Chess PLC

Organisational challenge/context

As part of the company’s low carbon strategy, Chess is raising its employees' awareness of climate change and wider environmental issues and encouraging them to reduce their carbon impact
To do so, Chess has formed a ‘Green team’ that is driving a number of green initiatives through the business

Sustainable travel intervention(s)

Chess held a ‘Green Day’ where employees travelled into work in an environmentally -friendly way and provided with information on environmental issues and fair-trade products
Chess introduced badges allowing free parking for those employees who car share
A "Bike to Work" scheme enables employees to purchase vastly discounted bicycles
The Green Team encourages reduced use of lighting and increased recycling through competitions with nights out for teams reducing their paper usage by a certain percentage per month
A green employee benefits scheme allows employees to spend loyalty points accrued through carbon-friendly work practices on carbon reducing initiatives such as planting trees at no cost to themselves
Chess has also arranged a local supply of food produce at discounted prices for employees to encourage local shopping

Results/benefits

By reducing lighting and paper usage, Chess estimates the company has reduced carbon usage by 2%* Virtually all office waste is recycled. As a result, recycling has increased by 100%
Reduced paper usage has cut costs
Chess' environmental initiatives have raised environmental awareness among Chess people

Company Description
Chess Plc (Chess) is an SME communications reseller of products such as fixed line, mobile, broadband, Voip and associated products

Website
www.chesstelecom.com

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