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Title: Green Business is Good Business


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Green Business is Good Business
  • Were in Business to Make Money
  • And thats okay!
  • What are the two ways we make money in business?

2
Buck Background
  • Naval Officer
  • Mom
  • PTA President
  • Founder, Go Green Initiative
  • Concern for childrens health, now in the
    future
  • Desire to teach kids good environmental behavior
  • Create change without legislation/taxation no
    government impact

3
Measurable Impactof the GGI 2005-2007
  • Go Green schools avoided the use of
  • 44 billion BTUs of energy use
  • 2,604 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions
  • 18,606,000 gallons of water
  • 1 million gallons of oil
  • 9,653 cubic yards of landfill space, due to paper
    recycling alone

4
It Doesnt Have to Be About Climate Change
  • Basis for Effective Public Policy
  • Pres. Bushs American Competitiveness Initiative
  • Expand investment in research
  • Strengthen math and science education
  • Make RD tax credit permanent
  • Appreciation for nature
  • Preservation of national treasures
  • Natural resources viewed as foundation of economy
    and stable standard of living
  • Waste notwant not

5
Why Should We Care?
  • More people fewer natural resources
  • Health risks
  • It costs a lot to waste
  • High standard of living for posterity
  • National security
  • Global competitiveness - CHINA

6
Green Business is Good Business
  • Pre-empt Government Regulation
  • Cost Avoidance
  • Customer Expectation
  • B2B
  • Employee Expectation/Retention
  • Gen Y workers prefer companies who share their
    values

7
IEEEs Current Role
  • Leading developer of international standards in
    Diverse Fields
  • Power Energy
  • IT
  • Telecommunications
  • Transportation
  • Medical Healthcare
  • New emerging fields, such as nanotechnology,
    cybersecurity, information assurance and GREEN
    TECHNOLOGY

8
IEEEs Role in the Future
  • Incorporate GREEN TECHONOLOGY into every field,
    discipline and standard

9
What is Green Business?
IntraClimate
Conserve Natural Resources
  • Consider Environmental Impact of all Processes
  • Good Corporate Citizenship
  • Healthy work space
  • Opportunities for partnerships outside the norm
  • Competitive Edge

Healthy Community
Profitability through Sustainability
Healthy Alliances
Healthy Workplace
InterClimate
Reduce Carbon Footprint
Healthy Enterprise
10
Intra-ClimateExternal Environmental Impact
  • Strategic Partnerships
  • Government Relations
  • Statutory Compliance
  • Public Relations Media Outreach

11
Conserving Natural Resources
  • Waste Reduction
  • Energy Conservation
  • Green Purchasing
  • Alternative Fuel Vehicles
  • Public Transportation Programs

12
One Example of Waste Reductionwww.egnyte.com
  • Egnyte
  • On Demand File Server on the Web
  • Store all files and access securely
  • Real-Time Indexing
  • Search for files using keywords or partial file
    names
  • Desktop Access
  • No need to learn any new interface
  • Access all documents via My Computer on Windows
    or Finder on Mac
  • Automatic Versioning
  • Lightweight version management without the
    explicit check in/check out as you have code files

13
Inter-ClimateInternal Environmental Impact
  • LEED Certification
  • Green Cleaning
  • Reduce Worker Absenteeism
  • Training Education

14
Reduce Carbon Footprint
  • Quantify carbon footprint
  • Utility
  • Water
  • Waste Hauling
  • Vehicles
  • Recycling
  • Alternative Energy Use
  • Vehicle Conversion
  • Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

15
Good Green Corporate Policy
  • Evaluate the Environmental Impact of all
    activities
  • Quantify Publicize give company bragging
    rights about why you deserve patronage
  • Examples of Green behavior
  • Green building
  • Energy conservation/alternatives
  • Recycling
  • Composting
  • Purchasing
  • Waste Reduction
  • Low Emission Vehicles
  • Integrated Pest Management
  • Air Quality etc.

16
Steps to Going Green
  • Evaluate your current Environmental Footprint
  • Set goals and explain them to workforce and the
    public
  • WIIFM for community (health, jobs, resource
    conservation, standard of living)
  • Measure success
  • Reward achievement and initiative
  • PUBLICIZE! Show evidence to convict you that
    you are a Green company
  • Become your industrys leader in Green
  • Encourage your B2B partners to Go Green
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