ABSTRACT
For sustainable energy reduction to take place, managers and change teams are required to continuously identify and monitor energy reduction efforts; link and align senior management with the workforce; and build the technical and interpersonal skills to achieve lasting energy reduction. Making the results of energy reduction programmes last requires a management system that changes the way a company operates: a change in the ways of working and the introduction of a culture where energy inefficiency is not tolerated. A good energy awareness campaign equips all employees with the knowledge and understanding for reducing energy consumption: they are aware of personal needs and business needs for reducing energy consumption, and understand their role and actions in the unfolding energy reduction programme. In some organisations, employees could also begin peer policing, take an initiative to be energy efficient or request for additional accountability for more energy efficient behaviours or be involved in energy reduction projects.
