CarbonSmart Programme
Post-funding Survey Questionnaire for the Carbon Audit Pilot Fund
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CARBONSMART PROGRAMME
POST-FUNDING SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE CARBON AUDIT PILOT FUND
Thank you for your application to Carbon Audit Pilot Fund. We would like to know your views and plan
after your carbon audit. Please complete this questionnaire and send it to the Secretariat of CarbonSmart
Programme.
Application No.
:
Name of Company
:
Contact Person
:
Position
:
Telephone No.
:
Please check the appropriate boxes in each question.
1. From which of the following communication channels did you first learn about CarbonSmart?
 Promotion emails, calls or flyers
 Bulletins or newsletters from industrial associations
 The Internet
 Seminar(s)
 Others, please specify: ____________________________________________________________
2. Prior to this carbon audit, did your company conduct any carbon audit(s)?
 Yes, the carbon audit(s) were conducted
by
 internal staff
 external parties, please specify:
 No, but energy audit(s) / assessment(s)
 No
have been conducted before
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3. What were the drivers for participating in the carbon audit under CarbonSmart?
(you can select more than 1 option)
To gain operational efficiencies and
improve energy efficiency
To address customer expectations and
stakeholders' concerns
To overcome or prepare for regulatory
To mitigate and manage environmental
risks
To gain competitive advantages through
business innovations
To fulfill the requirements of group policies
challenges
To promote a responsible and caring
corporate culture
To enhance corporate brand image and
and/or commitments
Others, please specify:
___________________________________

value
4. Has this carbon audit benefited your company?
 Yes, please select (you can select more than 1 option)
 obtained a better understanding of company’s environmental performance
 derived a pragmatic approach to reduce carbon emissions
 identified practicable carbon reduction measures / practices
 enhanced staff awareness on carbon reduction
 strengthened team spirit on improving corporate environmental performance
 fulfilled corporate social and environmental responsibility
 achieved greener corporate image to our stakeholders
 others, please specify: ____________________________________________________________
 No, please specify the reasons: ________________________________________________________
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5. After this carbon audit, will your company consider to implement the following actions or
measures to further reduce carbon emissions?
a. Encouraging more staff actions on green practices (e.g. staff training, provide incentive for staff to work
green, etc.)
 Definitely, we will
implement the
actions / measures
 Very Likely, we may
implement the
actions / measures
 Likely, we may
implement the
actions / measures
 No, because of the
 Financial or cost
limitations
 Immediately
 Within the coming
3 months
 Within the coming
 Immediately
 Within the coming
3 months
 Within the coming
 Immediately
 Within the coming
3 months
 Within the coming
 Insufficient staff
manpower to
support company
participation
year
 Implement when
resources are
available
year
 Implement when
resources are
available
year
 Implement when
resources are
available
 Lack of
knowledge or
awareness about
the measures
 Others, please
specify:
______________
b. Monitoring of energy housekeeping practices and benchmarking energy use
 Definitely, we will
 Very Likely, we may  Likely, we may
 No, because of the
implement the
implement the
implement the
 Financial or cost
actions / measures
actions / measures
actions / measures
limitations
 Immediately
 Immediately
 Immediately
 Insufficient staff
 Within the coming
 Within the coming
 Within the coming
manpower to
3 months
3 months
3 months
support company
 Within the coming
year
 Implement when
resources are
available
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 Within the coming
year
 Implement when
resources are
available
 Within the coming
year
 Implement when
resources are
available
participation
 Lack of
knowledge or
awareness about
the measures
 Others, please
specify:
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c. Equipment/system upgrades or new installations (e.g. energy efficient lamp upgrades, installing controls,
water saving devices, etc.)
 Definitely, we will
 Very Likely, we may  Likely, we may
 No, because of the
implement the
implement the
implement the
 Financial or cost
actions / measures
actions / measures
actions / measures
limitations
 Immediately
 Immediately
 Immediately
 Insufficient staff
 Within the coming
 Within the coming
 Within the coming
manpower to
3 months
3 months
3 months
support company
 Within the coming
year
 Implement when
resources are
available
 Within the coming
year
 Implement when
resources are
available
 Within the coming
year
 Implement when
resources are
available
participation
 Lack of
knowledge or
awareness about
the measures
 Others, please
specify:
______________
d. Integration of carbon management elements into current corporate management systems to reduce
carbon emissions sustainably (e.g. devise corporate environmental policy, set corporate target to reduce
carbon emissions, etc.)
 Definitely, we will
 Very Likely, we may  Likely, we may
 No, because of the
implement the
implement the
implement the
 Financial or cost
actions / measures
actions / measures
actions / measures
limitations
 Immediately
 Immediately
 Immediately
 Insufficient staff
 Within the coming
 Within the coming
 Within the coming
manpower to
3 months
3 months
3 months
support company
 Within the coming
 Within the coming
 Within the coming
participation
year
 Implement when
resources are
available
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year
 Implement when
resources are
available
year
 Implement when
resources are
available
 Lack of
knowledge or
awareness about
the measures
 Others, please
specify:
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e. Others, please specify:
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
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6. How important are the following factors when you make decision to invest in carbon reduction
measures?
Very
Important
Important
Fairly
Not at All
Important
Important
a. Operational risks/impact after the change
b. Financial investment
c. Manpower resources
d. Availability of technical support for
implementation
e. Potential cost savings
f. Potential enhancement of staff capability on
environmental management
g. Corporate social responsibility
h. Corporate image
i. Others, please specify
_________________________________
7. Will your company consider conducting further carbon audits to keep track of your carbon
performance and improvement over time?
 Definitely, we will conduct carbon audit
 half-yearly
 annually
 biennially
 others, please specify: _____________________________________________________________
 Very likely
 Likely
 No, please specify the reasons: ________________________________________________________
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8. Other suggestions:
___________________________________________________________________________________
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-Thank you for sharing your valuable opinions!-
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