Promoting awareness and engagement among its employees forms a vital part of any organisation’s green operations.  Engaging employees on sustainability issues and raising their awareness of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals can help an organisation to respond more effectively to social and environmental challenges.

AE1 Information Sharing on GO! MANDATORY M

Action

We inform our staff members of the office's participation in the Green Office Programme ('GO!'), share information about our efforts on sustainability and encourage them to support related initiatives.
We share information on campus sustainability and GO! with new staff members when they join us.

Resources

• ‘Environmental Sustainability’ webpage
• Sustainable Development Matters e-publication
• Green Office Programme

AE2 Reducing Carbon Emissions from Transportation 2 POINTS 2P

Action

We encourage our staff members to reduce carbon emissions from transportation:

• take public transport, carpool, cycle or walk to work; and
• utilise video/web conference or/and combine visits of business travel, to avoid unnecessary overseas business travel where applicable.

Evidence

e.g., Internal communications

AE3 Raising Awareness of Sustainability 2 POINTS 2P

Action

To raise awareness of sustainability, we encourage our staff members to:

• register as members of ‘CU Green Buddies’; and
• join the activities organised by GO! and CU Green Buddies.

Resources

• CU Green Buddies (Webpage)
• Green Office Programme
• CUHK Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development (Facebook; Instagram)

Evidence

e.g., Internal communications

AE4 Team Building Activities 4 POINTS 4P

Action

We host team building activities (with sustainability as one of the topics) such as development workshops, field trips/visits and celebration of milestones.
1–3 activities: 1 point for each activity; >3 activities: 4 points

Evidence

e.g., Photos and/or documents