Are we all committing carbon crimes without knowing it! Scary thought right?!
Ask yourself this. Do you love yourself as much as you love the planet?
I am sure we’d all say yes! I am mindful of buying organic and recycled products, creating less waste, I have a compost bin and I buy plastic free where possible!
But do you think that is enough?
Here’s another question. Are you operating your business 100% eco-efficiency?
Honestly you’re probably not. But never fear, I have found and created super easy, quick and really simple actions to implement in your business immediately!
There are always more ways we can love the planet more than ourselves – by living mindfully.
Take the quiz to see how Eco-Efficient your Business is! And don’t forget to download your Free Eco-Conscious Business Checklist at the bottom of this page!
How to be Business Eco Efficient Without Breaking the Bank.
Business Eco-Efficiency means producing products and services that overall use less energy and fewer natural resources.
So you’re sitting there thinking great thanks for the definition but Kerry WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
Here’s what you need to know.
In essence it means your business produces less pollution, less waste and uses less natural resources, leading to a reduction in resource costs and environmental impact.
So what? Business Eco-Efficiency bridges that gap between ecological efficiency and economic efficiency allowing you to create and maintain a sustainable eco-friendly business.
I have created a checklist that you can get for free at the bottom of this page that goes into simple and easy steps to become a more Eco-Efficient Business.
But the top 6 things you could do today is assess your:
- Paper Waste
- Power Usage
- Purchasing Supplies and/or Stock
- Reusing Abilities
- Recycling Capabilities
- Design Solutions
Take the quiz to see how Eco-Efficient your Business is! And don’t forget to download your Free Eco-Conscious Business Checklist at the bottom of this page!
Are you still investing in fast fashion? You might regret it.
Fast fashion is unpredictable and can oftentimes lead to waste. Have you considered a mindful approach to your product selection? We live in a world where if something breaks, replace it, don’t fix it. Where consumers can consistently buy on a whim, instead of planning and purchasing what they need or know they will desire for a lifetime.
So can you create a product that fits in with an Eco-Efficient Business?
- Can you assess your product design or structure to be a piece that is invested in and desired for a lifetime, not disposed of once the user is sick or bored of it?
Finding that sweet spot will take market research and analysis. But once you do, your product will have a long life and be less likely to end up in landfill – which reduces your business impact. Creating such a desired, high-end product for your consumer will allow you to raise your prices.
- Can you create a product that is completely compostable or recyclable from start to finish?
Finding this design solution will allow you to promote your product as eco-friendly, and strengthen your brand strategy for advertising. - Can you create marketing campaigns and materials to reduce the waste of discarded printed materials?
- Can you make your online presence Carbon Neutral?
- Can you get design solutions for your business that helps you minimise your waste and offset your impact?
Take the quiz to see how Eco-Efficient your Business is! And don’t forget to download your Free Eco-Conscious Business Checklist at the bottom of this page!
Try Carbon Offsetting and Get a Carbon Neutral Business
You might be saying what is this. You have just been telling me about making my business eco-efficient and now you want to make me carbon offset?
Don’t worry I will explain. Carbon Offsetting is a way to either get a head of your business carbon emissions and give back to the planet, or neutralise your businesses emissions.
How Does Carbon Offset Help?
- Let’s say the resources used to create your product truly can’t be sourced in a more sustainable way, or you can’t afford to do that right now – it would send you broke and no – one wants that.
So the Solution? You can purchase offset credits. This is where the government or businesses depending what you purchase will offset your carbon emissions created for you! Amazing and simple right! - By supporting offset projects (these tend to be sustainable projects such as supporting reforestation and building eco friendly power solutions) your business can easily become carbon neutral.
- Carbon offsetting is internationally recognised for ways organisations can manage their carbon emissions. Yes this is mainly for big businesses that produce a lot or emissions but it is something that every business should be aware of.
How do I do this? This simplest way is to build your website on a Green Host Platform that would offset your website presence for you. By this I mean there is constant power usage to run your website or store right? So The hosting platform would offset the power used to keep your business digital for you. Awesome right?
There are many different hosting platforms available depending on what your specific business needs and wants to offset.
Take the quiz to see how Eco-Efficient your Business is! Download here your Free Eco-Conscious Business Checklist!
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