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Foundation For Youth Development National Support Office Initiatives

The following actions are undertaken by NSO to reduce the negative environmental impacts of our operations.

Environmental Awareness

We provide education and training to staff about environmental sustainability issues to encourage them to take action and minimise the environmental impact of their activities.
We collaborate with like-minded organisations such as Enviroschools, Sanford, Trees for Survival, Auckland Regional Council, and NZCCM to gain knowledge and align with environmental best practice.

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Water Conservation

FYD is committed to minimising water wastage in our office.

We ensure that taps are turned off when not in use and we regularly inspect taps, toilets and hoses to ensure that they aren’t leaking and promptly repair fittings if they are functioning ineffectively.

Waste Management

FYD seeks to reduce our waste production by reusing, repairing and recycling wherever possible:

We reduce the use of paper for internal and external communications.
We recycle plastics, cardboard, cans, paper, glass and print cartridges.
Waste is taken home by staff for their compost bins, worm farms and veggie gardens.
We use refills for cleaning products.

Reducing Travel Emissions

FYD is committed to minimising greenhouse gas emissions from air travel and transportation to and from the office. National Support Office staff:

Schedule meetings to avoid travelling in peak-hour traffic.
Car-pool to shared meetings.
Use Green Cabs as preferred taxi provider.
Utilise video-and telephone conferencing where possible.
Use alternatives to air travel whenever possible and air travel is only undertaken when there is clear justification for the journey.

Energy

FYD seeks to minimise greenhouse gas emissions from the use of energy in our offices:

We choose energy efficient equipment and appliances when purchasing equipment.
We have installed energy efficient air conditioners and heaters which operate on timers.
Computers are programmed to go into sleep mode to reduce energy consumption.
We combine printer, copier and scanning functions into single machines to reduce electricity consumption and allow double sided printing.
Lights/photocopiers and computers are turned on when required.
Energy consumption is monitored by the ‘Green Team” to identify high use periods and any ‘spikes’. Actions are implemented to reduce atypical measures.

The Green Team

FYD’s ‘Green Team’ meets bi-monthly to discuss issues of sustainability.

The group identifies development priorities, researches ‘green’ options and delivers ‘green’ actions which support environmental sustainability.

The FYD Green Team: Stas Popov, Victoria Hood, Priscilla Lai, Graeme Dingle, Marie-Jo Wilson, Sarah Saleem