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All businesses have some impact on the environment. They emit pollution, produce waste and use resources for power.
Companies must by law meet certain environmental standards and simply improving the efficiency of the business may also have a knock on environment benefits. Improving the accuracy of stock control may reduce the wastage of perishable items that prove surplus to requirements.
Going Green may take some time to achieve. It may be that the design of products can be changed to make them reusable.
Climate change is for real. We have just a small window of opportunity and it is closing rather rapidly. There is not a moment to lose.Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Establishing a culture where consideration of environmental issues is part of every business process, particularly at planning stages, will result in gradual improvement over time.
Involving employees in creating an environmentally friendly policy increases the likelihood of buy-in to the general green aim. If all your staff understand the importance of turning off lights and appliances when not needed, the impact can be significant.
Encouraging staff to contribute their own ideas for green policies can help to identify simple yet effective ways for improvement. Remember that putting in a little extra effort to develop green business practices can reap significant rewards.
You can gain favourable customer reaction and improved customer loyalty, better relations with your suppliers and increased appeal to ethical investors.
There can also be considerable savings, for example, through reduced energy usage or waste disposal costs.
Healthy Business can assist companies in meeting their legal requirements in Environmental policies and practices. |
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