Seven Keys To A Sustainable Home Business

You've heard all the talk about it. Seems like everywhere you turn, there's someone else pleading for you to 'Go Green'. You may even know what it means to recycle, reduce and reuse. But how much do you really know about what it means to operate your home business in an eco-effiecient manner? What does it really mean to live and operate an eco-friendly and sustainable home business? For starters, let's talk about sustainability and what it means, then will take a close look a the seven key principles to operating a sustainable home business.

What is a Sustainable Home Business?

While nailing down one single accepted definition to the concept of sustainability may prove to be a challenge, perhaps the best definition when speaking in regards to business would be: development that utilizes tools, supplies and strategies that protect and enhance the earth's natural resources and diverse eco-systems so as to meet the social and economic needs of the present, without compromising the ability to meet the needs of the future.

Simply stated, a sustainable business remains focused on the people, the planet, and the profits. A sustainable business takes into account its actions and looks for ways minimize its' impact of the future. By remaining in tune with the environment, and looking to benefit the community, customers, and employees around the business, a sustainable business will in turn see more profits.

Seven Keys to Consider for Your Sustainable Business

Key 1

Leadership: Does your business comply with and strive to exceed compliance with all applicable regulations. Do you share your practices with others, support and challenge stakeholders, suppliers and customer who are committed to sustainability.

Key 2

Education: Does your business educate those in your 'supply chain', your stakeholders and youth about your sustainability practices and involve them in minimizing the life-cycle, social and environmental impacts of your products and services. Do you also challenge your employees to make decisions both at work and at home to promote sustainable practices.

Key 3

Save Energy: Does your business conserve energy, obtain some of its electricity from a renewable resource and/or uses energy efficiently in lighting, heating, cooling, travel, and equipment use.

Key 4

Save Water: Does your business avoid wasting water by using it efficiently, utilizing low-flow devices, and preserve water quality by reducing discharges to water sources.

Key 5

Avoid Waste and Pollutions: Does your business develop and implement comprehensive practices that prevent pollution and waste of materials and natural resources.

Key 6

Community Involvment: Is your business either locally owned or is it substantially involved in your community, providing financial support and utilizing local materials and services.

Key 7

Working Conditions: Does your business exceed requirements for livable wages and benefits, safe and healthy workplace, and other benefits such as health care -- for your employees and throughout your 'supply chain'.

Even if you were only able to answer yes to a few of these questions, you're well on the way to becoming a more sustainable home business if you can keep these in focus. Hopefully, this will serve to give you a better understanding of what it means to be sustainable. It seems apparent that anyone or any business can find themselves at varying degrees of sustainability. Perhaps you will use these 7 Keys to help your home business find ways to reach a higher level of sustainability.

As founding member of the Pikes Peak Green Team and active member of the Pikes Peak Sustainable Business Network, Mitchell strives to find ways to live and work in a sustainable manner. As the owner of a lucrative, Eco-friendly Online home business, Mitchell takes an active role in spreading the concept of sustainability to all he works with. He is a business coach and personal mentor assisting other serious Network Marketers in building lucrative and sustainable online businesses with multiple income streams.

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