THE GREEN OFFICE
RE-LIVE THE ECO FRIENDLY BRAND
FROM SCREEN SOLUTIONS
Re-live - A Responsible Approach to
Defining the Office Space
Screen Solutions, Europe’s largest screen reducing costs and fuel
manufacturer, have launched an initiative to consumption. The
reduce their impact on the environment aluminium frame and
during the process of manufacturing their lightweight composite
screens. The Re-live programme offers high panel construction gives
quality, sustainably produced office solutions, tremendous strength
representing Screen Solutions’ contribution to and rigidity.
ecological sustainability. Element is very
Re-live products have a 100% recycled versatile as it is available
core and panel face, 100% recycled raw as a floor standing or desk
material fabric upholstery, sleek recycled mounted screen, providing
aluminium frames, recycled ABS plastic caps flexible and easily
and recyclable steel brackets. reconfigurable layouts.
Element, the first product designed and Element also has a robust
manufactured under the eco-friendly linking system enabling Screen Solutions’ product portfolio spans
programme, not only reduces the carbon easy adjustment of configurations. a wide spectrum of screen systems from total
footprint of the office and creates a healthier A range of accessory trays and pen pots workplace solutions, which provide
staff environment, it also still incorporates are also available to help organise spaces. completely independent freestanding offices,
cutting edge design. They simply attach to the top edge of the breakout and reception areas to individual
The lightweight materials used in the screen. The screens are workstation screening.
construction of its frame and panel assists in fully pinnable.
BRITISH WORKERS DON’T BRING
ENVIRONMENTAL GOOD HABITS TO
WORK
Brits are leaving their environmentally friendly habits at flush facility on toilets at home than at work. continuing to pour their hard earned profits down the
home with The study does show that opportunities exist for drain. The average business is still wasting three times
a fifth of UK workers saying they take no steps to be management to take advantage of worker “green” more water than it actually needs.”
“green: at work. goodwill ñ nine out of ten employees say they want to “Compounding the lack of action is the lack of
A new study by Enviro-Fresh, a Rentokil Initial do more to reduce the impact of their behaviour at awareness about workplace issues affecting the
subsidiary, shows that eight out of ten workers recycle work and a third would like to receive more environment, and specifically water wastage.”
at home but this drops to just six out of ten at work. information from their employers on how this can be continued Gillespie.
Only 8% of respondents have ever considered done. When asked how much water the average UK
using the short flush facility on toilets at work, to help Top five environmentally friendly things that office wastes each year, three quarters drastically
save water. workers would like their workplaces to adopt are: underestimated the amount and over half were
• More recycling bins (69%) amazed when told the correct figure was 310 million
The research shows that: • Light sensors to switch off lights in litres.
• Seven out of ten (71%) employees never unoccupied rooms (59%) Dr Martin Gibson, Programme Director,
switch lights off • Toilets with variable flushes (56%) Envirowise said “Although we have just experienced
• Seven out of ten (71%) do not recycle • Devices to automatically switch off electrical the wettest summer since 1912, both droughts and
• 85% do not shut windows if their air equipment (52%) flooding could be side effects of climate change, and
conditioning or heating is on • Solar panels (40%) both highlight the importance and value of water.
• 93% have never used the short flush at Once businesses begin to see that every drop of water
work Mark Gillespie, Managing Director, Enviro-Fresh, has a price, both environmentally and financially, they
comments: “This research shows that employees cannot fail to understand how something as simple as
The research revealed that one of the biggest would like to see more guidance on how they can do fixing a dripping tap can have a positive impact on
areas of workplace environmental apathy is in water their bit for the environment at work, and itís not just their profits and their reputation. Claiming sustainable
wastage. In the UK, over 310[1] million litres of water big things that have an impact & even small steps like behaviour is no longer enough, businesses now need
is wasted by offices every day with individual workers installing adjustable flow toilets in washrooms can to be able to demonstrate that they are running an
wasting an average 35 litres each day, 86% of which significantly reduce water wastage. British businesses environmentally responsible operation, and getting
is a direct result of flushing toilets. However, workers have caught onto the environmental and economic employees on board with that is a key part of the
told researchers they are twice as likely to use the short benefits of things like recycling, but many are process.”
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