The world's politicians will meet in Copenhagen today in an effort to create a binding agreement based on fixed carbon emissions targets. Even the Canadian government, which until recently defended flexible, intensity-based reductions targets(a weak position that would allow the western tar sands to grow by emitting less CO2 per barrel but more overall), now says it will argue in favour of binding emissions targets
So what does this mean for owners of small and medium organizations? ...
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Monday, December 7, 2009
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Can SME's be sustainable?
I'd say 50% of the people I talk to, mostly small business owners, ask this question based on two assumptions:
A) Small and medium-sized businesses don't have significant social or environmental footprints.
B) Most have neither the money nor the time to invest sustainability.
While it's true that the big boys have taken the initiative, SMEs have an incredible capacity to create meaningful change, by shear numbers alone. In Quebec for example, 85% of businesses are SME's, meaning that small actions can make a big difference when they add up.
Small and medium organizations actually have a much easier time going green for three reasons:
A) Small and medium-sized businesses don't have significant social or environmental footprints.
B) Most have neither the money nor the time to invest sustainability.
While it's true that the big boys have taken the initiative, SMEs have an incredible capacity to create meaningful change, by shear numbers alone. In Quebec for example, 85% of businesses are SME's, meaning that small actions can make a big difference when they add up.
Small and medium organizations actually have a much easier time going green for three reasons:
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