Comments on: What Makes a Business Green?

By: Web Design Finland

Web Design Finland — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:59:37 +0000

I think it pretty much goes hand in hand with Public Relations. But nice post, thanks for posting.

By: Green home business

Green home business — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:14:57 +0000

I love your article and the spin you put on green,I totally agree. Emothional environment is huge. I think the green concepts in many ways is top of the period, Maslow, I mean. I’ve owned and ran two companies that had terrible emotional environment or whatever a guy could call it. Being part of the solution is green whether it is green or not.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:33:04 +0000

This was a GREAT article, and it certainly deserves to be shared. It’s too easy to capitalize on a fad and turn a profit. The companines that live the message AND sell resources to share in the message are the ones that are valuable.

I hope you won’t object that I directed my readers to this blog post in my recent entry: http://shopforthegood.blogspot.com/2008/08/green-is-goodwhen-its-really-green.html

I’d like everyone to hear your message and see your website.

By: Pays to live green

Pays to live green — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:53:16 +0000

I have to agree with ZaggedEdge. Most companies market themselves as being green, but are usually not. Organic is one of those terms now that is just thrown around and not really used properly. I would rather buy locally grown produce that may not fully be organic and know how they grew it, than buy something at the grocery store just because it says organic.

By: ZaggedEdge

ZaggedEdge — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:40:11 +0000

3/4 of the companies that say their green are full of it. Most of it is PR bull.

By: Helen Lucius

Helen Lucius — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:39:52 +0000

You are so right when you describe this. I have found the business that does exactly what you describe. When I read your blog, I thought you were advertising that business! I was surprised when I couldn’t find the advertisment. Excellent post. It is more than just building houses, or what we eat, or in whether we use paper or plastic or neither. It is also in what types of chemicals we choose to put in our house, how we treat each other and build each other up or tear each other down. If a corporation can achieve that, they are really doing something to help to planet and people’s lives in general. What I don’t understand is when there is a company doing that why it is not bigger news! Check out http://www.melaleuca.com/ and my website hometeamfreedom.com/serendipity for more information.

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:45:45 +0000

It’s good that you bring this up, because we always learn a little more in the follow-up comments.

I hadn’t even thought about aluminum foil; what else am I missing, LOL?

By: Jon Watson

Jon Watson — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:21:51 +0000

Taking my company in the green direction has been a very challenging process; not only do I have to convince our employees to begin “thinking green”, but I need to make sure we’re doing it for the right reason! In a small company with twelve employees it’s important (in my opinion) to maintain our integrity in this matter. We need to be doing it because it’s the right thing to do, and if it brings us more business…well, that’s just a benefit! It is certainly a process though. It takes more than just paying some company money to theoretically offset your carbon footprint… you really have to adopt a new corporate lifestyle.