I personally come from a culture (East Europe) that don’t have any values towards ecology and environment respect. But still, how green is a small business?
Of course, at some level, being environmental friendly also means cutting costs. Turn off PCs at night, shut down the air conditioning. It’s green and it’s good for the small business costs. But what about small businesses that are involved in real production, taking raw materials and making the end-user product? Do small businesses afford to have the latest production technologies available? Do they afford to make a proper waste disposal?
Investing in new technologies, processes and know how id very costly for any small business. It cuts through the profits; Fredric Paul says “Going Green Is Big Business – Not Small Business” and points out an excellent resource: GreenBiz – Daily News and Resources on Green Business, Sustainable Practices, Environmental Innovation.
GreenBiz has been founded by Joel Makower, writer, speaker, and strategist on corporate environmental practices, clean technology, and green marketing.
I would say that GreenBiz has it all: News, Resources and Hot Topics. Besides the Small Business Green, there are a lot of topics of interest – I didn’t even know we can save the Planet so many ways:
- Computers
- Corporate
- Green Buildings
- Green Marketing
- Renewable Energy
- so many other
Let a little green in your life!
