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Monday, 23 March 2009

Weekly Tip(s) #48: The last GBB tip...

This is the last of the weekly tips from the Green Business Bible:

A Green Business is not a charity.

A Green Business has to compete with and beat non-green businesses. No one will feel sorry for you or give you a handout when you need one. I have seen a recycling technology developer almost literally pull his hair out because a Local Authority wouldn’t buy his innovative but highly expensive product. He accused them of stupidity, but I couldn’t help thinking that this was a bit rich coming from a so-called businessman who couldn’t understand why his target customers weren’t buying.

I'm taking a long weekend and I'll have a think about whether to continue with general tips on a Monday. If you find them useful then please let me know.

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Monday, 16 March 2009

Weekly Tip(s) #48: The waste hierarchy is not carved in stone

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the Green Business Bible e-book:

OK the waste hierarchy says minimisation is better than recycling, but minimising a large waste stream by a small amount is pointless if it makes recycling the rest uneconomic. The waste hierarchy is just a rule of thumb - apply common sense at all times.

Labels: recycling, site waste management plan, tips, waste hierarchy

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Monday, 9 March 2009

Weekly Tip(s) #47: Design it out

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the Green Business Bible e-book:

Design out environmental problems - McDonough and Braungart have a neat little saying:
“Take the filters out of the pipes and put them where they belong - in the designers’ heads.”

Labels: design, tips, toxic

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Monday, 2 March 2009

Weekly Tip(s) #46: Biofuel Rule of Thumb

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the Green Business Bible e-book:

There is much debate at present over the sustainability of biofuels, but a simple rule of thumb is:

• Biofuels from crops are currently considered unsustainable;

• Biofuels from waste products (eg used cooking oil, agricultural waste) are considered sustainable.

Labels: biofuel, green business bible, tips

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Tuesday, 24 February 2009

Weekly Tip(s) #45: Beware of the Sharks

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the Green Business Bible e-book:

Beware. There is a small but significant number of sharks out there trying to sell immature or ineffective technologies. This is the case in any economic bubble, but the green imperative has provided additional sentimental weak points for the unscrupulous to exploit. I have personally met several of these crooks in my time and I suggest you keep an eye out. A con man’s business is to trick people so be careful -before parting with hard cash, always ask for references (and follow them up), do a credit check and maintain a healthy cynicism.

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Monday, 16 February 2009

Weekly Tip(s) #44: Maintain your maintenance

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the Green Business Bible e-book:

Maintain your equipment and plant properly. I've lost count of the number of times I've pointed out the thousands (or tens of thousands) of pounds that a company is wasting in energy and waste costs through bad maintenance, only to be told "We don't have the budget". Sort it out!

Labels: maintenance, tips

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Monday, 9 February 2009

Weekly Tip(s) #43: The Don'ts of Green Claims

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the Green Business Bible e-book:

Avoid the following while making green claims:

Lying: don’t be tempted.
Manipulating life cycle data: WYGIWYN - the What You Get Is What You Need syndrome.
Selective reporting: OK, so your new product may be made from 100% recycled material, but if it is also highly toxic, it would be a bit naughty to suggest it is ‘green’.
Irrelevance: stating CFC-free on a product which is never likely to contain CFCs.
Overstating the case: Shell recently got in trouble with the Advertising Standards Agency for implying that all of their CO2 emissions were used to grow flowers when only 0.325% were used in this way.
Being vague: simply saying you are green is not good enough. Prove it!

Labels: green claims, green marketing, tips

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Monday, 2 February 2009

Weekly Tip #42: water recycling

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the Green Business Bible e-book:

Use rainwater harvesting for a sustainable source of water but avoid grey-water recycling until technology improves.

Grey water-recycling is the use of water from sinks, showers and baths, although many people use the term erroneously when they mean rainwater harvesting. The main problem with recycling grey-water is the other material (eg soap and faecal matter) that comes with it which can cause odours, safety issues and other problems.

Labels: tips, water conservation

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Monday, 26 January 2009

Weekly Tip #41: Avoid the cliches

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the Green Business Bible e-book:

Eco-clichés turn people off - particularly cynics. Personally I never want to see a picture of hands cupping a sapling ever again. Find a stronger brand for your green communications - and one with a spark of originality.

Labels: cliches, communications, tips

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Monday, 19 January 2009

Weekly Tip #40: Parking

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the Green Business Bible e-book:

Manage on-site parking to encourage greener forms of commuting - ideas include:

Putting covered cycle racks near the front door.
Limiting parking permits: a fair and transparent method of allocating permits based on need rather than seniority is required to avoid staff insurrection;
Paying extra to those who do not take a permit;
Charging daily parking charges can give staff more flexibility than permits. For example an employee may use the bus most days, but needs to use a car one day a week for the school run.

Labels: green travel planning, parking, tips

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Monday, 12 January 2009

Weekly Tip #39: Watch your tone

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the Green Business Bible e-book:

Match the tone of your internal and external green communications to the culture of your business. If your's is a funky place to work, be fun and 'more stilettos than sandals', but if you are a traditional manufacturer in an engineering supply chain, be practical and technical. You'll find it easier to get others on board if you speak their language.

Labels: communications, tips

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Tuesday, 16 December 2008

Weekly Tip #38: Motors

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the Green Business Bible e-book:

Motors are responsible for a 64% of industrial electricity demand (source Carbon Trust) so they should form a key priority of any manufacturers' energy efficiency campaign:

Implement an upgrade plan for motors, and always buy the most efficient model as any additional cost will be paid back very quickly in most cases.
Install Variable Speed Drive motors where appropriate eg rather than constantly pumping a fluid against a valve.

Labels: energy efficiency, motors, tips

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Monday, 8 December 2008

Weekly Tip #37: Managing Expectations

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the Green Business Bible e-book:

One trap that many fall into when working with stakeholders is to raise expectations too high. If stakeholders start to believe that they have ultimate say, they will get very angry if and when they are told they can’t have what they want. Tell them clearly:

We are listening to you, but at the end of the day we have to make the decisions, and sometimes we will disagree.

Labels: green business bible, stakeholders, tips

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Monday, 1 December 2008

Weekly Tip #36: Black & Grey Lists

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the Green Business Bible e-book:

Develop ‘grey’ and ‘black’ lists for your business to filter out materials and chemicals which are not ‘safe’. Black list substances should never be purchased and those on the grey list should only be used where no alternative exits. Black and grey lists are highly industry specific, so you will need to research toxic materials in your business and determine which can and can’t be replaced.

Labels: green procurement, tips, toxic

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Monday, 24 November 2008

Weekly Tip #35: Overcoming internal resistance

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the Green Business Bible e-book:

If key individuals in your organisation think that the environment is only for be-sandaled tree huggers, then don’t panic, you just have to take another tack. Don’t mention the environment. Ever. Instead you need to talk in purely business terms such as:
• “Do you know that we are wasting £20 000 on energy every year?”
• “Have you seen how much they’re charging us for Hazardous Waste? Do you think it’s time to phase out hazardous materials?”
• “Our biggest client has just sent a supplier’s questionnaire asking for our environmental policy.”
• “The Environment Agency are here and they want to talk to you.”

Labels: green business bible, tips

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Monday, 17 November 2008

Weekly Tip #34: Blowing in the wind

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:

Wind is currently the most cost effective source of renewable energy, but you should tackle planning permission and community concerns on wind before investment. The small microturbines are useless in urban environments.

Labels: renewable energy, tips, wind turbines

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Monday, 10 November 2008

Weekly Tip #33: Green driving

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:

Train staff on fuel efficient driving techniques - the Department of Transport claims an average of 14 per cent fuel consumption improvement in its Safe and Fuel Efficient Drivers (SAFED) scheme which trained van drivers in good driving practice. In turn this resulted in an average £500.00 saving per vehicle per year.

Labels: driving, fuel consumption, tips

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Wednesday, 5 November 2008

Weekly Tip #32: Back up your claims

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:

The worst kind of greenwash is the vague 'kind to the planet' type statement. If you want to present yourself as green, you must back up your claims. Your website is the ideal place for publishing data to back up slogans made elsewhere.

Labels: green marketing, greenwashing, tips

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Tuesday, 28 October 2008

Weekly Tip #31: Work with your suppliers

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:

Work with your suppliers to match specification to your needs - this can reduce waste and energy consumption at both ends. I have given the example before of Walkers' Crisps who found that their potato suppliers were keeping their product hydrated (requiring energy) which was not only unnecessary but required even more energy to fry than if they had simply done nothing.

Labels: supply chain, tips

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Monday, 13 October 2008

Weekly Tip #30: Tackle fear of the dark

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:

Windowless rooms (eg stores, washrooms and kitchens) are often left lit when unused - I've never worked out whether it's due to laziness or fear of the dark. This can be tackled either by providing some natural light where possible (eg by putting in some glass bricks, a skylight or a light tube), and/or installing automatic controls to switch the lights off when the room is unoccupied.

Labels: lighting, tips

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Monday, 6 October 2008

Weekly Tip #29: Bund care

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:

Bunds* are an essential part of pollution incident prevention - here are two bunding tips:

Check bunds are water tight; people have a nasty habit of knocking a hole in the side to let rainwater out;
Check that nozzles and pipes do not reach over the sides of bunds at ground level – a passing vehicle could knock them off.

* enclosed areas which contain spillages and leaks, usually found under tanks of oil or other hazardous materials

Labels: bunds, pollution prevention, tips

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Monday, 29 September 2008

Weekly Tip #28: Measure your baseline

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:

Measuring and understanding your baseline is the essential first step in greening an existing business. The information will:

• Give you an understanding of what the big issues are;
• Inform the development of your environmental vision and policy;
• Help you identify some early quick wins and create momentum.

Labels: baseline, measurement, tips

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Monday, 22 September 2008

Weekly Tip #27: Feedback

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:

You can't visit a major industrial site without being confronted with a huge sign telling you how long it's been since the last incident. Why not take a leaf out of their book and provide continuous feedback on environmental performance? You can use display screens, your intranet or plain old graphs on a notice board near the water cooler or any other suitable media - just keep it simple and clear.

Labels: feedback, staff engagement, tips

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Monday, 11 August 2008

Weekly Tip #26: Loosen the purse strings

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:

Provide a small fund (say £100 a year per employee) for any member of staff to implement a green idea. Most won't take it up, but it will give some freedom for those who are interested to act.

Labels: staff engagement, tips

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Monday, 4 August 2008

Weekly Tip #25: EMS - don't run before you can walk

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:

When implementing an Environmental Management System like ISO14001, get the system up and running before going for accreditation. This will help ensure that the system is designed for you and works with your other systems.

Labels: environmental management systems, tips

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Monday, 28 July 2008

Weekly Tip #24: Be careful with the B2B market

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:

Don't overestimate the demand for green products in businesses - buyers are risk adverse and may see green=shoddy. Focus first on business benefits such as reduced costs.

Labels: green marketing, tips

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Monday, 21 July 2008

Weekly Tip #23: Look around (and steal other people's ideas!)

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book*:

When looking for innovative environmental solutions, look at how businesses in completely different sectors use technology. You may find an approach that no-one has ever applied to your line of business. Most 'innovation' is from this kind of cross-fertilisation - James Dyson got the idea of putting a cyclone in a vacuum cleaner from the air purification system in a saw mill.

Labels: cleaner production, tips

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Monday, 14 July 2008

Weekly Tip #22: How many of your staff know how a thermostat works?

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book*:

If you're reading this, you probably know that a room thermostat sets the target temperature for a room and that turning it up doesn't heat the room any quicker. But do your staff know this? I bet they don't - teach 'em!

Labels: energy efficiency, thermostat, tips

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Monday, 7 July 2008

Weekly Tip #21: Use the Terra Infirma Brainstorming Tool

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book*:

If you want to do effective brainstorming, then use the Terra Infirma Brainstorming Tool. You can see it in the latest edition of the Low Carbon Agenda along with instructions. It is set up for Carbon Emissions, but substitute 'Waste' or a more specific problem eg 'Product Loss in Goods Out' and it's hot to trot for any environmental issue. You can also use it for other applications, even frying an egg.

* It really is very nearly ready. Honest!

Labels: brainstorming, low carbon agenda, tips

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Monday, 30 June 2008

Weekly Tip #20: with waste, start at the end

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:

When carrying out a waste minimisation exercise, focus your attention on the end of the process. This is where your product has most added value - I've seen finished high-value products ranging from furniture through lubricants to pharmaceuticals destroyed after a lot of time and money has been invested in making them, and before they can be sold to customers to realise that value. Packing machines and fork lift drivers are the main culprits...

Labels: tips, waste minimisation

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Monday, 23 June 2008

Weekly Tip #19: Buy holes, not drills

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:

Slightly obscure title, but it refers to the fact that when you buy a drill, what you are actually after is the holes it will produce, not the drill itself.

So, for example, instead of buying solvent, you can buy solvent services: provision, monitoring and disposal/recycling. The environmental difference is that the provider and you have the same interest: more service, less material, less waste, compared to the straight 'buy a product' scenario where the more you waste, the more profit they get. You can do this with anything from transport to carpets.

The technical term for this is a 'product service system'.

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Monday, 16 June 2008

Weekly Tip #18: Waste Not, Hand Out Nowt

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:

Use overhead projectors and powerpoint at meetings to present data rather than handouts. Make the presentations available on-line instead using an intranet or similar.

Another tip next Monday.

Labels: paper, tips, waste minimisation

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Monday, 9 June 2008

Weekly Tip #17: Working from Home

This is one of a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:

Many businesses are too scared to let their staff work out of sight, but working from home is eco-friendly. The Department for Transport estimates that teleworkers working at home reduce their mileage between 48-77% on teleworking days and 11 to 19% overall. Flexible working allows you to cut office space, which cuts heating, cooling and lighting costs and associated emissions.

I wrote a longer article on this for Management Issues.

Another tip next Monday!

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Monday, 2 June 2008

Weekly Tip #16: My favourite slogan

This is the sixteenth in a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:

Treat the word ‘waste’ as a verb, never a noun!

Material, water and energy is wasted, not 'waste'.

But be careful as, to the Environment Agency and the judiciary, waste is waste is waste.

Another tip next Monday!

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Tuesday, 27 May 2008

Weekly Tip #15: Cold Comfort

This is the fifteenth in a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:

If you have cold rooms/refrigerators, make sure doors are alarmed so staff are alerted if they are left open. You can also improve the efficiency of refrigeration compressors and get free hot water with a simple heat exchanger.

Another tip next Monday!

Labels: refrigeration, tips, waste heat recovery

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Monday, 12 May 2008

Weekly Tip #14: Down the drain...

This is the fourteenth in a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:

To avoid the risk of pollution incidences, map and understand your on-site drainage. Make sure all drains are colour coded: blue for surface water and red for the sewer is a standard approach;

Another tip next Monday!

Labels: drains, risk, tips, water pollution

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Tuesday, 6 May 2008

Weekly Tip #13: In the bathroom

This is the thirteenth in a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:

Toilets/washrooms are a big contributors to your environmental footprint. Lights get left on, taps drip and urinals flush through the night. Install efficient lighting with timer controls, low flow toilets, waterfree or 'intelligent' urinals, and put push taps on your sinks.

Another tip next Monday!

Labels: bathroom, energy efficiency, tips, water conservation

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Monday, 28 April 2008

Weekly Tip #12: Last Rinse = First Wash Next time

This is the twelfth in a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:

If you're a business which does a lot of washing (food, pharmaceuticals etc), why not keep the last rinse water from each wash to use for the first wash the next time around? You'll save on water and effluent costs.

Another tip next Monday!

Labels: tips, water conservation

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Monday, 21 April 2008

Weekly Tip #11: Green Marketing

This is the eleventh in a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:

When promoting green products to a mass market, resist the temptation to go overboard on the ‘green look’. Focus on cost & performance benefits first, environmental performance second, and use third party accreditation where possible for those green claims.

Another tip next Monday!

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Monday, 14 April 2008

Weekly Tip #10: The Toddler Test

This is the tenth in a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:

Go through everything your business does - every process and activity - and apply "The Toddler Test" to each part of it. That is, keep asking 'why?' until you can no longer answer. This will help identify any wasteful and unnecessary processes that can be eliminated saving money and physical resources.

Another tip next Monday!

Labels: planning, tips

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Monday, 7 April 2008

Weekly Tip #9: Compressed Air

This is the ninth in a new series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:

If you have compressed air on site, buy an ultrasonic leak detector. It will cost a couple of hundred quid max and, providing you use it regularly, will save you many times that every year. One small leak could be costing you £600pa and most factories I visit have plenty of them.

Another tip next Monday!

Labels: compressed air, leaks, tips

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Monday, 31 March 2008

Tip of the Week #8: Staff Committees

This is the eighth in a new series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:

It is well understood that cultural change is vital to any sort of business improvement. Why not go beyond the usual training/awareness sessions and set up a staff committee to scrutinise every element of your business for environmental improvements?

Another tip next Monday!

Labels: staff engagement, tips

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Tuesday, 25 March 2008

Weekly Tip #7: Keep it short, stupid

This is the seventh in a new series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:

Save paper by discouraging epic reports. You don’t need a War and Peace-sized document to organise the coffee rota. There may be other benefits to your business too - Proctor & Gamble have famously used a one page memo format for decades and see it as a key factor in their business success.

Another tip next Monday!

Labels: one page memo, paper, proctor gamble, tips

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Monday, 17 March 2008

Weekly Tip #6: Don't flush money away

This is the sixth in a new series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:

Fitting simple water conservation devices in your washrooms can slash your water bills and can have a payback of less than 8 months.

Another tip next Monday!

Labels: tips, water conservation

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Monday, 10 March 2008

Weekly Tip #5: Walk the talk

This is the fifth in a new series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:

The environmental agenda is no different to any other leadership challenge - if you're the boss you must do as you say, walk the talk, and be consistent. Nothing will kill your staff morale or your public image more than hypocrisy. It doesn't matter if the right thing to do is difficult or inconvenient...

Another tip next Monday!

Labels: leadership, tips

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Monday, 3 March 2008

Weekly Tip #4: Reposition Your Bins

This is the fourth in a new series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:

It's always intrigued me that in offices we have a general waste bin by our desks and a recycling bin typically at the end of the corridor. Why not put a paper recycling bin by each desk and a general waste bin further away? Your used paper collection will soar as a result.

Another tip next Monday!

Labels: paper, recycling, tips

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Monday, 25 February 2008

Weekly Tip #3: Provide cycle facilities

This is the third in a new series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:

Many staff are put off cycling to work because of poor facilities. Decent covered cycle stands*, lockers and a shower will go a long way to help. You could also provide maps showing local cycle routes.

* Avoid the 'wheelbenders' that you put the front wheel of the bike into - their nick name says it all. 'Sheffield stands' - an inverted U - are best.

Another tip next Monday!

Labels: commuting, cycling, tips

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Monday, 18 February 2008

Weekly Tip #2: Don't sweat the little stuff

This is the second in a new series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:

I'm a great advocate of 80/20 thinking when it comes to measuring environmental performance. The uncertainties in the natural world and in the economy are so high that more precise analysis is a waste of time. Focus on the big impacts: space heating, air conditioning, compressed air, use of vehicles etc.

And don't forget the old farmers' saying: "a pig never got fat by weighing it".

Another tip next Monday!

Labels: measurement, tips

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Monday, 11 February 2008

Weekly Tip #1: Environmental Policy

This is the first in a new series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:

Before you write an environmental policy, collect plenty from other businesses to get some inspiration. Make sure you get policies in the same sector as you, and from businesses with the same ethos. Whatever you do, keep it to one side of A4. Any more is a strategy, not a policy.

Another tip next Monday!

Labels: green business bible, tips

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Weekly Tip(s) #48: The waste hierarchy is not carved in stone

Weekly Tip(s) #47: Design it out

Weekly Tip(s) #46: Biofuel Rule of Thumb

Weekly Tip(s) #45: Beware of the Sharks

Weekly Tip(s) #44: Maintain your maintenance

Weekly Tip(s) #43: The Don'ts of Green Claims

Weekly Tip #42: water recycling

Weekly Tip #41: Avoid the cliches

Weekly Tip #40: Parking

Weekly Tip #39: Watch your tone

Weekly Tip #38: Motors

Weekly Tip #37: Managing Expectations

Weekly Tip #36: Black & Grey Lists

Weekly Tip #35: Overcoming internal resistance

Weekly Tip #34: Blowing in the wind

Weekly Tip #33: Green driving

Weekly Tip #32: Back up your claims

Weekly Tip #31: Work with your suppliers

Weekly Tip #30: Tackle fear of the dark

Weekly Tip #29: Bund care

Weekly Tip #28: Measure your baseline

Weekly Tip #27: Feedback

Weekly Tip #26: Loosen the purse strings

Weekly Tip #25: EMS - don't run before you can walk

Weekly Tip #24: Be careful with the B2B market

Weekly Tip #23: Look around (and steal other people's ideas!)

Weekly Tip #22: How many of your staff know how a thermostat works?

Weekly Tip #21: Use the Terra Infirma Brainstorming Tool

Weekly Tip #20: with waste, start at the end

Weekly Tip #19: Buy holes, not drills

Weekly Tip #18: Waste Not, Hand Out Nowt

Weekly Tip #17: Working from Home

Weekly Tip #16: My favourite slogan

Weekly Tip #15: Cold Comfort

Weekly Tip #14: Down the drain...

Weekly Tip #13: In the bathroom

Weekly Tip #12: Last Rinse = First Wash Next time

Weekly Tip #11: Green Marketing

Weekly Tip #10: The Toddler Test

Weekly Tip #9: Compressed Air

Tip of the Week #8: Staff Committees

Weekly Tip #7: Keep it short, stupid

Weekly Tip #6: Don't flush money away

Weekly Tip #5: Walk the talk

Weekly Tip #4: Reposition Your Bins

Weekly Tip #3: Provide cycle facilities

Weekly Tip #2: Don't sweat the little stuff

Weekly Tip #1: Environmental Policy