GREEN TIPS
Operational changes that can help the shop to go greener
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Electronic Shops:
Do not have all television sets and computers turned on all the time. Only turn on
selected models for customers to view and choose from when requested. This will help save electricity
and energy use for air-conditioning.
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Refer to the special topics in
of this Guide for further green tips for the following
shop types:
1. Restaurants and food courts
2. Supermarkets
3. Hair salons
4. Cinemas
5. Ice rinks
6. Wet markets
Stage 4: Management stage
Facility management and maintenance
• Get all parties involved:
1) Shopping mall facility management and maintenance staff
2) Shop owners and tenants
3) Employees
• Green Lease – check with the shopping mall owner whether green lease terms can
be adopted.
• Consider adopting the relevant
where possible – ISO 14001-2004
Environmental Management System.
• Continue the promotion of green awareness to employees and customers such as
a Bring Your Own Bag Campaign, Recycling Campaign, Green Dress Code.
• Provide support and space for waste sorting and recycling.
• Adopt green cleaning practices and encourage the use of green cleaning products.
• Consider operational changes that can help to reduce energy use, reduce waste
and improve indoor environmental quality.
• Allow maintenance and management commitment for the plant life cycle, including
fertilising, pruning, pest control, regular tree inspection and risk assessments, etc.
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Getting started to go green
1.3
Quick Start Menu to go green
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Continue to read:
More details will be discussed
in:
Facility management and
operations
Incentives for tenants
and shoppers
38 Hong Kong Green Shop Guide
