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Going Green/ Sustainable Business Practices. By Laura Abby Cole. What is going green?. To live life as an individual as well as a community, in a way that is friendly to the natural environmental and is sustainable for the earth. Ways to go green at work. Lighting Computer efficiency
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Going Green/ Sustainable Business Practices ByLauraAbbyCole
What is going green? • To live life as an individual as well as a community, in a way that is friendly to the natural environmental and is sustainable for the earth.
Ways to go green at work • Lighting • Computer efficiency • Conserve paper • Recycle • Buy recycled office supplies • “Brown Bag” your lunch • Rethink your travel
Benefits of Going Green • Enhances company Image • Easy to do • Increases customer loyalty • Saves space & reduce clutter • Great for the environment • Increases employee morale • Cost effective
Green vs. Not Green Not so green British Petroleum J.R. Simplot Co. Ford • Starbucks • Southwest Airlines • Brooks Shoes
Starbucks • Fully recyclable cups by 2015; Greener cups; History of the cups • What has Starbucks done to become a Green Business • Recycled Coffee Grounds
Southwest Airlines • Benefits of making a greener plane • Recycling onboard
Brooks Shoes • BioMoGo • Shoebox • Green Awards