Introduction
Reason to Be Selected
Highlights:
Sustainability and energy saving are themes that play an increasingly integral role in businesses. Employees are now able to not only use energy smartly and more efficiently in the office, but also at home. A year ago, technical service company Imtech launched an energy saving program named ICARUS® for its staff in light of its CSR policy. ICARUS explicitly targets the reduction of domestic energy use by its staff and awareness of domestic energy consumption. This is done by measuring electricity use and displaying it in a simple way and by making information on efficient energy use available through information exchange among staff, and by communicating the results of the energy saving actions internally and externally. An evaluation of the program, as used by 300 Imtech employees, revealed that ICARUS has yielded average domestic energy savings of 14%!Details
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Objectives
The purpose of theenergy saving competition is to give 330 employees of 11 companies insight in their energy use and thereby to help them save energy over a period of six months. The fact that the employees are able to share their experiences and tips via a weblog will make them more aware of their energy use and will also increase mutual interaction between the employees. In addition, surveys of the behavioural changes of the participants will also provide insight into how effective this kind of competition is in terms of engaging employees in energy saving initiatives. The project will be executed in a carbon neutral way: the estimated CO2 emissions needed for the organisation of the project and the winning household will be compensated.
| Lat: | 52.3746 |
| Lng: | 4.89861 |
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| Region: | Europe |
| Scale: | District |
| Field: | Governance |
| City: | Amsterdam |