S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y
changes must be made. Meanwhile, it has been concluded that SMEs don’t feel confident enough to pursue greener agendas; they simply don’t understand how their businesses can become more sustainable. As it’s been found that 51% of businesses lack critical information regarding how efficient methods can be developed and maintained, this failure becomes more understandable. To help you better understand how your business can successfully con68
sider the environment, encouraging others to follow suit, here are nine ways that companies can better consider the environment.
like to become more sustainable, for example by saving water or reducing
1. SET A MISSION STATEMENT
waste and incorporate your revised
If you want to determine whether a
values, creating a short, concise mis-
company is excelling sustainably,
sion statement which reflects your
then the first thing to check is its
green priorities.
mission statement. As a compilation of guiding principles, mission state-
2. BE MINDFUL OF YOUR ENERGY USAGE
ments encompass the organisation’s
There are many ways by which you
values and goals.
can become more energy efficient,
Any company hoping to improve its
having a positive impact on the
sustainability efforts ought to incor-
environment in turn. For example,
porate this into its mission statement.
you can use alternative energy
Discuss with your team how you’d
resources; solar and wind power
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