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2023 Sustainability Survey for Staff
1.
Do you turn off your computer in your office or at home when you finish work?
Yes
No - if not, why not?
2.
Do you turn off the lights in your office if you are the last one to leave?
Yes
No - if not, why not?
3.
Did you know you can report a dripping tap by contacting the Estates Management Helpdesk (
ems-helpdesk@essex.ac.uk
)
or by logging the job on Planet?
Yes
No
4.
Do you use a reusable cup when you get a take-away hot drink?
Yes - always
Yes - most of the time
Yes - sometimes when I remember
Never - if so, why not and what would encourage you to use one?
5.
Do you use a refillable water bottle?
Yes - always
Yes - most of the time
Yes - when I remember
Never - if so, why not and what would encourage you to use one?
6.
Are you signed up to the University Sustainability newsletter?
Yes
No
7.
How do you travel to campus most frequently?
Train
Bus
Motorbike or moped
E-scooter
Bicycle
Walk
Electric or hybrid car on your own/car share
Petrol or diesel car on your own/car share - if so, what would encourage you to travel in a more sustainable way?
8.
Following the survey last December or the termly sustainability newsletter last year, did this prompt you to personally make any changes?
No
Yes - if so, what changes did you make?
9.
Have you embedded sustainability within the way your department works day to day e.g. - reducing waste -
https://www.essex.ac.uk/blog/posts/2022/07/20/reducing-waste
or cutting plastic waste -
https://www.essex.ac.uk/blog/posts/2022/09/14/cutting-plastic-waste-at-edge-hotel-school
No
Yes - if so, what actions or initiatives have you implemented?
10.
What actions do you think we should take to further reduce our carbon footprint at the Southend Campus?