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Operating a greener
business is good for the
planet, but it can also help
your bottom line. TTG
spoke to green experts
and travel companies
ideas
already making changes
I
f the credit crunch means saving the
planet is not at the top of your business
agenda at the moment, then you might
want to put it back up there on your
list of priorities.
Business advisors The Carbon Trust
estimates UK industry wastes £7 million
every day on poor energy. Collectively it
believes UK SMEs could save around £1.3
billion during the next 12 months, simply
by implementing cost effective energy
efficiency measures.
Far from costing you money, giving your
office a “green” overhaul will actually save
you money in the long term. And given the
current economic climate, when every
penny counts, there’s no better time to start.
First Choice and Thomson have just intro-
duced a new environment charter across
their retail teams. TTG spoke to Tui Travel’s
retail director to find out more, as well as an
environmental expert about how much you
can actually save, and a Co-operative Travel
branch manager who is already saving
money thanks to a novel recycling scheme.
TUI TRAVEL.
On January 9, Thomson and First Choice
launched an environmental charter to raise
awareness in its retail stores and give agen-
cies clear guidelines to follow.
“We needed something out there that was
very simple that staff could follow and really
get behind,” says Kathryn Ward, retail direc-
tor for Thomson and First Choice.
The charter has been placed on agency
noticeboards across the country, and branch
managers will hold bi-monthly sessions to
reinforce its content to their teams.
The charter was not devised with cost-sav-
ing in mind. Indeed, some initiatives, like
providing stores with mini-skips for recy-
cling, will actually cost Tui Travel money
rather than saving it.
But improving a store’s overall efficiency
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