Eco-Office Evaluation Programme

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Eco-Office Evaluation Programme

• JGI Institute
• Shanghai Roots and Shoots Program
• Sponsor BHP Billiton

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Backgrounds

• Global shortage for resources
• The increasing pollution problem
• Resource-wasting habits havent be aware of
• Unprecedented growing number of office buildings,
  offices and companies in Shanghai
• Here comes the question
• What can be done in these offices to help our
  environment?

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How the Program Work

• High school and university students are trained
  on office environmental assessment methods, such
  that they will be able to audit the offices
  environmental impact independently
• Students will submit an environmental evaluation
  report to participating companies along with
  suggestions on how to improve the companies
  ecological footprint.

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Our Aims

• Assist the participating companies evaluate their
  office environment and employees practices, in
  the process reduce energy- and resource-related
  costs based on audit results
• Increase environmental awareness among office
  workers
• Instill in students and employees the belief that
  every individual can make a positive difference
  to the environment one step at a time, by
  changing their daily little actions.

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Benefits for participating companies

• Establish resource conservation habits among
  employees and hence help to reduce the companys
  operating cost.
• Students will submit a report on the companys
  ecological footprint along with suggestions on
  how to improve.
• This is an opportunity for your company to
  fulfill your corporate social responsibility by
  supporting this youth environmental program.

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Related Parts
Roots and Shoots -organize -train
students -coordinate
Students -take training course -audit -write
reports -help companies to take environmental
friendly practice
Companies -receive students audit -take feasible
actions to improve
Mentors -guide high school students to
offices -help high school students on their
reports
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Previous

• First Semester
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• 25 students
• 4 companies
• Environmental Resource Management Company
• The JMI group
• The DZ group
• Zuellig Pharmaceutical

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Previous

• Second Semester
• August 26, training for 21 mentors
• 6 schools
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• 5 companies
• Australia _at_New Zealand Banking Group Limited
  (ANZ)
• Cargill
• BHP Billiton
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Current Semester

• We have BHP Billiton, the official sponsor of
  2008 Beijing Olympic Games, as our programs
  sponsor
• April 7 and April 8, we will have the training
  for about 80 students and mentors involved

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Current Semester

• 15 Participating Schools
• 8 high schools
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• 7 universities and colleges
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• Participating Companies
• Schindler China
• Microsoft
• JMI
• Shanghai Yellow Page
• DZ
• Jones Lang LaSalle
• BASF
• Element Fresh
• Wove Consulting
• Shanghai Organic
• Chinese Box