‘Green Business’

Merging Environmental Concerns with Business

As more and more people become concerned for the well-being of the environment, opportunities for the entrepreneur are arising in the field of eco-friendly and green jobs. Climate change and numerous varieties of species becoming endangered or even going extinct have prompted activists, on behalf of nature and the environment, to confront polluting places of business.

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Green Branding 101


Creating a brand that is eco-friendly begins with a green idea, whether you’re conserving energy and cutting back on waste, adopting manufacturing practices that pollute less, donating to environmental causes, or even developing eco-friendly products for the consumer public.  There are many levels of green business, but working to reduce your carbon footprint is only the beginning of the process.  If you want to brand your company as green, you need to let the public know what you’re doing on behalf of the Earth.  So here are the basics of getting your message out to consumers and the media so that your eco-friendly efforts can help to bolster your brand even as they protect the planet.

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5 Creative Ways to Reduce Water Usage at Your Office

Being a water conservationist can prove to be a challenge, and when it comes to reducing water usage at work “challenge” becomes an understatement. Office politics notwithstanding, it can be difficult to make even a personal difference in a work environment.

The simple truth is that some people have only the vaguest outline of the importance of water conservationism, and when it comes to being at work many people just don’t care.

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How Law Offices are Going Green


One of the simplest ways that a law office can trim its operating expenses during this extended recession also provides a bounty of environmental benefits. Going green, or adopting eco-friendly practices, is becoming an increasingly common financial safety net for all variety of businesses and law firms have proven to be no exception.

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What is an Environmental Accountant?

With businesses and companies now beginning to recognize the growing power of America’s green movement, the position of environmental accountant has become an increasingly important role within the corporate world.  Environmental accountants use their specialized skills and knowledge to assist businesses with the often difficult task of balancing environmental impact against economic benefit.

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Reusing Computer Printer Ink Cartridges

The slogan ‘Re-use, Reduce, Recycle’ has been with us for quite sometime now, and in people’s minds as well. Preserving the environment is also a catchphrase for many people today, but it seems it does not apply much to computer printer ink cartridges.

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Clean Up the Planet With These Eco-friendly Office Tips

Commercial buildings account for a good amount of greenhouse gas emissions from our society. They are generally large users of power, equipment and consumable items. This article will go over some key ideas to help reduce your offices environmental footprint.

Recycle paper

Paper and other recyclable items in offices should be recycled.

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Make a Great First Impression with Eco-Friendly Business Cards


Those of us who are committed to doing whatever we can to reduce our carbon footprint may have something to say about the use of business cards (a wasteful notion at best and a contributor to deforestation and pollution at worst).  In this age of technological advances, it seems like there should be some kind of app for electronically trading virtual business cards that will do less damage to the environment, but in fact, there’s something even better.  You can have your cake and eat it, too, with eco-friendly business cards, which provide you with the tried-and-true networking that professionals expect while offering the green alternative that you espouse.  It’s a win-win.  But what do these cards entail?

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Go Green with Credit Card Processing

Businesses have gone green and are now letting their customers know that by advertising that their business as energy efficient.  Labels on products are also claiming they are from recycled materials or are energy efficient.  The world around us is becoming aware of the over use of resources and how it can impact our environment.  Going green is now a popular concept as many people are installing digital and programmable thermostats in their houses, driving hybrid cars, and using organic or recycled products.  Consumers often prefer to shop at stores that are eco-friendly rather than support the ones that are not.  Businesses in the past had few choices on how they could go green.  They can get LED light bulbs, programmable thermostats, and are converting their advertisement or catalog subscriptions to paperless ones.

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