Green Business Practices

The following are some of the green business practices. We encourage companies to add any other green practices currently implemented if not listed below.

 

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Design for Environment 
Reducing the use of restricted substances and scarce natural resources   
Minimizing use of Toxic and hazardous materials for manufacturing   
Designing and developing environmental products   
Design for recycling (material selection to enable reuse, minimize toxicity, avoid plastic fillers),   
Design for disassembly (modular design, minimize weight, avoid adhesives, using fasteners etc)   
Design for energy efficiency (reduce pollution, lower consumption of natural resources, etc)   
Design for remanufacture (designing recyclable or renewable products, process or systems),    
Design for disposability (minimize disposal, limit contaminants etc)    
Implemented steps to maintain green supply chain    
Energy Efficiency 
Conserving energy    
Reducing utility cost.   
Recycling and Waste Reduction
Reduce usage (for administration & operations)   
Reuse practiced (day to day activities)   
Recycling encouraged and implemented   
Resource Conservation
minimizing use of scarce resources   
Recovery of re-usable resources from waste products,   
Using environmentally certified products   
Extended Producer Responsibility with suppliers   
Extended Producer Responsibility with customers   
Initiated actions that help in conserving/redusing water   
Packaging 
Use as little as possible on packaging materials   
Using of recycled materials for packaging   
Pollution Prevention 
Adopt technologies and materials that reduce air pollution   
Adopt technologies and materials that reduce waste-water   
Adopt technologies and materials to convert by-products that are hazardous into harmless and usage form   
Treatment of waste to reduce soil contamination   
Reducing the generation of both hazardous and radio-active waste   
Adopt technology and products to reduce noise pollution   
Transportation 
Arrange for carpooling   
Bi-cycle usage encouraged   
Pay for public transit passes   
Company transportation for employees    
Discounts/Free parking for hybrid/green vehicles   
Use of carbon credit offset programs   
Pay toll road fees if employees drive green vehicles   
Environmental Philanthropy
Providing funding for environmental cause and research   
Involved in community programs   
Providing free educational/training environmental programs to the community   
Sponsor awards   
Access to environmental technology and engineering support   
Environmental Building Design 
Adopting policies, standards, encouraging compliance, accountability, transparency   
Effective communication with employees   
Publish/speak/communicate to general community   
Ethical Green Purchase  
Purchasing decisions made based on the following considerations:   
Ethical and environmental considerations.   
Check whether or not there is a recycling program for product   
Only purchase non-toxic materials   
Recycled products purchased whenever available.   
Minimal packaging a criterion in purchasing   
Long lasting products   
Materials made from renewable resources.   
Energy efficient products.   
Bulk purchases made whenever available.   
Purchase green products even if it is expensive.   
Preference given to local manufacturers followed by local suppliers.   
Regulatory Compliance  
Complied with all government regulations   
Voluntarily set higher standards though not mandatory regulations   

Others:

Waste - energy conversion implemented

Sponsor community involved green activities and events 

Please list any other practice not mentioned above 

 

 

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