CUPE Eco-Audit

CUPE's eco-audit will help you evaluate where your workplace is doing well, and where it can improve. For each Green item listed below, click on one of the four options in the row that best describes your workplace's practices. When you have assessed all ten items, click "Calculate my score". Your workplace eco-audit will then be sent to CUPE, and your score calculated. Green prizes will be awarded for high marks for workplace environmental practices.

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Green Item	1. Nothing Happening	2. Some awareness and actions happening	3. Regular green practices happening	4. Advanced green practices happening
Paper use	No paper recycling.	Paper is recycled.	All documents printed double-sheet.	Workplace uses only fully recycled paper derived from sustainable sources.
Waste/recycling	No recycling or waste diversion at your workplace.	Recycling program in place at work.	Workers have been trained and encouraged to recycle and reduce waste at work.	Workplace composting program in place.
Water/bottled water	Bottled water is used at work.	Empty bottled water containers are recycled at workplace.	Workplace uses only tap municipal-source water.	A full workplace water conservation program (e.g. low-flow toilets, rainwater capture and use, etc.) is in place.
Lighting	Workplace is lighted with old-style incandescent and fluorescent lighting.	Workers are able to control (turn off and on) lights.	Workplace is lighted only with energy-saving compact fluorescent lighting.	All but emergency lighting is always automated to shut off when workplace is empty.
Energy conservation, heating and cooling	No program in place to conserve energy at work.	Workers are able to control heating and cooling levels.	Workers are trained and encouraged to conserve energy at work.	Workplace is designed to use and promote passive (non-energy using) heating and cooling.
Cleaning products	Cleaning products have not been assessed for their environmental and health effects.	Workers have called for an assessment of the cleaning products used at their workplace.	Some toxic cleaners have been replaced with greener and cleaner alternatives.	Only legitimate green and healthy cleaning products are used in the workplace.
Transportation	No public transportation assistance or program exists at your workplace.	Employer provides financial assistance with public transit passes.	To get to work, carpooling, walking and bicycling is strongly encouraged and single-occupancy driving is discouraged.	Air travel has been cut back and is discouraged and/or carbon offsets are purchased for air travel.
Workplace meetings	No environmental consideration is given to meetings and planning meetings.	All materials from meetings are recycled (e.g. paper, food, containers, etc.)	Meetings are paperless.	Teleconferencing and/or videoconferencing is used to eliminate travel to meetings.
Climate change	Climate change has not been mentioned at your workplace.	Workers have met to discuss climate change issues.	Your workplace has a climate change policy to cut its greenhouse gases.	Your workplace participates in political actions on climate change.
Environmental issues at your workplace	Green issues are not talked about at your workplace.	Green workplace issues have been raised at bargaining.	An active and effective workplace environment committee exists at your workplace.	Workers have taken worker-delivered environmental training.