Lowering your carbon footprint can all begin with sustainable thinking. Sustainable thinking can be considered on a variety of fronts: reduction of use or consumption or the outright elimination of something, for example. What are the benefits to reducing our office carbon footprint? How can my organization get started with reducing our carbon footprint? The …
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The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, then starting on the first one Mark Twain Sustainability planning is just as important as companies do for their communications. Before that first tweet hits the airwaves, companies spend weeks planning what …
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We all want just the right mix of flavor, spice and sweetness in our special treats. But we also want that grand mix to always be available. To succeed, our personal supply chains (acting as employees or individuals) are an important facet—specifically with the ideas behind sustainability and the long-term success of environment and commerce. …
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Millennial and Gen Z workers have a high desire to learn new skills through professional development. Mixing this desire with training in sustainability can help your company thrive now and in the future. A study by Workplace Intelligence, in partnership with Amazon, found that nearly three-quarters of millennial and Gen Z employees were likely to …
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A few pieces of information about your food products can go a long way for biodiversity, locally and beyond. One simple solution to look for is to local food, which takes care of the some of the food miles involved in the transport (carbon emissions) of the final product to your region. For reference, a …
If your team is always craving something hot n’ spicy on their plate, one of the best ways to make sure you’re always stocked is to create your own supply chain. This can be done by employees growing it in their backyard, in an onsite greenhouse, or on the porch of their apartments. There are …
Water use reduction, especially in the western United States, is a hot topic. Just as important on the energy front is reducing power use through technology (conservation). Water technologies Energy-saving technology What are the benefits of using water and energy-efficient technologies?
Sustainability is a journey, not a flick of the switch if a firm wants to succeed. Small businesses can break into the sustainability game with a few changes. Low-hanging fruit is a good place to start for small and large businesses. This can include finding ways to use alternatives to products that contain toxic chemicals …
The basics of biodegradable and compostable are simple: the first order breaking down naturally with the other occurring through a process involving human intervention. The natural side of biodegradable means those materials that can be broken down by microorganisms, such as fungi and bacteria, into water, biomass and carbon dioxide. On the composting side, it’s …
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Want those New Year’s resolutions to come to life? Organizing is a key to fulfillment. Like anything else, you can start off slow to start and advance. A good place to get going is to create a calendar and get into the habit of making sure you have a system to add things to it. …
