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- 1. ECO‐ FRIENDLY PROFIT P R O T E C T I N G O U R P L A N E T ; I T ' S J U S T G O O D B U S I N E S S
- 2. PRESENTED BY SAMANTHA RICHARDSON SAMANTHA IS THE UPCOMING AUTHOR OF, "THE ENTREPRENEURIAL GUIDE TO A PROFITABLE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS". SAMANTHA’S PASSION FOR SUSTAINABILITY INCORPORATES BUSINESS PRACTICES WITH ETHICS TO INCREASE PROFITS.
- 3. INVESTED IN SUSTAINABILITY IN 2005 B Y T H E N U M B E R S $ 2 . 3 T 3 8 % 3 0 K AVERAGE INCREASE IN PROFIT MINIMUM NUMBER OF WORLDWIDE ETHICAL SMALL BUSINESSES
- 4. HOW?
- 5. GET YOUR FINANCES ORGANIZED YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU ARE TO FIGURE OUT WHERE YOU WANT TO GO. IF YOU KNOW HOW MUCH YOU'RE SPENDING ON GAS, ELECTRICITY, WATER, WASTE REMOVAL AND RUNNING YOUR BUSINESS EACH MONTH, YOU CAN EASILY DECIDE WHAT TO CHANGE AS THE 'LOW HANGING FRUIT'.01
- 6. HOW MUCH ARE YOU SPENDING? ARE YOU SPENDING MONEY ON A NECESSARY COST? THERE ARE SO MANY HIDDEN COSTS FOR THINGS THAT YOU MAY NOT NEED OR WANT! ARE YOU RUNNING THE MOST EFFICIENT BUSINESS POSSIBLE? UNFORTUNATELY, MANY BUSINESSES ONLY CONSIDER THEIR 'DISPOSAL WASTE' BUT INEFFICIENCIES COST BUSINESS MILLIONS EVERY YEAR. Taxes 17% Waste 26% Operating Cost 51% Others 6% Greening Your Office: Strategies That Work
- 7. HOW TO FIX IT? CONDUCT AUDITS ON ENERGY WASTE WATER TO ESTABLISH A 'WASTE HIERARCHY' & BEST NEXT STEPS TO FIX 'LOW HANGING FRUIT'.
- 8. COMMON WASTE David Suzuki's Green Guide WATER DUAL FLUSH OR LOW-FLOW TOLIETS LOW-FLOW TAPS ELECTRICITY POWER DRAIN FROM IDLE DEVICES (LAPTOPS, PHONES) LED VS CONVENTIONAL LIGHTS ENERGY EFFICIENT POWER BARS PACKAGING REFUSE, REDUCE, AND REUSE EXCESS PACKAGING INCREASES OPERATING COSTS BY UP TO 20% WHEN COMPANIES INFUSE ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS IDEALS INTO BUSINESS, THEY SAVE MONEY BECAUSE THEY FIND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO REDUCE THEIR IMPACT ON THE PLANET;
- 9. 02 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT WHO DO YOU BUY YOUR SUPPLIES FROM? DO YOU KNOW HOW THEIR OPERATIONS IMPACTS YOUR COMMUNITY? IF YOU ASK FOR ALTERNATIVES AND INNOVATION, YOU CAN LOWER COSTS WHILE REDUCING YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT.
- 10. SUPPLIER SCORE CARD WASTE DIVERSION POST-CONSUMER RECYCLING FOREST CONSERVATION BIODEGRADABILITY WWW.STOPWASTE.ORG CARBON FOOTPRINT WORK ENVIRONMENT TRIPLE-BOTTOM LINE BUSINESS AS A FORCE FOR GOOD WWW.BCORPORATION. ORG THIRD PARTY CERTIFICATIONS: REVIEW GREEN SEAL FOR A LIST OF CERTIFIED, SUSTAINABLE COMPANIES. WWW.GREENSEAL.ORG CREATE A SCORECARD FOR SUPPLIERS. THIS GIVES MANAGERS A ROADMAP FOR SOURCING AND PURCHASING DECISIONS. SUPPLIERS CAN BE MEASURED ON;
- 11. SUPPLIER CODE OF CONDUCT CREATE OR AMEND A COMPANY PURCHASING POLICY TO INCLUDE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS. TYPICALLY THIS INCLUDES BUYING PRODUCTS THAT ARE; NON-TOXIC MADE IN ENERGY-EFFICIENT FACTORIES CREATE MINIMAL OR NO WASTE MADE FROM POST-CONSUMER RECYCLED MATERIAL EMPLOYEES ARE PAID A LIVING WAGE THIRD-PARTY CERTIFIED
- 12. PURCHASING CONSIDERATIONS REVIEW SUPPLIES AND CATALOG THOSE THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. ASK IF THERE ARE NON- TOXIC, ECO-FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVES. ASK QUESTIONS: "WHY DO WE BUY THIS PRODUCT?" "CAN WE USE LESS?" FOR WHITE GOODS AND MACHINERY, CONSIDER IT'S ENTIRE LIFE CYCLE. ENERGY EFFICIENCY, PRODUCT YIELDS, CONSUMPTION RATE, AND END-OF-LIFE RECYCLING OPTIONS. CAN YOU BUY YOUR SUPPLIES FROM GREEN COMPANIES? REVIEW THE [NORTH AMERICAN] GREEN PAGES FOR RECOMMENDED SUPPLIERS. WWW.GREENPAGES.ORG
- 13. 03 TRANSPORTATION CHANGING DRIVING AND COMMUTING HABITS CAN AT FIRST BE DIFFICULT, BUT REAPS SUBSTANTIAL REWARDS. THE COST SAVINGS OF DRIVING START BY ENCOURAGING YOUR WORKERS TO BIKE, WALK OR CARPOOL TO WORK.
- 14. TRANSPORTATION SAVINGS THESE SAVINGS LARGELY COME THROUGH BEHAVIORAL CHANGES. CHANGES TO DRIVING HABITS, SCHEDULING ADJUSTMENTS, USING DIFFERENT MODES OF TRANSPORT. ADOPT THESE CHANGES FOR MAXIMUM SAVINGS: FRUGALENTREPRENEUR.COM USE WAZE APP FOR REAL-TIME TRAFFIC UPDATES TO AVOID CONGESTION (LOTS OF FUEL IS USED WHILE IDLING IN TRAFFIC). CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES (SCOOTERS, ELECTRIC OR HYBRID VEHICLES, BICYCLES). TAKE ONE LARGE TRIP TO DO ERRANDS, RATHER THAN MULTIPLE SMALL RUNS. UNNECESSARY TRIPS COSTS LOTS OF MONEY. MONITOR CAR IDLING - IT CONSUMES A QUARTER TO HALF GALLON OF FUEL PER HOUR, ACCORDING TO US DEPT OF ENERGY INC.COM SLOW DOWN! GOING 65 MPH INSTEAD OF 70 CAN SAVE 5% ON FUEL. REDUCE SPEED TO 60 MPH AND SAVE UP TO 12%.
- 15. 04 TECHNOLOGY INVESTING IN TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES FOR YOUR COMPANY WILL MAKE YOUR OPERATIONS MORE EFFICIENT IN THE LONG RUN, AND WILL HELP LOWER YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT.
- 16. ACCESS LEAN BUSINESS WITH TECH SAVE TIME & REDUCE PAPERWORK WITH ONLINE BANKING TO PAY BILLS, VENDORS & EMPLOYEES HOME MONITORING THERMOSTATE DEVICES - NEST - ECO-BEE ELIMINATE PHANTOM POWER DRAIN WITH TRICKLE STAR POWER BARS MODERN TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS BUSINESSES ACCESS TO MONITORING AND EFFICIENCIES THAT CAN SAVE A LOT OF MONEY. CLOUD DIGITAL STORAGE - DROPBOX - GOOGLE DRIVE SAVE TRAVEL COSTS WITH TELECOMMUTING - ZOOM - SKYPE SHOPPING APPS TO FIND GREEN PRODUCTS - GOODGUIDE (CLEANING) - THINK DIRTY (MAKEUP) - FOODUCATE WWW.TRICKLESTAR.COM
- 17. 05 INVESTMENTS ALIGNING YOUR MONEY WITH YOUR BELIEFS ARE CAN BRING YOU A MORE STABLE RETIREMENT FUND, MORE PREDICTABLE RETURNS, AND ULTIMATELY MORE MONEY.
- 18. 2 4 6 8 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 0 RETURN ON INVESTMENT INVESTING MONEY IN COMPANIES WITH AN ECO-FRIENDLY MISSION PAYS BIG DIVIDENDS. THEY OUTPERFORM CONVENTIONAL COMPANIES OVER TIME. HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
- 21. FOR MORE TIPS AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES, CONTACT SAMANTHA RICHARDSON WRITINGPIXELS@GMAIL.COM LINKEDIN.COM/IN/SAMANTHARICHARDSONWP CALENDLY.COM/WRITINGPIXELS BOOK A FREE 30MIN CONSULTATION TODAY: