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Green Office Guide

Document template for Google Docs and Word

Make a copy in Google Docs
Price
Free
Style
Bold
Difficulty
Beginner
Updated
November 6, 2026

Every page (7)

Overview

This office sustainability template is a ready-made Google Docs guide for office managers who want to cut energy, waste and car travel with clear targets. It sets out the energy plan, the waste risks, the travel steps, the purchasing rules and the champions across seven designed pages, with each claim stated plainly.

Each page carries sample figures for Hollybrook Logistics, a fictional freight firm across four sites, with a 15 per cent cut in power use as the target. Replace the sites, targets and suppliers with your own, and check every environmental claim before you publish it. Keep the purchasing page, since buying decisions make most of the difference.

Useful for

  • Setting a green plan for a single office with four floors
  • Cutting car travel for a depot with forty drivers
  • Briefing new office managers on the building's green rules

What's included

  • Energy page with a four-step process and standby checks
  • Waste page with a heat map of risks and owners
  • Travel page with a run-of-show of changes and a team
  • Purchasing page with a choose and avoid comparison
  • Champions page with the site leads and a responsibility grid
  • Guide page with steps to set a baseline and qualify claims

How to use it

  1. 1

    Click Make a copy in Google Docs, then confirm on the Google page. The copy is saved to your own Google Drive.

  2. 2

    Replace the sites, targets and suppliers with your own.

  3. 3

    Check every environmental claim with your sustainability lead before publishing.

  4. 4

    Delete the guide page, then share the guide or present it from Google Docs.

What you need

Requirements

  • A Google account with access to Google Drive

Works with

  • Google Docs
  • Microsoft Word (download the .docx)

Questions

Are the company and people real?

No. Hollybrook Logistics, its sites, champions and every figure are fictional sample material, written to show a finished green office guide.

Can I use it for a home office or a school?

Yes. The steps on energy, waste and purchasing apply anywhere, but replace the travel and site sections with the arrangements your building actually has.

Can we call the office carbon neutral?

Only if the measured figures support it and any offsets are shown, named and independently checked, since the term is easy to challenge.

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