上海根与芽青少年活动中心 Eco-Office Evaluation Programme JGI Institute Shanghai Roots and Shoots Program Sponsor : BHP Billiton

上海根与芽青少年活动中心 Backgrounds Global shortage for resources The increasing pollution problem Resource-wasting habits haven’t be aware of Unprecedented growing number of office buildings, offices and companies in Shanghai Here comes the question: What can be done in these offices to help our environment?

上海根与芽青少年活动中心 How the Program Work High school and university students are trained on office environmental assessment methods, such that they will be able to audit the office’s environmental impact independently Students will submit an environmental evaluation report to participating companies along with suggestions on how to improve the companies’ ecological footprint.

上海根与芽青少年活动中心 Our Aims Assist the participating companies evaluate their office environment and employees’ practices, in the process reduce energy- and resource-related costs based on audit results; Increase environmental awareness among office workers Instill in students and employees the belief that every individual can make a positive difference to the environment one step at a time, by changing their daily little actions.

上海根与芽青少年活动中心 Benefits for participating companies Establish resource conservation habits among employees and hence help to reduce the company’s operating cost. Students will submit a report on the company’s ecological footprint along with suggestions on how to improve. This is an opportunity for your company to fulfill your corporate social responsibility by supporting this youth environmental program.

上海根与芽青少年活动中心 Related Parts Roots and Shoots -organize -train students -coordinate Companies -receive students’ audit -take feasible actions to improve Students -take training course -audit -write reports -help companies to take environmental friendly practice Mentors -guide high school students to offices -help high school students on their reports

上海根与芽青少年活动中心 Previous First Semester: 格致中学 25 students 4 companies  Environmental Resource Management Company  The JMI group  The DZ group  Zuellig Pharmaceutical

上海根与芽青少年活动中心 Previous Second Semester: August 26, training for 21 mentors 6 schools 进才中学， 5 students 格致中学， 15 students 三林中学， 20 students 华师大附属东昌中学， 6 students 华东师范大学， 3students 5 companies Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) Cargill BHP Billiton Titan 腾飞 上海圆创设计规划咨询有限公司

上海根与芽青少年活动中心 Current Semester We have BHP Billiton, the official sponsor of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, as our program’s sponsor April 7 and April 8, we will have the training for about 80 students and mentors involved

上海根与芽青少年活动中心 Current Semester 15 Participating Schools 8 high schools  中原中学  复旦中学  市西实验中学  五爱中学  上外附中  向明中学  …… 7 universities and colleges 同济大学 交通大学 华东师范大学 上海对外贸易学院 上海水产大学 上海电力学院 上海金融学院 Participating Companies: Schindler China Microsoft JMI Shanghai Yellow Page DZ Jones Lang LaSalle BASF Element Fresh Wove Consulting Shanghai Organic Chinese Box ……