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Your Pet and Your Planet

Sustainability Consulting

From biodegradable toys to sustainable food and treats, the market for eco-friendly pet products is growing. When choosing to purchase food or other items for your pet, look to see if the brand uses natural, non-GMO, ethically-sourced ingredients. This article is a great resource for more information.

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What Is A Green Procurement Policy?

Green Business Bureau

Providing detailed information on your GPP requirements and product standards makes it easy for your business to make credible green purchases quickly and confidently. Choose certified eco-friendly products made from 100% biodegradable, compostable, or post-consumer content and those that do not include caustic or toxic chemicals.

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Green Your Workplace With These Eco-Friendly Office Products and Supplies

Green Business Bureau

While most companies have converted to digital means of sending and storing information, many businesses still need paper and printing. And when it comes to buying coffee, the life-giving bean juice that we all love, you should always look for ethical brands with the Fair Trade label. Eco-Friendly Office Supplies.

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Top Marketing Strategies for Sustainable Businesses

The Environmental Blog

It is beyond selling because you provide solutions to your customers while taking into consideration the ecological orientation and ethical business process. Here are some examples: Distributing eco-friendly handouts using biodegradable alternatives without using plastics. Promoting the responsible use of products and proper disposal.

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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

Green Business Bureau

Eco-Friendly, Ethically-Sourced Building Materials. Cascade Steel also commits to ethical sourcing and conflict-free metals , fully disclosing that their products are derived solely from recycled or scrap sources. Its biodegradability, durability and high capacity for storing carbon makes hemp a promising green building material.

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These shoes are made in the world’s only entirely vegan factory

AGreenLiving

Related: 77-year-old launches waterproof hemp shoe company Grounded People shoes are almost entirely hand-crafted by artisans out of ethically-sourced, recycled and un-dyed cotton canvas uppers and linings. There is a biodegradable non-toxic foam insole and a natural latex rubber outsole.

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Style & Sustainability: Eco-Friendly Decor Tips to Upgrade Your Space

Green Business Bureau

You can Google “hazardous waste collection” with your city and state to find more information about local disposal centers. Beyond offering comfort and beauty, cotton, linen, and wool fabrics often use fewer (or no) chemicals in production than synthetic options and biodegrade more naturally over time. . – Green Business Bureau.