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References
- ↑ PA Life website, Get inspired by Green Office Week, article by Molly Dyson dated May 13, 2015
- ↑ Work Smart PA website, Green Office Week takes inspiration from next generation to turn offices green in 21 days, article dated March 4, 2017
- ↑ Avery website, How to engage your office into recycling, retrieved November 26, 2024
- ↑ BizSpace website, UK workers call for greener offices article dated May 2013
- ↑ Save Money Cut Carbon website, Green Office Week day 2 focuses on Transport in the UK sustainability drive, article by Mark Sait dated May 14, 2013
- ↑ Z Lib website
- ↑ YouGov website, Is Your Office Going Green, article dated May 13, 2011
- ↑ Avery website, Kick off Green Month