Setting targets

Clear targets are also considered effective. A PCS rep at Scottish National Heritage (SNH) said: “Every manager in SNH has an annual carbon allocation — their unit’s share of our carbon-saving target.”

PCS reps at HM Revenue and Customs also support the use of targets: “The site has a group of green volunteers who meet monthly to discuss any issues raised by other employees that would fall under the environmental remit and also to try and come up with new initiatives to save waste, energy or recycling. We organise donations to the local charity "Watch us Grow" and oversee the collection of old batteries for HMRC’s battery recycling scheme, spectacles for World Vision (www.worldvision.org.uk), and mobile phones for Marie Curie.”