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The Impact of Chemicals in Everyday Products: How to Choose Non-Toxic Alternatives

The Environmental Blog

Here are some valuable tips for choosing non-toxic alternatives: Read Labels and Research Ingredients: Become an informed consumer by reading product labels and researching the ingredients used. Avoid products with flame-retardant coatings and plastic-based materials.

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How To Incorporate Sustainable Materials Into Your Everyday Life

The Environmental Blog

SCS Global Services, standing for Scientific Certification Systems, provides consumers with the tell-all sign on whether or not a company has ethically reached proper product evaluation upon their use of recycled materials. There are numerous ways to work towards this goal.

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Using Technology to Make Your Company More Efficient and More Sustainable

The Environmental Blog

However, sustainability is much more than an ethical prerogative. Consumers in the information age are increasingly aware of where their products and services originate. First and foremost, responsible industries consider how their business impacts the environment, society, and the world around them.

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Supply Chain Sustainability: Your 20-Tip Guide to Creating A Sustainable Supply Chain

Green Business Bureau

Where possible, make the switch to recyclable products and materials to reduce waste generated in your business and support a circular economy. Examples include opting for cardboard packaging over non-recyclable plastic packaging. Work with sustainable and ethical suppliers. Create sustainable end-of-life processes.

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ASOS, Boohoo and ASDA investigated over fashion 'greenwashing' claims

Business Green

"These included a number of companies creating the impression that their products were ‘sustainable' or better for the environment - for example by making broad claims about the use of recycled materials in new clothing - with little to no information about the basis for those claims or exactly which products they related to," it explained.

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Sustainability Regulations for Business: A Brief Review

Green Business Bureau

Companies need to be informed as new policies are enacted across the globe and ensure their practices abide by these changes. But regulations are more than just policies and they shouldn’t be your only reason for being a sustainable, ethical business. New regulations are emerging across the U.S. In the U.S., In the U.K.,

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Sustainability Guide for Builders and Construction: Getting Started

Green Business Bureau

Long-distance sourcing of materials that contribute to extensive transportation emissions. Carbon emissions from operations, vehicles and material engineering. Reduce Waste and Use Recycled Materials. In the U.S., the construction industry produces around 600 million tons of waste annually.