Have a sustainable office Christmas

Here's our top tips for making your office Christmas a sustainable one.

The office party

Make your team meal a vegetarian one - the carbon savings are vast.
Drink wine from Northern Europe or local ale! A bottle of beer from Germany will have travelled 24,000 miles to go from hops to the shelf. A sustainably brewed UK beer will only have travelled 600.
If you must have crackers, Biome Lifestyle offers an eco-cracker with an eco-tip and a green gift.
Make sure your fairy lights are LED. They last 10 times longer, dramatically reduce power consumption and produce virtually no heat.
Show your commitment to being green or liven up your party with our EcoInteractive displays.

Up-cycle! A shrunken jumper can be stitched into mittens, old jeans made into a mini-skirt & socks made into hand-puppets.
If you’re not feeling crafty, buy second hand, this saves earthly resources and is a good way to give to causes such as Shelter.
If the above doesn’t sound luxurious enough, give experiences such as cooking lessons, a massage or an eco driving lesson.
Failing that, Green Rewards online eco shop has some lovely eco-friendly gifts to choose from. You can even donate the green point you earn from shopping there to us.
Send an e-card instead of a real one to your contacts. These are more likely to be received in time and can contain links to relevant documents or websites you want them to see.

When you leave the office, turn everything off.
Travel by public transport. If this isn’t possible, plan your journey, offer others lifts, drive efficiently and pump up your tyres. Having them at the right pressure can save you 5-8% of fuel.

Nominate a green champion to keep you all motivated to stay green at work.
Get fit and save money by cycling and walking to work instead of driving.
Conference call instead of travelling to meetings far and wide. If you do have to go, take the train.