Guest post by Tim Kovach, Energy Product Coordinator, COSE For the majority of small businesses, the business case for sustainable and energy efficiency just isn’t strong enough to make any real investments. Most articles and analysis discuss how going green can help a business reduce its energy costs and improve its brand recognition and popularity….
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Buying Compostable Food Ware that™s Truly Green
Posted on Monday, July 26, 2010 By
Guest post by: Dinesh Thirupuvanam Chefs all across the country are embracing sustainability. Whether it’s buying organic produce, sourcing grass fed beef, or buying local, these food lovers are starting to view sustainability as core to all aspects of their business. As a result, many chefs and restaurateurs have started to move away from traditional…
How to Green Your Marketing
Posted on Thursday, July 22, 2010 By
Adopting green marketing practices is one avenue where businesses can both lower their ecological footprint while basking in the good PR karma of becoming a greener business, if their efforts to uphold sustainability principles are sincere, measurable and verifiable. A failure to understand what green marketing is, as well as the inability to demonstrate improved…
5 Ways to Green Your Product Packaging
Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 By
Disposed packaging material is one of the leading causes of soil pollution. Vast landfills are required to accommodate the millions of tons of packaging material disposed every year. Eco packaging promises to change all this. What is Green Packaging? Green packaging is not just about reducing the amount of packaging but takes package design, processing,…
Making the Transition to Green Business Practices
Posted on Friday, July 16, 2010 By
Once your business has made the decision to go green, there are a few easy steps to follow. Some steps are very small; in fact, you may be doing them now. Plus, many of the steps will save you money while they save the earth. Few of these will cost you very little to implement; and the results will outweigh the costs and the effort.
The Ultimate Guide To Green Web Hosting
Posted on Sunday, June 27, 2010 By
The internet is often described as an “information superhighway” but unlike automobile highways, most people never see the “vehicles” that enable information to be stored and transmitted from one end of the world to the other in milliseconds. These vehicles are known as “servers” and servers, usually grouped together in data centers, are the physical…
How to Have a Green Retail Store
Posted on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 By
Many people in business try hard to add environmentally friendly products and services. The problem is that conventional suppliers for retail outlets are often not up to speed on what’s available. With a bit of digging around online, you can find some excellent, environmentally friendly options for your retail store, and sometimes even new stock,…
6 Green Ways to Market Your Brand
Posted on Friday, June 11, 2010 By
Being “green” has become very popular. In fact, those businesses who fail to make the appropriate changes to become eco-friendly can lose popularity since businesses can leave such a large footprint in our environment with the amount of waste, such as mail in ads and coupons, and the electricity used to operate large facilities. Once…
Jared Blumenfeld On San Francisco’s Green Initiatives
Posted on Friday, January 8, 2010 By
Jared Blumenfeld On San Francisco’s Green Initiatives from Lorna Li on Vimeo. Is San Francisco the World’s Greenest City? Jared Blumenfeld of the SF Department of the Environment describes some of San Francisco’s innovative green initiatives, from zero waste to banning plastic bags. Lorna Li (LL): Hi there Im Lorna Li from Green Marketing 2.0….
Eric Corey Freed of Organic Architect On the Future of Green Building
Posted on Monday, December 7, 2009 By
Eric Corey Freed of Organic Architect On the Future of Green Building from Lorna Li on Vimeo. Did you know that buildings have more impact on the environment than cars? At West Coast Green, Eric Corey Freed of Organic Architect talks about the future of green building and how it is possible to have a…
