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How Any Business Can Be Better For The Planet

Two focuses of my blog are Financial Literacy/Money and Business/Entrepreneurship. A major concern for many businesses today is their impact on the environment. The following contributed post is entitled, How Any Business Can Be Better For The Planet.

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It’s an aim that most people are keen to achieve, but one that can nonetheless be surprisingly hard to actually get – making sure that your business is as good for the planet as possible. If you are keen to try and make this particular kind of improvement to your company, then there are a lot of ways that you can go about it – but you will obviously be keen to ensure that you are doing it in the most efficient and effective way possible. So let’s take a look at how you can make your business better for the planet in no time at all.

Change Processes

First of all, consider changing any major processes that you might need to change, especially those top-down ones which affect the entire business’ processes. If you can do that, it should mean that you are going to have a much better chance of your entire business being so much better for the planet, and that is exactly what we are aiming for here of course. So change those processes where necessary and you will find that you are already in a much better position regarding your business’ effect on the environment.

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Opt For Better Tools

It’s also important that you are looking at which tools and materials you are using, because some are always going to be better than others when it comes to the ability to be eco-friendly. As long as you mostly use reusable and recyclable materials, you are going to feel a lot better about your green credentials. Depending on the nature of the business and what industry you are in, that might involve using something like voidformer or whatever else. The important thing is that you are using whatever is necessary in each case to be as eco-friendly as possible.

Set An Example

You can also make a difference by how you set an example to the world, especially if yours is a brand that is generally quite trusted. If you are thinking of trying to do this, then you might want to think about how you are going to make it work, and mostly it comes down to actually walking the walk. As well as that, you should focus on your branding to ensure that you are clear about your green credentials and that they are out there for all to see. Once you have done that, the rest should more or less fall into place.

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Offer Remote Work

Finally, there is much to be said for offering your employees remote work, and this is something that you should definitely consider if you are keen to make sure that your employees are going to be doing their own part in terms of caring for the planet too. Remote work means fewer expenditures, but also that your impact on the planet as a company is going to be much less, so it’s really important that you are thinking about this in particular. With more remote work comes a better world.

Eco-Friendliness You Control

A key focus of my blog is Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. There are whole sciences that look at maintaining our planet. Something that likewise touches all of us is the health of the planet. Each of us can play a roll in preserving the planet earth. The following contributed post is entitled, Eco-Friendliness You Control.

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You know those situations where you know you’re not doing something 100% correctly, but other people do it, so you do it anyway. Those times when you have a little voice inside your head telling you what you’re doing is wrong, but you choose to ignore it? I think that describes most of our relationship with being environmentally friendly and considering our ecological footprint. One thing that is firmly in the public eye is the effect meat-eating has on the environment. And before you say it, no one is saying not to eat meat.

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The idea is to eat less of it. As producing cheap meat is exceptionally harmful to the environment, we should try to restrict our intake. And looking at the amounts we consume, that makes a lot of sense. And there will be loads of people who have taken this to heart and started doing meat-free days, or perhaps have gone vegetarian or even vegan, a lot of people would have read up on it and decided that it’s a bridge too far for them. It’s quite the lifestyle change for most, especially as we are bombarded with delicious looking burgers and chicken on pretty much all marketing channels.

Simple Things to Save the Planet

Perhaps the better way to approach is to look at things that don’t affect our lifestyle as much. We can just go about our lives, being more considerate of the environment, but not really giving up on things. A key one would be where you get your electricity from. Obviously, renewable is the way to go.

In most cases, getting your electricity from renewable suppliers isn’t even more expensive. It usually takes a simple application and switches to feel instantly better about your power. Another low-impact way to be better for the world is to recycle correctly. A separate paper, glass, tins and plastics bin. It usually takes up to 10 minutes per week, the same time you might spend longer in bed on a Sunday morning. Then there is avoiding single-use plastics, such as water bottles. Carry a reusable water bottle around, it’s now one of the most common things, and you will not only be creating less waste, but it’s also better for your wallet too!

Sustainability at Work

Then there are things you can do and influence at work. Most companies will have a soapbox-style employee suggestion sessions where you can propose things a company can do. One that makes an immediate impact is asking the company to recycle. Or to use recycled paper for printing, or even suggest an only-print-when-absolutely necessary policy. You could ask for promotional material to be sustainable and eco-friendly, find out more here. You could possibly suggest a stricter sleep-timer on computer screens. You will see that most companies will welcome these type of suggestions and it sometimes really need to come from employees to start something off.

So, no one is asking you to stop eating meat, there are plenty of things you can do to ensure a better planet tomorrow. Sure, not eating meat will get us there so much quicker, but sometimes even an endless journey starts with the first step.