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  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 288 pages, height x width x depth: 224x150x17 mm, weight: 405 g
  • Izdošanas datums: 16-Dec-2008
  • Izdevniecība: Entrepreneur Press
  • ISBN-10: 1599182637
  • ISBN-13: 9781599182636
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  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 288 pages, height x width x depth: 224x150x17 mm, weight: 405 g
  • Izdošanas datums: 16-Dec-2008
  • Izdevniecība: Entrepreneur Press
  • ISBN-10: 1599182637
  • ISBN-13: 9781599182636
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Going green is no longer an option, but a must for successful businesses who want to turn greater profits, expand their customer base, and compete in todays market. Author Rich Mintzer presents you with 101 ways to turn your current company into a more sustainable, environmentally-friendly business. With this book, you have the tools necessary to modify your current business practices and incorporate new, green practices while also saving money, expanding your consumer base, and increasing profits!--From publisher description. Offers cost-effective and practical solutions for going green for businesses of all sizes while highlighting the financial and environment benefits for doing so with regard to expanding the customer base and competing in todays environmentally aware market. Original. The 101 ideas for making a business more environmentally friendly are divided into 15 sections on such topics as renewable energy, water conservation, paper and printing, packaging, technology, waste, shipping, travel, and location. Fifteen of the tips focus on social responsibility. No references or bibliography are provided. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) You know why. Now, learn how. The reasons why are clear, but the bigger question is-how? From greening your business practices to implementing tangible changes and more, green experts and business owners show you more than 100 ways to quickly and cost-effectively elevate your business from good to green! Enhance your current business practices and incorporate new, eco-friendly solutions that wont break the bank or disrupt your day-to-day operations. Learn planet-saving techniques and tricks specific to your trade, and discover unique ways to turn your positive impact on the planet into increased profits!Use expert advice, examples, step-by-step instructions, real timelines and trouble-shooting tips and solutions Advance your business in the race to go green with industry-specific ideas and innovations Learn how to increase your bottom line and lower your overhead costs by implementing just a few green solutions in your business
Preface ix
Section
1. Embrace the Basics		 1
1. Embrace Green
3
2. Make a Time Commitment for Greening Your Business
5
3. Start With an Energy Audit
7
4. Decrease Your Carbon Footprint
10
5. Design Your Office in an Eco-Friendly Manner
11
6. Become an Eco-Friendly Shopper
14
7. Start an Office Recycling Program
16
8. Know Your Plastics (and Sort by Number)
17
Section
2. Tangibles		 21
9. Institute a Green Purchasing Policy
23
10. Use Green Office Supplies
24
11. Use Energy-Efficient Appliances
26
12. Switch to Energy-Efficient Lighting
28
13. Upgrade and Maintain Your HVAC System
30
14. Insulate Your Facility Properly
32
15. Insulate or Replace Windows and Doors
34
16. Quick Tip: Buy Air Conditioner and Vent Covers
36
17. Quick Tip: Pool Your Office Resources
37
18. Pool Your Resources With Other Homebased Business Owners
38
19. Create a Green Home Office
40
20. Quick Tip: Green Up Your Bathroom
42
Section
3. Natural and Renewable Energy		 43
21. Explore Passive Solar Heating and Cooling
45
22. Consider a "Cool" Green Roof
47
23. Quick Tip: Try Chilled Beams
49
24. Go Solar
50
25. Use Wind Turbine Power
52
26. Install Eco-Friendly Flooring
54
Section
4. Water Conservation		 57
27. Start a "Save Water" Program
59
28. Install a Water Filtration System
61
29. Utilize Rainwater
63
30. Use Indoor Plants as Natural Air Filters
65
Section
5. Paper and Printing (and Signage)		 67
31. Start a Paper Waste Prevention Program
69
32. Switch to Green Printing
71
33. Use Greener Signage
73
Section
6. Greener Packaging, Design, and Packing		 75
34. Implement Sustainable Packaging Policies
77
35. Minimize and Redesign Your Packaging
79
36. Use Eco-Friendly Packaging Labels
81
37. Use Eco-Friendly Packing Materials
83
38. Consider Reusable Bags Over Plastic or Paper
85
Section
7. Technology		 89
39. Switch to Energy-Efficient Computer Use
91
40. When Buying New Computers, Buy Greener Models
92
41. Start a Company-Wide Computer/Cartridge E-Cycling Program
96
42. Quick Tip: Switch to E-Signatures
98
43. Recycle Cell Phones for the Planet and for Charity
99
44. Quick Tip: Use Rechargeable Batteries
101
45. Quick Tip: Go With Voice Mail
102
Section
8. Less Waste and a Cleaner Work Environment		 105
46. Have a Waste Audit Done
107
47. Quick Tip: Reduce Holiday Party Waste
108
48. Consider Composting
109
49. Share Your Waste
111
50. Start an Anti-Litter Campaign
113
51. Clean Green
114
52. Maintain a High Level of Indoor Air Quality
116
53. Stop Junk Mail From Coming to Your Office
118
Section
9. Shipping and Products		 121
54. Work With Green Vendors and Suppliers
123
55. Quick Tip: Avoid Shipping Air
125
56. Work With Local Suppliers
127
57. Make Your Internal Shipping Needs Greener
128
58. Minimize Excess Inventory
129
59. Revamp Your Products-Get Greener
131
60. Think Bio-Plastics
134
Section
10. Transportation, Travel and Telecommuting		 137
61. Make the Switch to Flex Fuel or Hybrid Cars, Vans, and Trucks
139
62. Think Green Tires
142
63. Get Environmental Roadside Assistance and Use Green Travel Services
143
64. Encourage Alternative Forms of Commuting
145
65. Create More Telecommuting Opportunities
147
66. Think Greener Business Travel
150
67. Offset Business Travel with Green Tags
152
Section
11. Intangibles		 155
68. Change the Coffee Culture in Your Office
157
69. Quick Tip: Hold Greener Meetings
58
70. Create a Green Team
159
71. Produce a Sustainability Report
161
72. Hire a Director of Sustainability
163
73. Establish a Consumer Recycling Program
165
74. Dress Greener
167
Section
12. Putting Your Best Foot Forward		 169
75. Use Green Marketing and Promotion
171
76. Embrace Word-of-Mouth Marketing
174
77. Conduct Surveys to Gauge Your Customers' Interest in the Environment
176
78. Quick Tip: Minimize the Media Blitz
178
Section
13. Locations, Locations, and Greener Locations		 181
79. Consider Moving Into a Green Office Building
183
80. Expanding Your Facility? Build Green
186
81. Moving Part II: Consider a Brownfield
188
82. Maintain Some Green Acreage
191
83. Consider Downsizing
192
Section
14. Social Responsibility and Doing Better for Your People		 195
84. Start a Program of Company-Wide Volunteer Hours
197
85. Support and Sponsor Environmental Groups and Causes
198
86. Become a Role Model: Educate Others on Sustainability
201
87. Become the Green Center for Your Community
203
88. Produce a Green Newsletter
204
89. Lobby for Green
205
90. Attract Green Employees
207
91. Treat Your Employees to Wellness
209
92. Quick Tip: Gift Green
210
93. Go Organic
211
94. Quick Tip: Create a Company Library
213
95. Provide Green Incentives
214
96. Look for Transparency in Certifications and Ecolabels
215
97. Consider Socially Responsible Investing
217
98. Buy Carbon Offsets
220
Section
15. Some Final Suggestions		 223
99. Rate Your Own Corporate Citizenship
225
100. Teach Future Generations
227
101. Don't Stop
228
Section
16. Putting It All Together		 231
Appendix A. Glossary 235
Appendix B. Resources 241
Index 247
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