Since the past few years, the entire business world has adapted the new trend of “going green” which means being environmentally conscious. Almost all banks and financial institutions are going green and are lending green loans that somehow help the environment. Though most of us are aware of the green wave that is swiping the [...]
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With a rollercoaster economy that yields more dips than leaps, more people seek work in an alternative industry — the green industry — as sales, law, and education suffer a never-ending influx of hopefuls. The fields of green, so to speak, are not as cut and dry as they seem, and some rather apt college [...]
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Perhaps now more than ever, the world is focusing its efforts on reducing its carbon footprint bit by bit, to delay the harmful effects of greenhouse gases on our ecosystem. In a business it is important to not only reduce waste, but find ways to go further such as recycling, buying machinery with lower emissions [...]
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In much of the developed world, there is a growing interest among the general public in “going green,” or, at the very least, considering the environmental consequences of their actions and lifestyle choices. With issues like global warming, water pollution, and unsustainable farming practices becoming increasingly prominent in the public eye, concern about the environment [...]
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Small businesses are changing the way we view corporate responsibility. For some companies, it isn’t enough to simply turn a profit: that profit has to be made in a sustainable way. It isn’t the largest companies setting an example of sustainable business practices, but the small and medium-sized employers that are really pushing the boundaries. [...]
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Stephen Greenham, owner of Trafalgar’s Bistro, and Lorne Tyczenski, owner of Sweet Obsession Bakery, have jointly purchased a high end composter manufactured by GreenGood, at a cost of $25,000. Prior to their acquisition, any waste material they needed to discard would be placed in a residential dumpster provided by the City of Vancouver which would [...]
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The impact of transport The existence of a stable transport and logistics network has become an integral part of our modern way of life. We expect to be able to buy things from the comfort of our own home and have them on our doorstep the next day. The task of ensuring that goods get [...]
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We live in increasingly energy conscious times. As a result businesses come under pressure to make the day to day functioning of their company as sustainable as possible. From simple email footnotes that read – do you really need to print this email – to switching off computer terminals and plug sockets at the end [...]
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Environmentally friendly, sustainable, and socially-conscious are not quite the words you would normally associate with the business world. Today, as natural resources continue to be depleted by the world’s 7 billion people, it is time to think again and discover the benefits of obtaining a green MBA. Combining all of the business savvy of traditional [...]
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Being green is still a relatively new philosophy; so much so, that there is still ample opportunity to both create new and improve upon existing home, lifestyle, style and technology products that focus on environmentally-smart form and function. Throughout 2011 we saw industry and innovation that turned up the aesthetic and performance notches on basic [...]
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