Sustainable Overton Climate Change and Sustainability Survey for Businesses

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* 2. How important is being a more sustainable or environmentally friendly business to you?

Extremely important

Very important

Moderately important

Slightly important

Not at all important

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* 3. Have you heard of Sustainable Overton (we are the Overton Parish Council led community group set up to combat climate emergency)?

Yes

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* 4. If yes, where did you hear about us?

Overton News and Views

Website

Social media

BBC South news

Parish Council meeting

Word of mouth

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Have you changed any of your behaviours or business processes to make your business more environmentally sustainable?

Yes - if so what sort of things have you done?

And what effect has that had?

No - can you say why this is?

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* 6. Would you like to be able to do more to make your business more environmentally sustainable?

Yes

Unsure

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* 7. If you answered yes to Q6, what would help you to be able to make more changes? (Please tick all that apply)

If it enabled you to save money too

If it was an easy thing to do

If there was more clear information available about possible changes to make

If you had more money to invest in this

If other local businesses were also making more changes

If there was less plastic packaging

If the council or the Government made it easier for you

If someone could show me or talk me through it

If the real benefits were explained to me

If more customers demanded this

If my employees demanded this

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Which of the following ways of being a more environmentally sustainable business are you aware of? (Please tick all that apply)

Reducing or eliminating single-use plastics

Using alternatives to single use plastics (e.g. re-usable cups)

Having meat and dairy-free options (if applicable)

Reducing waste

Better recycling

Reducing energy consumption (e.g. using low energy light bulbs)

Switching to a renewable energy supplier

Using environmentally friendly cleaning products

Using locally sourced goods or services

Reducing travel by using technology e.g. zoom (if applicable)

Offsetting your carbon emissions

Using more environmentally-friendly delivery vehicles/sharing deliveries

Other (please specify)

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* 9. What sorts of things get in the way of being more sustainable? (Please tick all that apply)

I don’t have time

It will be expensive

Lack of information

Conflicting or confusing information

Lack of inspiration/ideas

I don’t feel that I would make a difference

I don’t like to think about climate change because it’s depressing

It’s up to the Government to sort this out not me

It’s up to the local council to help

It’s hard to buy goods that are not packaged in lots of plastic

Expense of items such as electric vehicles and solar panels

I think green energy suppliers are expensive

I mean to do something but I just haven’t got around to it yet

It requires marketing and I don’t have any expertise in that

I don’t believe this will be of any benefit to me

I have other concerns

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Do you have any business waste products that might be able to be reused/recycled e.g. frying oil, packaging, hair, food, shredded paper, old furniture or equipment? Please specify

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* 11. What sorts of things would you like Sustainable Overton to do to help? (Please tick all that apply)

Provide information on money saving sustainable tips: e.g. how to save money on bills

Provide informative that is simple and clear on some easy steps to take

Provide information on interesting green events going on locally – e.g. green week, plastic-free July, repair café

Involve the village in social events or fun campaigns or competitions

Organise regular talks or workshops on environmental subjects relevant to businesses

Help show you where you are losing energy from your premises with a thermal energy camera

Run quizzes or competitions locally that are relevant to sustainability and local businesses (e.g. green pub quiz with prize donated by x business)

Organise local markets where you can buy local farm produce

Run shopping/doing business locally campaigns on our social media e.g. Spend £10 a week in the village challenge

Produce a shop local/support your local businesses insert in Overton News and Views

Produce a “Green Business directory” with Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council to promote sustainable Overton businesses

Produce case studies of a cross-section of Overton businesses (e.g. what does a green pub look like? Green hairdresser? Insurers?) to share online

Have an Overton business forum (closed group) e.g. on facebook where you can share your experiences and swap ideas

Other (please share any ideas, however big or small they may be)

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* 12. And how would you like to receive or access this information?

Meeting/presentation to local businesses

Letter

Website - sustainableoverton.org.uk

Facebook - Facebook.com/sustainableoverton

Twitter - SustainableOve1

Instagram - Instagram.com/sustainableoverton

Podcast

Other (please specify)

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* 13. To help us better understand people's attitudes it would be really helpful if you could fill in the following 3 questions.

Can you describe your type of business?

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* 14. How many staff do you employ?

None

1-5

6-10

10-50

More than 50

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* 15. What is your gender?

Male

Female

Prefer not to say

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* 16. What is your age range?

Under 18

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65 and over

Prefer not to say

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* 17. Please use this space to give any other comments, observations or ideas:

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* 18. Please email alison.zarecky@overtonparishcouncil.org if you have any further comments or ideas. I would be delighted to hear from you. Alternatively if you could like to get involved please provide your name and email to me.

Sustainable Overton Climate Change and Sustainability Survey for Businesses

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* 1. What does being a sustainable business mean to you? (Please tick all that apply)

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* 2. How important is being a more sustainable or environmentally friendly business to you?

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* 3. Have you heard of Sustainable Overton (we are the Overton Parish Council led community group set up to combat climate emergency)?

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* 4. If yes, where did you hear about us?

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* 5. Have you changed any of your behaviours or business processes to make your business more environmentally sustainable?

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* 6. Would you like to be able to do more to make your business more environmentally sustainable?

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* 7. If you answered yes to Q6, what would help you to be able to make more changes? (Please tick all that apply)

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* 8. Which of the following ways of being a more environmentally sustainable business are you aware of? (Please tick all that apply)

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* 9. What sorts of things get in the way of being more sustainable? (Please tick all that apply)

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* 10. Do you have any business waste products that might be able to be reused/recycled e.g. frying oil, packaging, hair, food, shredded paper, old furniture or equipment? Please specify

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* 11. What sorts of things would you like Sustainable Overton to do to help? (Please tick all that apply)

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* 12. And how would you like to receive or access this information?

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* 13. To help us better understand people's attitudes it would be really helpful if you could fill in the following 3 questions.Can you describe your type of business?

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* 14. How many staff do you employ?

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* 15. What is your gender?

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* 16. What is your age range?

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* 17. Please use this space to give any other comments, observations or ideas:

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* 18. Please email alison.zarecky@overtonparishcouncil.org if you have any further comments or ideas. I would be delighted to hear from you. Alternatively if you could like to get involved please provide your name and email to me.

* 13. To help us better understand people's attitudes it would be really helpful if you could fill in the following 3 questions.

Can you describe your type of business?