Green Options

Here’s an idea that comes from outside the green business world, but has much to offer us and I think should be repeated all over.

In London, KiosKiosk is a simple, powerful, powerfully fun idea: Create an attractive temporary space for upcoming (but ready to sell) businesses to be at, in a high traffic area. At no cost.

Backed by the London Sustainable Development Commission, businesses just need to submit a brief form describing what they’d like to use the kiosk for, [...]

In nearly every post I describe the reasons business should go green. I tell you about social responsibility, about the fact that potential employees find sustainability attractive and the assurance that you may save some money in the long run. What if I told you that going green could give you a significant edge over other businesses in the same sector? Well, its true. Recently, the Carbon Beta Equity Performance Study came to the conclusion that there

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So you are a busy businessperson, I get it. You barely have time to do the thing that MUST be done, let alone the things that should. Often times, it is this reality that leads to environmental sustainability taking a back seat in the work place. No matter how busy you may be, there are a few simple things you can do to reduce your workplace’s negative environmental impact.

Pull the Plug — Is your

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In business, even the most effective environmental program can be held back by employees who "don’t buy into it," or who refuse to put forth the effort required to participate. While educating current employees about the measures they will have to take to help implement the program exists as step one to making the greening of a business successful, step two is just as important. When looking for new employees, it is

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With more and more people graduating from college every year, the pool of potential employees is growing at a breakneck pace. Not surprisingly, these new additions to the workforce have very different values than those that arrived on the scene some 20 years ago. More and more, potential employees are looking to work for companies whose views are aligned with their own.

Given that environmental issues top the list of concerns for generation

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As an Eco-entrepreneur, I often find myself wishing I had more control over my surroundings. From despising the carry-out containers used by a favorite restaurant, to wishing the local baker would stop double-bagging the bread, there are certain areas of day-to-day life that we just have to deal with. Or do we?

The reality of the situation is that there are steps you can take to urge your favorite businesses to go green.

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Operating costs can comprise a substantial chunk of an annual budget whether it is a Fortune 500, a small non-profit, or government agency. From post-it notes and ball point pens, to employee uniforms, cleaning products, garbage bags and light bulbs, not to mention industry specific items like medical supplies, specialty ink and chemical products - the little things add up and can also have big environmental costs.

The Sustainability Purchasing Network in Vancouver,

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Country music legend Merle Haggard is singing the praises of renewable energy. His hometown of Oildale, CA has been – as the name implies – historically rich with oil.

But it’s time for the U.S. to kick its fossil fuel addiction, says Haggard. He’s working with local resident and actor Charles Napier (from Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, Austin Powers, among others) to create a “sensible” green energy project. Haggard hasn’t lived

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