Small Business is Leading the Way
Visionary small businesses and startups have been leading the way toward Green practices for years, but until recently they’ve been speaking to niche markets. Now, the awareness of sustainability is going mainstream.
Between our President Elect’s commitment to renewable energy, and the slow but steady movement of the Big Box stores towards zero waste and environmentally-conscious products and services, we are all moving toward a more harmonious relationship with the planet -- and business owners everywhere must take a leadership role. It’s the right thing to do, and it can save you money, too.
Steps for Going Green
Depending on what kind of a business you’re running, here are the top five most impactful ways for you to Go Green.
Service Businesses
You move people and ideas. Your top five steps for Going Green are as follows:
- Reduce your Transportation Footprint:
More Telecommuting and Conferencing, Less Flying, Public Transit rewards - Push Paper:
Go with electronic document management, and electronic signatures, and if you do have to print, make it post consumer recycled (and don’t forget comprehensive recycling onsite!) - Choose a Green Printer:
Environmentally Friendly Printing means soy-based, nontoxic inks and biofriendly coatings- and papers with some recycled content - Zero Carbon IT:
Offset your web hosting and server energy use, or choose a hoster that’s powered by renewable energy (and always dispose of...
Author: Christine Mason McCaull
Copyright 2009 StartupNation, LLC
Click here to read more from StartupNation