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How to Make Sustainable Practices Make Sense for Your Business

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According to Finnegan, the reluctance to embrace sustainability is usually linked to thinking of the additional expenses incurred for a “trend” that “will pass.” For example, many environmental costs can be significantly reduced with minimizing waste,” Finnegan says. All of this helps companies reduce their carbon footprint.”

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The Ubiquitous Anywhere Worker — A Passing Fad Or The Future Of Work?

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As a consequence, one of the greatest benefits of being a digital nomad has to be the substantial cut in housing costs experienced by those moving out of some of the world’s most expensive cities. This group has drawn criticism for having a large carbon footprint (taking constant flights back and forth to far-flung places).

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Quick Tips for Businesses Installing Solar Panels

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Business owners are always looking for new ways to go green and reduce their carbon footprint. Those big panels you see on the tops of buildings and at solar farms are examples of photovoltaic solar. While more expensive, it enables you to write off the costs as a tax-deductible expense and a depreciable asset.

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The World’s Greenest Office Building to Open in Downtown Seattle

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When it comes to business practices, the pendulum often swings one way before it swings the other, and since the beginning of the industrial revolution, commerce has tended to lean towards the pursuit of profit at the expense of the environment. And the Bullitt Foundation is one such organization.

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How to Measure the Effectiveness of Your Green Renovations

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Say, for example, that you donate to charity or volunteer within the local community. Unless you know what your use and expense are to begin with you cannot determine the effectiveness of any changes made down the line. Even some costs that seem to have no direct return on investment can fit this model.

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Green Building Principles That Will Make Your Home More Sustainable

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All this means that it’s time to take a better look at what options you have in order to reduce your carbon footprint, while still preserving a high degree of comfort. Materials such as asbestos, for example, were used in construction for a very long time before they were linked to life-threatening health problems.

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Little Green Footsteps

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Here are some simple examples : Don’t Write Off The Paperless Office. There are examples of organizations who have successfully eliminated unnecessary paper waste in their organization by digitizing key business processes, such as the mail room, accounts payable, expenses. However, is it achievable in parts.