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5 Tips To Green Your Business Fleet

5 Tips To Green Your Business Fleet

The 2011 Leaf - Nissan's New All-Electric Car. Many businesses have their own vehicle fleets to ship items or carry out business activities. Such businesses have a significant carbon footprint from transportation that can be reduced by taking simple and big steps towards reducing fuel consumption. In the long-run, most of these steps can accrue significant savings to businesses with vehicle fleets.... [Read more]

Video: 30 Rock Goes Green

Video: 30 Rock Goes Green

Pressured by board members to set a good example during ‘Green Week’, Jack is faced with finding a way to cut energy consumption. I guess this is what people are referring to when they say don’t believe everything you hear on TV. Check out this hilarious clip from the hit NBC show 30 Rock:  Read More →

Calculating Your Office Carbon Footprint

Calculating Your Office Carbon Footprint

Knowing your office carbon footprint is an important part of moving towards a greener and more efficient business operation. Calculating your footprint can be a perfect first step in determining baselines for conservation and emission reduction initiatives. It also gives you an excellent tool for tracking the progress of conservation efforts, comparing your carbon footprint with similar businesses,... [Read more]

What Is Corporate Social Responsibility?

What Is Corporate Social Responsibility?

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a form of business self-regulation to incorporate social and environmental concerns. It represents a business model that adheres to laws, ethical standards, and international norms. As part of the business model, businesses have to take into account the impact of their activities on the environment, employees, communities, stakeholders, and other members of... [Read more]

Greener Disposable Tableware for the Office

Greener Disposable Tableware for the Office

I try to limit my use of disposables as much as possible. Reusing something is, after all, the greenest option. But it’s not always practical. For an office kitchen or corporate event, it may not make sense to have reusable plates that could be broken or lost.  At the same time, all those boxes of plastic plates won’t biodegrade any time soon. In fact, they’ll probably still be around for thousands... [Read more]