Green is green
The best businesses around the world are discovering the path to higher, long-term value for shareholders comes from focusing on the "triple-bottom line" — profit, people, and planet. This goes beyond corporate responsibility to a much deeper rethinking about a business' purpose and impact. It's a huge transition — some even think the world has reached a tipping point toward sustainable business.
A lot is going on in Northeast Ohio to promote the development of sustainable businesses. This section will cover the visionary people, organizations, and businesses who are leading the way. Help create a page about your effort!
Resources
Entrepreneurs for Sustainability
U.S. Business Council for Sustainable Development
Case Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit
NetImpact
Green@Work Magazine
5 Tips for a Green Workplace
Guide to recycling in the workplace
- Sam Merrett, Full Circle Fuels
- Forest City launches green building initiative
- London Cleaners GreenEarth system
- A Piece of Cleveland, furniture made from wood reclaimed from Cleveland-area buildings
- Room Service
the end of styrofoam at Phoenix?
Susan Miller Says:How green is my valley? Sarah Wilson Jones continues to ask, how green is my business? Here she considers doing away with styrofoam cups altogether.
So in your backpack or in your car, canvas grocery bags and your travel mug. Save the plastic. Do we need lighters or could we use matches? Do we need writing implements that are encased in plastic or could we use pencils or two refillable cartridge pens? Do we need a new cup each time we visit a coffee shop or could we reuse the one already coffee stained in our car or bag? Can we use that cello-lined coffee bag again or do we need a new one each time? These are questions that will have to be answered after we read or watch the LA Times story Marc linked here: Altered Oceans. Do we need to buy new or could we try buying used for awhile? Check out the Story of Stuff from Annie Leonard.
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