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10 Ways To Make Your Business More Eco-Friendly – Part 1

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  In business, we are all conscious of the legacy we want to leave behind. We want to be successful, trusted and remembered. More poignantly, numerous businesses today are striving to be more environmentally aware and create an eco-friendly business for the future. There are numerous ways to help make your business more environmentally friendly. Small changes within a business can help to create a more sustainable future for the world around us. We believe the top 10 ways to make a business, big or small, eco-friendlier are: Change how you travel to work . Instead of driving on your own to work, try riding a bike to reduce your carbon footprint or, car sharing with some of the other employees that live on your route to work. Both options would reduce pollution. Driving with colleagues and having a little chat can be good for your mental health on the journey to and from work too. Another way to reduce your carbon footprint could be to work from your home office if ...

10 Ways To Make Your Business More Eco-Friendly – Part 2

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  Following on from part 1 of “ 10 ways to make your business more eco-friendly ” here are five further ideas to help your business go green. 6. Sourcing goods sustainably. If you’re not already, start purchasing any good and services in the most sustainable way possible. Examples of this include: · For your packaging materials choose recycled ones and those that can be recycled again. · For your canteen, purchase fresh food from local suppliers so there is less vehicle use reducing pollution. 7. Reducing water usage . Water usage can cost a business a lot of money: when food is being prepared, when toilet facilities are being used and when workplaces need cleaning. Ways to save money and be more eco-friendly could include: · Fixing leaks - If you have taps with leaks, get them fixed. The water that is being wasted is costing a lot more than you think. · Change your cleaning options - It would also be an eco-friendly idea to use a high-effici...