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BOOKS TO GREEN YOUR LIFE |
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Greening Your Business
Author(s): Riley, Trish | Gadonniex, Heather
ISBN: 1592578853
ISBN-13: 9781592578856
Dewey Decimal: 658
Pages: 336
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Alpha Books
Dimensions: 235mm x 191mm x 20mm
Year: 2009
Language: English
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Green is the color of money!
Businesses are always looking to increase profitability and market share. With rising costs of fuel and consumers targeting environmentally-responsible companies to patronize, businesses have jumped on the green initiative and reaped the financial benefits. The Complete Idiots Guide to Greening Your Business provides the most up-to-date, concrete, and practical steps for readers to follow to get rich by going green.
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Greening Your Business provides up-to-date, practical steps needed to make money by going green. Readers will learn how to:
- Set practical, achievable goals for the right green initiative
- Streamline operations
- Save commuting time and office overhead
- Cut fuel and energy costs
- Understand carbon credits and their value
- Make products greener
- Green manufacturing, packaging, and shipping
- Use paperless marketing programs
- Increase Sales
- Increase Productivity
- Reduce Costs
- Increase Customer Retention
- Feel Good
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About the Authors:
Heather Gadonniex, LEED AP has been entrenched in the green business and green building marketplace, working in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors, for nearly a decade. She is the co-founder of Green it Group, and focuses on sustainable business strategy, green building, and green marketing. Heather is passionate about using LCA and correct metrics to create credible green stories. Prior to founding Green it Group, Gadonniex served as the Sustainability and Marketing Director for Timbron International, where she incorporated a complete corporate social responsibility platform into Timbron’s business model. As a result, Timbron won two awards for their efforts in Social Sustainability and the Environmental Building News 2006 Top Ten Green Building Product Award.
Previous to Timbron, Gadonniex worked for Conservation Consultants, Inc. and The Green Building Alliance where she spent time educating the public on sustainability and green building, and implementing the LEED rating system. In April 2002, she co-organized the first Sustainability Summit at the University of Pittsburgh, highlighting the topics of corporate accountability, energy security, and green building. She holds a BA in Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development from the University of Pittsburgh, and is a Built Green certified green building professional and a LEED AP.
Trish Riley is an award-winning environmental journalist and author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Green Living (SEE BELOW). Her work has been published in many publications, including Hemispheres, The Miami Herald, South Florida Business Journal, Sam’s Club Source, Subaru Drive, Natural Health, Natural Home, and E/The Environmental Magazine. She serves on the board of directors for American Society of Journalists and Authors and is a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists. She is founder of www.GoGreenGift.com and co-founder of http://www.GoGreenNation.org.
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Green Living
Author(s): Riley, Trish
IPublished: 9 October 2007
Format: Paperback , 352 pages
RRP: $29.95
ISBN-13: 9781592576623
Imprint: Alpha
Publisher: Penguin Group |
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The road to Living Green
For those that need a little help in getting started on the 'road to green', check out The Complete Idiot's Guide to Green Living by Trish Riley.
Increasing awareness and concern over global warming is leading many to seek opportunities to do more to improve environmental conditions and be more responsible and careful consumers of our natural resources. It's not just recycling now. People want to know what they can do to live sustainable lives. What changes do they need to make as consumers and citizens? What are the relative impacts of the changes-that is, which will have the greater impact? They've made up their minds that green living is their goal, so they're not asking for a sermon. They just want simple, how-to facts. Trish's book shows readers the steps they can take to make a difference in the world environment and just what it takes to live green. |
Trish Riley is an award-winning environmental journalist and co-author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Green Your Business. Her work has been published in many publications, including Hemispheres, The Miami Herald, South Florida Business Journal, Sam’s Club Source, Subaru Drive, Natural Health, Natural Home, and E/The Environmental Magazine. She serves on the board of directors for American Society of Journalists and Authors and is a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists. She is founder of www.GoGreenGift.com and co-founder of http://www.GoGreenNation.org.
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Your Eco Handbook
Authors: Grahame Barrett, Paul Payten & Steve Goldsmith
ISBN: 9781921190858
ISBN-10: 192119085X
Publisher: John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd
Format: Paperback Book
Pages: 120
Language: English |
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Achieving a Sustainable Future
Nurturing our environment, reducing global warming and achieving a sustainable future have been growing topics of concern for us all. There is a growing understanding of the problems and the solutions. But the real and powerful choice for nurturing our environment, to achieving a sustainable future, is mine and yours.
Your Eco Handbook takes a commonsense look at the debate about Climate Change, Global Warming and a sustainable future.
This practical guide is easy to follow, gives simple ways to how all of us can help save our world, at home and at work...
Topics include cars, heating, bikes, cooling, water, waste, ewaste, superannuation investment and health. Fundamentally its about small changes making a big difference.
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About the authors
Grahame Barrett is a consultant and mentor, with special interests in sustainability, leadership, strategy facilitation, human, organisational and relationship capital management, change management and mentoring.
Paul Payten is an associate of the national consultancy EcoSTEPS - Sustainability Partner, and in his own business GEENI (Global Ecology and Educational Networking Interface). His focus is on effectively relating to others while working with government, corporate and community environments.
Steve Goldsmith is a graphic designer with a background in architecture. A qualified psychotherapist, he also supports green projects and is assisting two organisations that offer leadership training and conflict resolution work in Africa.
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