What is Green Business?
A green business is a business which
consists minimal negative impact on environment, community, society and
economy. It develops business policies and demonstrates commitment to a healthy
and sustainable future. A green business should contribute to enhance the
quality of life for its employees and customers. Now a days, certification
systems have been introduced which strive to standardize these policies.
Green Business should meet following requirements:
- Business decisions and policies should be implemented following all the principles of sustainability.
- The business operation should create a significant commitment to environmental principles.
- Supplying products should be significantly green and environmentally friendly.
- The business is traditionally
greener.
Strategies for Green Business
Green Business has significant
impact on ecological and social performance creating it into a three-part
organization model which operates along three axes: people, planet and profit.
That is, companies should not only consider profit in measuring a business
success but also think about social and environmental factors. So, a green
business should consider the following environmental and society strategies:
- Energy Management: Energy management is one of the important factor in
green business. Sustainable businesses understand that climate change will
have a significant impact on our world at all levels, including business
success. Green businesses that follow balanced energy management system in
planned way, not only save money, but also save themselves against the
risk of increasing energy costs and will establish their interest and
commitment regarding climate change seriously. Manufacturers should follow
energy savings methods for their factory floor and also contribute to
produce products that require less energy.
- Water preservation: Green businesses realize that supplying fresh water
is very limited which requires preservation. During manufacturing and
distribution process, the company should try to minimize water consumption
of water and also should strive to produce products which consume
less water during their lifespan.
- Solid waste saving and
recycling: Quantity of waste produced
during the manufacturing process should be minimized. Recycling and
reusing of these wastes is the keystone of any green business.
As usual, the finished product should also minimize the waste production.
- Preventing Pollution: Preventing pollution are great practices for green
business. Sometimes, during manufacturing processes toxic ingredients
which causes air pollution, water pollution and ground pollution. A green
business will effort to minimize toxins going into their products,
diminish toxins at the end of the process and contribute to create
toxin-free products.
An ideal green business should
follow above strategies. They should plan and produce products that really help
the environment. Whether a green business chooses to manufacture
highly-efficient solar panels or engineer a new water purification method, the world requires
more products that will not only have less impact but also contribute to
develop our planet significantly.