Eco Green Office

EGO's Guide to Greening Your Business

Published 11/9/11

 

This Guide provides checklists, tools, references, and other suggestions that can help a small to medium sized commercial business improve its environmental practices and image in a manner appropriate for the nature, size and location of the company. Additional guidance is also provided for those who want to go further to address the so-called Triple Bottom Line of sustainability—environmental, as well as social and economic responsibility.

The Guide is arranged so any company striving to be LEED certified can assess its current situation and opportunities, then select those steps it wants to take to improve its programs. For example, a company may start down the green path by buying green products and focusing on some aspects of climate change and energy conservation—say, through cutting the use of electricity and improving the efficiency of travel and shipping. Later, it might take up diversity, waste prevention, recycling, and over time address other issues.

By following this Guide, your company should not only be able to enhance its reputation as a responsible corporate citizen, but also meet certain levels of LEED certification desired. Achieving these goals will also help to meet the needs of customers, improve efficiency and productivity, and make the organization more attractive to talented new recruits.

Click here to download the full 19-page PDF Guide to Greening Your Office