Case Study Template – August 2011
Suggested Title
Short and snappy
Background
This sets the scene.
1. What the organisation is
2. Where it is (geographically)
3. Give a little bit about the organisation and what it has done in terms of
sustainability or carbon reduction. Give the benefits of the project.
Carbon and Financial Savings
An overview of how much carbon and or money saved. Say whether this is actual
or estimated. How much did the project cost, how long before a return on
investment. How much carbon saved. An overview of the sustainable facts of the
case study.
How did X (include name) improve sustainability?
This requires a description of the action taken by the organisation. Did it form a
partnership, how did it form the partnership, what did the organisation do to
implement sustainability. The steps taken to get this project finished. Who
needed to be involved to get the work done. If there was funding how did the
organisation get the funding. Any documents/tools/resources that were
particularly helpful. Any useful parallels (saved as many car journeys as a
driving a car twice around the globe etc)
Any difficulties?
What were the barriers? Any lessons learnt? Any challenges? What would they do
differently next time? Anything which limited the impact of the project (eg
regulations/timescales/money etc).
Success factors?
Is there a key factor or factors which helped this project get off the ground and
become successful. This will help others learn from what has been achieved.
Further information
Please gain permission for the use of someone’s name and position and contact
details and find out whether they’re happy to share any of their learning with
other NHS organisations.
Good Quote
A quote to illustrate the benefit of the project for organisation or staff.
Word limit
Around 700 words
Author: Karl Heidel
Date: 21st Jan 2011
Version: 2