of activities including:

  • waste recycling and disposal
  • heating, ventilating and cooling
  • lighting
  • maintaining the water supply and plumbing systems
  • catering
  • cleaning
  • maintaining the building and any grounds or landscaping around it
  • car parking
  • purchasing office equipment and supplies.

Environmental impacts of offices

Offices can have a number of impacts on the environment. Examples include:

  • air emissions from boilers or heating and cooling systems
  • noise pollution from car parks or site maintenance
  • resource use such as energy, water and office supplies, eg paper
  • waste disposal, such as food waste, paper, office equipment or worn out fixtures and fittings
  • water pollution from unauthorised discharges, eg from catering facilities, contaminated run-off from car parks or storing cleaning or chemical products.

How can NetRegs help you?

Our guidance could help you to:

  • avoid prosecution and receive fewer visits from environmental regulators
  • increase efficiency and productivity
  • reduce your operating costs
  • be more likely to obtain business from government bodies and large businesses that require their business partners to manage their environmental impacts effectively
  • improve your reputation amongst staff, customers and the public
  • increase the chance of securing funding to expand your business by demonstrating that your environmental impacts are well managed.