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Lesson #5: Commit to Reaching Beyond Your Stores
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| You would be hard-pressed to find someone today who does not own a piece of IKEA furniture, or at least know someone who does. What is perhaps lesser acknowledged about the company, however, is its commitment to social and environmental initiatives that have given it a reach that extends beyond its corporate walls. |
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Greening the Workplace With a Culture of Well-Being
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| We often look at superficial ways to reduce our environmental impact and our consumption but until we solve the cultural problem at the root of our mindless consumerism, these solutions are simply band-aids that are bound to fall off sooner or later. |
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Lesson #5: Commit to Reaching Beyond Your Stores
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| You would be hard-pressed to find someone today who does not own a piece of IKEA furniture, or at least know someone who does. What is perhaps lesser acknowledged about the company, however, is its commitment to social and environmental initiatives that have given it a reach that extends beyond its corporate walls. |
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It's Easy Being Green
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| 'Think global, act local' is the catch-cry of Adelaide-based environmental biologist and author, Jean Cannon. Her new title, It is Easy Being Green: Simple Steps To Help Your Business Help The World outlines simple steps to assist small to medium-sized businesses meet their environmental impact targets.
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Environmental Awareness
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| Last year I researched a number of organizations that had an exceptional business. Among the many things that I learned was that each one is focused on environmental issues. The level of environmental focus varied from one organization to another, but the consistent finding was that the commitment started at the top, it came from the leader. |
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Making Lean Part of the Business Strategy
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| With the best of intentions, many companies fail to secure the desired results for lean manufacturing initiatives. Why? Because the lean initiatives are not part of the overall business strategy. |
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The GREEN CEO-the Environmentally Conscious Entrepreneur
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| Applying your business principles and your environmental principles to create a TODAY'S GREEN BUSINESS is the desire of every "earth conscious" entrepreneur. Pia Lord enumerates on Napoleon Hill's 13 steps to riches in building a significant business. Also she gives suggestions for increasing your environmental awareness. |
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Koch Industries' Environmental Crimes
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| The Koch companies have a notorious environmental record. According to Greenpeace, in the last 15 years they have amassed an impressive rap sheet that includes everything from environmental violations to negligence causing death. |
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At Target Everyday is Earth Day
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| Some environmentalists have criticized Earth Day as a one day event, but companies like Target are making Earth Day everyday. Target is reducing their environmental impact through a multitude of sustainable practices. Target is amongst a growing number of businesses that are marrying their profit motive to environmental responsibility. |
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Prioritize your Strategic Initiatives
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| Strategic planning is a great way to identify which initiatives can add the most value to your organization. The next step is to prioritize initiatives with a systematic method. Use our downloadable Priority Index Tool to guide you through the prioritization process, and help you drill down on the value added for each proposed initiative. |
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Best Practices for Sustainability and Communicating Sustainability
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| A sustainable best practices program involves a comprehensive and holistic approach that encompasses everything a business does that impacts the environment. A successful sustainability initiative demands the willing participation of employees. Businesses also need to understand how to communicate sustainability in a way that conveys their environmental initiatives while enhancing their internal and external brand.
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Overview of ISO 14001 EMS Standard
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| ISO 14001 is really a certificate to measure the extent of your business's environmental duty. It's internationally recognized. ISO 14001 certification assures that your business is organized within the best possible way for wasting as little as possible. It is useful for recycling and lowering pollution. ISO 14001 certified is really a kind of evidence that are conforming to environmental regulations.
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