It’s Earth Day!

Posted by Mike on

April 22, 2008

It’s earth day, so it’s time for all of us business owners to take stock of how our business changes the environment. It’s easy to think of the big companies that need to change, but every person and every business has a carbon footprint.

This article gives an explanation of a carbon footprint as it relates to your small business. The article also includes links to carbon footprint calculators.

Google has an entire page about earth day with an interactive map showing different things people are doing today.

For my company’s newsletter, my next issue (May 1) is about going green by making your company paperless (or at least as close to paperless as possible). Click here if you would like to subscribe to my newsletter.

Maybe you’re not into earth day, but making your business environmentally sound is always a good decision. MEBSR is an organization that helps businesses know how to build a company that is socially responsible. Members work toward ensuring their companies are sustainable in three ways: environmentally, social responsibility, and profitability. Fellow MaineBusiness blogger Rich Brooks is a member.

Hey, if they have Newt Gingrich and Nancy Pelosi on the same bench in the same TV commercial, climate change MUST be important!