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November 6, 2013 By Jessica Watts 3 Comments

3 Reasons Going Green Can Benefit Your Business

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Don't forget to recycle!The main reason to go green is to do your bit for the environment. However, if you run a business, going green can lead to numerous additional benefits. Here are three of the most important that you can take advantage of by improving your green credentials.

1. Save Money

Going green can be a great way to improve your bottom line. By making more effort to turn off lights and computers, using a fan instead of air conditioning and printing less paper, you can cut down on energy, paper and ink costs.

There are many other ways to save money. You could hold video meetings online rather than travelling large distances to sit in the same room, for example. You could fit all of your lights with energy-saving bulbs. You could refill your ink cartridges rather than buying new ones and cut down on waste.

These can all help to lower operating costs, and many businesses are already taking advantage of them. For example, professionals such as Avi Wazana have adopted a number of recycling and waste prevention initiatives and have enjoyed numerous financial benefits as a result. There is no reason why you cannot do the same.

2. Improve Your Brand Image

Boosting your green credentials can significantly improve your public image. When you go green, you will come across as a company that cares, and this can help to attract customers who share your values. Being an environmentally friendly business can also create some great PR opportunities, and you could find that it has a positive effect on business.

In addition to attraction more customers, you can also attract the best employees who want to work for a business that shares their own eco beliefs. Many employees will now choose to work for a company that shares their own values, so you can make sure that your green credentials help you to appeal to more people.

3. Give Back to the Community

Going green can be an excellent way for local businesses to give back to their communities. As a business, the initiatives that you introduce can make a larger impact than an individual could achieve.

For example, you could organize a recycling awareness campaign in your local area, or support local eco events. Not only will this have a direct impact on the community, but it will also provide your business with some outstanding PR and can be a very effective way to improve customer loyalty.

Improve Your Green Initiatives

There are changes that you can make today that will have an immediate impact on your business, and changes that you can start to implement today that you will be able to benefit from in the long term. If you would like to run your business in a more environmentally sustainable way, start looking into ways that your business can go green today and enjoy all of the benefits that it can bring.

Anthony Jensen has been in business for many years. He enjoys tracking emerging trends, particularly eco-friendly strategies and how they work in practice.

Filed Under: Green Your Business, Guest Post

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