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Green Technology and Green Business
This document provides an overview of green technology and green business. It defines green technology as methods and materials that minimize environmental impact, with objectives of sustainability, source reduction, and innovation of alternatives to damaging technologies. Examples include recycling, renewable energy, and water/air purification. Green business adopts socially and environmentally responsible principles to produce triple bottom line value through financial, environmental, and social benefits. Characteristics include using sustainable energy and continuous improvement. The document presents examples of green businesses like clothing companies that use organic/recycled materials and a forklift company that diverts building materials from landfills. It provides tips for making a business greener through paperless options, online marketing, and office practices.
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An overview of Green Technology and Green Business, emphasizing the importance of sustainability.
Green Technology includes methods that minimize environmental impact, focusing on sustainability and waste reduction.
Graph showing projected industrial energy consumption by source from 2010 to 2030, highlighting renewables.
Various examples of Green Technology practices including recycling, renewable energy sources, and air purification.
Definition of Green Business, focusing on sustainable practices that enhance the quality of life for all stakeholders.
Essential features of Green Business, including social responsibility, financial, environmental, and community benefits.
Chart displaying investment in Green Businesses from 2011 to 2014, indicating growing financial commitment.
Case studies of various green businesses like Blue Fish Clothings and Community Forklift, showcasing sustainable practices.
Actionable strategies for businesses to adopt greener practices, such as going paperless and being more environmentally friendly.
Final thank you note, inviting further engagement or questions related to Green Technology and Business.
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- 1. Green Technology & GreenBusiness A PRESENTATION
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- 3. What is GreenTechnology? A continuously evolving group of methods and materials, from techniques for generating energy to non-toxic cleaning products so as to minimize the effects of human activity on the environment
- 4. Objective Sustainability Meeting present needswithout compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs "Cradle to cradle" design Ending the "cradle to grave" cycle of manufactured products, by creating products that can be fully reclaimed or re-used
- 5. Objective Source Reduction Reducing wasteand pollution by changing patterns of production and consumption Innovation Developing alternatives to technologies - whether fossil fuel or chemical intensive agriculture - which damage health and the environment
- 6. 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 2010 2020 2030 IndustrialEnergy Consumption (Billions Btu) Natural Gas Electricity Renewables Coal
- 7. Examples Recycling Renewable Energy Water Purification AirPurification Solar Power Energy Conservation
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- 9. What is GreenBusiness? Green Business or Sustainable Business adopts principles, policies and practices that improve the quality of life for their customers, employees, communities and the planet
- 10. Essential Characteristics Socially andenvironmentally responsible Green companies adopts principles and practices that protect people and the planet Triple top-line value production The TTL Establishes three simultaneous requirements of sustainable business activities - financial benefits for the company, natural world betterment, and social advantages for employees and members of the local community
- 11. Essential Characteristics Solar, wind,geothermal and ocean energy This principal advocates employing only sustainable energy technology—solar, wind, ocean and geothermal— that can meet the energy needs without negative effects for life on earth Continuous improvement process The continuous process of monitoring, analyzing, redesigning and implementing is used to intensify TTL value production as conditions change and new opportunities emerge
- 12. 225 280 245 310 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 2011 2012 20132014 Investment in Green Businesses ($ Billions)
- 13. Companies following Green BusinessStructure
- 14. Blue Fish Clothings Makes its products from organic cotton and natural fibers exclusively Once, the company produced a line of clothing made from 100 percent recycled materials. Another time, it made clothes out of a blend of hemp and yak wool fiber. Uses low-impact dyes Around one-third of the company’s clothing items are made from other designers’ leftover fabrics ESTABLISHED BY JENNIFER BARCLAY IN 1985
- 15. Community Forklift Deconstructsinstead of demolishing Diverted $12 million worth of building materials away from landfills since its founding. Sells the salvaged material at 25 to 75 percent below their retail prices ESTABLISHED BY RUTHIE MUNDELL IN 2005
- 16. Numi Organic Tea The company doesn’t use wasteful plastic overwrap on its boxes or plastic content in its tea bags. Numi tea bags are made from hemp-based unbleached filter paper and are biodegradable and home compostable ESTABLISHED BY AHMED & REEM RAHIM IN 1999
- 17. Making Your BusinessGreen Going Paperless Paper accounts for 25% of landfill waste. If the United States cut office paper use by just 10% it would prevent the emission of 1.6 million tons of greenhouse gases Doing More Online Conducting online marketing campaigns to reduce plastic usage(flex boards) Making Your Office More Environmentally Friendly Using CFLs or LEDs, Recycle paper, ink cartridges, cans, bottles, etc, using plants indoors to improve the air quality
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