Organizations Moving Toward Sustainability

Green is good for business and the future of our planet!  We should all be striving to leave a smaller footprint.

When it comes to their business practices more and more companies are becoming proactive and are more involved in energy conservation and sustainability.

Our health and well-being relies on the health and well-being of our planet.  By protecting the earth’s precious natural resources (human and natural) we are taking steps that will ensure a legacy of conservation and sustainability for future generations.

Organizations need to implement ways to balance corporate customs with earthly responsibilities.  By collaborating with likeminded companies that demonstrate their potential for growth and conduct their business in an environmentally sustainable manner you will cultivate a company that is improving a business model while at the same time helping the environment.

Whenever possible, companies should take a step further by integrating measures using renewable energy.  Renewable energy utilizes natural resources such as sunlight, wind, tides and geothermal heat, which are all naturally replenished.  Renewable energy technologies range from solar power, wind power and hydroelectricity to biomass and biofuels for transportation.

Reducing contributions to greenhouse gas emissions, or the carbon footprint, is one huge step toward sustainability.

One EPA study concluded that using one ton of 100% recycled paper saves 4,100 kwh of energy (enough to power the average home for six months) and 7,000 gallons of water.  It also keeps more than 60 pounds of pollution out of the air and saves 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space.  Paper industry representatives have estimated that one ton of recycled paper saves about 17 trees.

Whether it’s a commitment to using environmentally preferable materials or substances, wind powered renewable energy by off-setting electricity use with 100% wind power, utilizing 100% recycled paper or seeking out partnerships with sustainable herb sources, some organizations are going to great lengths to bring an eco-friendly venue to the workplace.

Trees For The Future (http://www.treesftf.org) is an agroforestry resource center that helps people in developing countries improve their rural livelihoods through the introduction of environmentally sustainable land management projects with a focus on beneficial tree planting.  They actively educate students and communities about energy efficiency, global issues and our role in the environment.

Global warming is the increase in the Earth’s average surface air and ocean temperatures.  Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas responsible for the rise in these temperatures around the world.

By giving trees to be planted you can help seed our future.  You will be directly helping to reduce the effects of global climate change.  Planting trees by participating in our reforestation campaign enables you to not only help protect the environment you will also be helping to protect and preserve time-honored livelihoods and cultures for future generations.