Many people when asked what a "green job" is would most likely reply with something along the lines of solar panel installation or wind turbine technician and while those are certainly green jobs in the truest form, there are far more jobs that fall under the green or clean-tech industry that Vets could excel within. For more information please visit: http://www.GreenCollarVets.org

2. Many people when asked what a "green job" is
would most likely reply with something along the
lines of solar panel installation or wind turbine
technician and while those are certainly green
jobs in the truest form, there are far more jobs that
fall under the green or clean-tech industry that
Vets could excel within.
Of course a vast majority of newly trained
Veterans will likely seek employment in these
more well-known fields with 3-6 months of hands
on technician training, there also exists green
employment opportunities for higher trained and
more specialized Veterans as well.
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3. This article will speak to those opportunities
vice the more traditional and well-known
routes. Taking a far less restrictive view of
"green jobs" quickly illuminates the possibility
for consulting work along green building,
green transportation and also green process
management.
Within the realm of green or clean-tech
process management we find an advancing
field of LCA or Life Cycle Assessment.
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4. Which in essence moves to provide for consumers
the missing components of information in regard
to the impact that a manufactured product and
its components and all of the industrial processes
necessary to create this product,
Have on the environment. By stripping a product
apart to each component used, the process for
accumulating and acquiring the raw materials,
the manufacturing of each component and the
assembly of these components.
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5. the distribution and also the disposal impact of
this product, consultants are able to provide for
companies and consumers alike a detailed and
never before seen look at the true environmental,
social and ethical impacts of the products we
buy each day.
Many companies since the start of the 2000s
have moved to incorporate some form of
environmental PR and marketing program,
whether it is LEED certifications for their
headquarters buildings or Energy Star stickers on
products, and this will continue into the
foreseeable future.
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6. Being able to educate and consult for
companies on what certifications are worth
the most in terms of cost benefit analysis as
well as aligning products with new higher
visibility ratings that take into account the
Impacts that everything from the overseas
working conditions for the employees that
mine the raw materials to the "cradle to
cradle" recyclability of the product will open
up numerous opportunities for employment.
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7. Many Veterans come out of the military with at least
some exposure to the Lean Six Sigma and Six Sigma
thought processes and in general the military is well
versed in streamlining processes such as supply chain
management, information management and
communications and network structure.
With this being said I believe there are numerous
Veterans leaving the military with adequate training
(or could be given the green component to add to
their understanding of process management) to
provide much-needed consulting in the way of
product development process "greening."
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8. As information in regard to a product's
environmental impact increase, so will the
marketability of a more truly environmentally
friendly product.
The ability for large complex data sets to be
simplified down into easy to identify point-of-sale
purchase decisions will force innovative
companies to take a hard look at the "true" green
nature of their products and not hide behind the
"green-washing" that dilutes many consumers
now from trusting these eco-labels any more than
the "no trans-fats" label on a box of donuts.
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9. As market pressures continue to push companies
to make their entire product cycle more green
and not just a single aspect of it without regard
for the remainder of impacts, it will be available
for those specialized in process management,
green building and green transportation to
provide for the public and private sectors the
information on the real impact of the products
and services that we look to still have without the
same level of negative impact on the planet we
live.
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