How To Make Your Business Greener
“Dear EarthTalk: I own a small business and would like to do what I can to minimize its impact on the environment. Can you help me? – Jacob Levinson, New York, NY”
“Westport, CT – infoZine – E/The Environmental Magazine – There are many ways to green up any business, large or small—and an added benefit might just be saving money. Just like individuals, businesses can measure their carbon footprints to get a sense of where they are starting from and to get some initial ideas of areas to focus on to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offers a free ‘Simplified GHG [greenhouse gas] Emissions Calculator’ to help small businesses get started. Another option is to enroll in TerraPass’s “Carbon Balanced Business” program, which helps commercial entities measure and then offset the greenhouse gas emissions they are responsible for generating.”
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