Nowadays the public / marketplace are receptive to organizations that have corporate social responsibility.
Even the ability of recruiting the best staff can be dependent on what your company does for the environment, your environmental policy and so on.
Become a sustainable business. Hire an organization to do a sustainability audit. Research shows that businesses that do this save more money in their first year of implementing the recommendations that are a result of such audits than what it cost to even have the audit done in the first place. This is true regardless of the business’s size.
When packaging your products don’t overdo it. Only provide the bare minimal in packaging that has to be there to ensure safe delivery of your product. Tell the customer that you’re packaging is minimal due to your stance on the environmental waste that excessive packaging creates.
Look to always keep abreast of environmental developments that are taking place in your business area. There is an undeniable shift occurring towards environmental sustainability across the community, and being on the wave of that change must surely put you in good stead.
Comment guidelines: 1) Use search function to ensure your comment has not already been made. 2) Limit comment’s length by being concise.
The Nation’s Largest Rooftop Solar Installation
http://www.good.is/post/the-nation-s-largest-rooftop-solar-installation/
The nation’s largest rooftop solar installation was unveiled on Thursday. It’s on a FedEx shipping center in Woodbridge, New Jersey.
Avatar Release To Kick Off Million Tree Planting Initiative
http://www.ecorazzi.com/2010/03/23/avatar-release-to-kick-off-million-tree-initiative/
While we’re not sure if anything about the DVD itself will be green, we’re happy to announce that Twentieth Century Fox isn’t just using Earth Day as it’s marketing bitch for Avatar. At a press conference today, the studio and its billion-dollar director James Cameron announced a partnership with the Earth Day Network to plant one million trees in honor of the film by the end of 2010.
Green advertising rules are made to be broken
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/mar/23/green-claims
A UK government checklist of claims for advertisers will fail to stop cynical greenwash without a legally enforceable framework
5 Mistakes Businesses Make Trying to Go Green
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/the-world/article/5-mistakes-businesses-make-trying-to-go-green-jill-fehrenbacher
Clearly it’s good business to be green these days. Environmental stewardship can benefit your company’s brand, your workforce’s morale, and your bottom line to boot, since customers will pay a premium for green products.