One aspect of your green business program is that it keeps up to date with environmental agreements and legislation that may affect your business.   The Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer is an international agreement to phase out substances that have an adverse effect on the ozone layer.  This phase out will make [...]

One aspect of being a green business is being aware how much carbon and other greenhouse gases the business emits into the atmosphere.  We have all heard the terms global warming, climate change and greenhouse gas but as they are often used interchangeably, it can be difficult to understand exactly what these terms mean.  However [...]

With the range of furniture on the market today selecting furniture that is good for both you and the environment can be a challenge. Before making your buying decisions, it helps to be armed with a little knowledge of how furniture is made and the environmental impacts of the materials used. To get you started [...]

When we think about green business practices our business could engage in, we tend to think of the obvious things that we hear about everyday such as the use of energy and water and emissions of carbon. However there are other less obvious ways for a business to go green, for example choosing sustainable wood [...]

Want a quick green business practice to reduce the energy used in your office? A standard part of both Windows and Mac operating systems are power management features that put the computer to sleep after a period of inactivity. These power options can be changed by the user and in some computers are not activated [...]

Increasingly companies are looking to offset the impacts of air travel when implementing green business practices. However there are many factors that affect the level of your personal (or company) emissions. Here I outline the different factors that affect your level of emissions and experiment with four different air travel carbon calculators.