green business Articles
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The pros and cons of a green business
If you haven't heard the saying, "there is an elephant in the room", it refers to a blatantly evident concern that people choose to ignore, while busying themselves with smaller, often less important issues. In this case, the room represents many global mindsets that have chosen not to acknowledge the green elephant that sits in our conscience, and the elephant represents the rapidly growing ...
By green24
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Top tips for a green business
International standards experts IMSM regularly visit businesses and organizations to help them achieve ISO14001, the environmental management system. While every business is different, here are some areas to consider when considering “going green”. Start with your purchasing department. By looking at your regular purchases, whether stationery and computer supplies, packaging, or parts, you ...
By IMSM Ltd
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5 Green Business Ideas for a Sustainable Future
Entrepreneurs and business leaders are known to have the brightest minds—they assess the needs of our society, curate ideas to fulfil the gap, and market them for profitability. The advertising sector plays a huge role in the capitalistic structure; it arrests people by using strong visuals and gripping taglines, convincing them to buy products they might not need in the first place. ...
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Eco-Friendly Tips That Can Save Your Business Money
Creating a green business plan usually ends up costing your business more money than what you might have planned. Fortunately, there is a way to help save your business money while creating a green plan for your business. Use these tips from Earthwise Environmental to help create an eco-friendly business while saving money as well. Here is a guide that shows tips and steps to build a green ...
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Awards About GreenPower
2018 – Drumduff Wind Farm winner of ‘Sustainable Development Award‘ at Scottish Green Energy Awards 2016 – Finalist Emmet McLaughlin in ‘Leader Award’ of Scottish Renewables 2016 Young Professionals Green Energy Awards 2015 – Winner of ‘Best Green Business’ in Forth Valley Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2014 – ...
By XPRT
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Relative ecological footprints based on resource usage efficiency per capita: macro-level segmentation of 121 countries
This paper makes a vital contribution to the fields of sustainability studies, environmental policy-making and green business planning by presenting evidence that contradicts widely accepted conventional wisdom about the relative environmental efficiency of countries as determined by resource usage per capita. Using model-based cluster analysis, this study forms and compares groups of countries ...
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TITAN MBR - Winery - Case Study
This prominent Napa County vineyard and winery received a prestigous green certification after committing itself to sustainable and environmentally-friendly technologies and practices, including the installation of a dynamic MBR wastewater treatment system. Napa Green Certified Winery certification is a “Napa-specific set of sustainable and green business practices developed for ...
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Day of Celebration - Earth Day
Deborah K. Jones US Ambassador to Kuwait, mentioned EarthSoft in her statement on Earth Day, 2010, “On the commercial side, American companies have technology that can help Kuwait meet these goals. Respected American companies in Kuwait such as Tetratech and CH2MHill have shown their commitment to participating in environmental protection by supplying oil cleanup and water treatment technology. ...
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How technology will lead sustainability strategy in 2011
New research predicts technology for sustainability as the fastest growing segment within sustainability services in 2011. While becoming less visible in the political arena and the press, sustainability is simultaneously becoming more embedded in the policies and practices of large and small companies. Although, 2010 was not a good year in terms of technology for sustainability, sustainability ...
By Vital Energi
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Green business among certified companies in Malaysia towards environmental sustainability: benchmarking on the drivers, initiatives and outcomes
In recent years, environmental issues become more intense and widespread. This calls for considering the issues of sustainable development in business operations. This paper utilised interviews with three organisations to identify green initiatives adopted in Malaysia, their drivers and outcomes. Analysis of the interviews indicates that the most adopted green initiatives in Malaysia are ...
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Educating for sustainability: A double-edged sword?
Evidence from three sections of an undergraduate Business, Government and Society (BG&S) core course suggests that heightened awareness of corporate and executive wrong-doing vis-a-vis the natural environment, and/or emphasis on the business case for greener business practices, may contribute to student cynicism regarding the normative value that business executives place on environmental ...
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Managing the narrative of sustainable development: "discipline" of an "inefficient" concept
This paper overviews two contested narratives of sustainable development. One employs sustainable development as a key concept in the rhetoric of eco-modernism and 'green business', following a 'managerial' model. The opposing narrative frames the concept as capable of emancipating more democratic and inclusive approaches to living with nature and with each other. Some of the ways in which that ...
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`Green Entrepreneurship`: An actual reality or a convenient alibi?
The latest developments in the global technology markets; the devastating effects on the environment; the increasing pressure from consumers for better quality and more environmentally friendly products; the enhanced role of NGOs in the global economy; the gradual weakening of the traditional role of the state; the increased contribution of the stakeholders to business ethics and corporate ...
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Is 6 Percent The World’s Most Important Number?
In his latest book “The Big Pivot: Radically Practical Strategies for a Hotter, Scarcer, and More Open World,” green business guru Andrew Winston writes, “the six-percent-per-year target may be the most important metric of our collective well-being.” But what does he refer to? According to audit and consulting firm PwC, for the world to continue growing economically at ...
By Ensia
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DESMI Lifts Green Ship Business Case
New rules call for fresh approach It’s hardly news that the shipping industry is mobilising to meet the demands of wave after wave of new environmental regulations. From the IMO’s ballast water management legislation to EEDI (the Energy Efficiency Design Index for new ships) and SEEMP (Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan), shipowners need to be ready to drastically cut energy ...
By DESMI A/S
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Going Green? Be Sure To Evaluate Your Absorbent Wipers And Rags!
From using certain light bulbs to investing in hybrid cars, trucks or buses, many companies across the country have found ways to make their business a little greener. But what about your company? How many green procedures, technologies or tools have you brought into the workplace? Ideally, by 2014 your business or place of employment has begun implementing numerous initiatives to become a ...
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Carbon footprint calculator
Calculate your emissions – for small and medium-sized businesses Carbon-And-More offers a cool Carbon Footprint Calculator designed by experts for non-experts. Our Carbon Footprint Calculator has been created to help businesses manage and report their company’s carbon emissions. The Carbon Footprint Calculator is focused on SMEs (Small and Medium Size Enterprises) and is featured ...
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Water Demands Might Hamper Hydrogen Development
Fuel cells promise vehicle power with zero emissions Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are powered by generating electricity from compressed hydrogen, and their only emission is fresh water. As good as that sounds, though, a lot of fresh water is required to manufacture the compressed hydrogen, and supplies are increasingly limited. Is there enough fresh water for a transition to hydrogen? A Reuters ...
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New book provides some canadian insight on corporate sustainability
Managing a business can be an overwhelming task for even the most seasoned of executive leaders. With all the various aspects, components and divisions of a company to oversee and manage, not to mention maintaining a healthy bottom line, there is a lot to keep a lid on in order to stay on top. In addition to the “business as usual” operations that are critical to running a successful business, ...
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The green chemistry economy
Combining science and business, green chemistry promises a new generation of safer substitutes for hazardous ingredients, renewable raw materials for everyday ...
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