Yesterday was Peterborough's Green Day where the city celebrates its ambition to become the UK's Environment Capital.

Local people and businesses got on board by wearing green and 'cutting out a kilo of CO2'.

 

Staff from Media Matters opted for sustainable travel for the day whilst the team from Anne Corder Recruitment took a range of small actions which added up to make a big impact...

 

We spotted a green scarf hanging from the window of Athene Communications on Priestgate. The Athene team set themselves a challenge to cut a kilo of carbon per person in the office!

























Suzanne Jones - PECT board member and Regional Finance and Corporate Services Manager, Environment Agency wears green for Green Day!



We spot some people in green in the city centre and get very over-excited and just have to take a photo!



Staff from Greenwoods Solicitors going green for Green Day!!

The team from mechanical and electrical engineering firm GRS took part...

A big thank you to everyone who took part in Green Day 2009 and everyone who helped make it happen including The Carbon Neutral Company who provided the online toolkit for businesses to 'Cut out a Kilo'.

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Anne Corder Recruitment are wearing green and taking action to cut out a kilo of CO2 for Green Day...

The team have all...

• checked tyres are correctly inflated
• turned heating down a notch
• dressed in green for the day

and are...

• switching off PC monitors when they are away from their desks
• switching off lights when they leave a room
• only boiling the required amount of water for hot drinks

ACR's green champion Lucy Whitwell has stuck ACT ON CO2 ‘turn it off’ stickers on electrical equipment and light switches throughout the business to remind the team to TURN IT OFF!



ACR won a green apple award for their paperless office project - Karen and Anne collected the award yesterday at a ceremony in the Houses of Parliament. Well done!!

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Peterborough’s Green Day celebrates the city’s growing reputation as the UK’s Environment Capital, marking the day when local leaders launched the green aspiration in November last year. 

Following the success of Green Day 2008, this year we are encouraging local businesses to show their support for Peterborough’s eco ambition on 18th November 2009 by: 

• Taking simple steps to Cut a Kilo of CO2 on the day; and
• Advertising that they are doing this by wearing an item of green clothing.

We're setting a national lead by asking businesses to ‘Cut a Kilo’ on Green Day and we've enlisted the help of carbon offsetting experts The CarbonNeutral Company to provide resources for organisations taking part.


There will be lot's of resources available to help businesses who want to 'Cut a Kilo' including:

• a free online carbon calculator
• a 'Cut a Kilo' toolkit
• the opportunity for media coverage for businesses taking part.

Cutting a Kilo is easier than you might think. You could could encourage employees to cycle to work instead of driving (cycling instead of driving for 3 miles saves a kilo of CO2), or turn your PC monitor off at lunchtime (130 people doing this for 45 mins saves a kilo).
 

If you are interested in taking part and would like more information, register for updates by contacting Nyree Ambarchian:

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Wear an item of green clothing (a tie, a pair of socks, a dress) on Wednesday 18th November and show your support for Peterborough's ambition to become the UK's Environment Capital.

The aim of the day is to spread the word about Peterborough's green credentials and get people and businesses thinking about how they could reduce their environmental impact.

You don't have to pay anything - just wear green and send us in your photos and videos of your Green Day. (You can email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) 

We're working with Cycle Maps UK and Nikki's Eco Products to offer fab discounts and give-aways for people taking part.

This year we're also working with The Carbon Neutral Company to help businesses cut a kilo of CO2 on the day.

We're developing tools and resources to help - watch this space!

So put the date in your diary and have a rummage in your wardrobe for something green!

Check back here on our blog for updates as we get closer to Green Day 2009. If you want me to email you with updates please let me know...

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