This presentation talks about the Business practices a company should adopt for development and progress.

1. Understanding…
Sustainable
Business Practices

2. Spark of Progress or a fire of destruction?

3. Climate Change: Whose responsibility is it?

4. Our climate is Changing…
would you change to prevent this irreversible “CHANGE”

5. What do this creature expect?

7. NO…
They expect ACTION !!

8. Corporates and Small & medium Business ignore this

9. Green practices and it’s impact
They will help you..

10. 1 2 3 4
Save money
Adapt environmentally
sustainable working
practices and enhance
energy efficiency which
lead to significant cost
savings.

11. 1 2 3 4
Win new Business
There is growing pressure
from society, government and
customers for businesses to
act in an environmentally
responsible way.

12. 1 2 3 4
Enhance reputation
Customers and the public
increasingly demand that
businesses behave in an
environmentally ethical
way. Those that fail to
meet these expectations
risk causing damage to
their brand.

13. 1 2 3 4
The same technologies
that help reduce your
carbon footprint can at
the same time result in
significant efficiency
gains.

14. Defining your path for Green Business..

15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Reduce & Measure your Carbon footprint
If you don’t measure, you wont ever
improve.. So keep tracking

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Adopt Flexible work timing & green tech.
Reduce congestion on the roads and in
effect reduce pollution & adopt smart
environment friendly fuels.

17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Work from home
25 % increase in productivity gain
50 % increase in productivity
18 % increase in motivation
Keeps worker’s happy
Environment friendly

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Reduce Office space & Environment
friendly

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Use Internet for communications
a. b. c.
a. Voice over IP reduces materials used and power required
b. Wi-fiat coffee shops to connect to the office network while
on meeting tours
c. Online training reduces paper, money & travel

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Cloud Computing and Online database
a. b.
a. Whether its Google or Microsoft, use Cloud Computing to
maximize server utilization and save space.
b. Embrace electronic signatures technologies, for saving of
paper as well as easy and faster review and signature.

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Use sustainable packaging & recyclable
products
a. Use Less Packaging Or Opt for Sustainable
Packaging
b. Recycle paper as much as possible as well as try to
use reduced packaging.

22. Making Business Sustainable? How?

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Opt Online Marketing
Use online marketing, especially
on social networking sites to
provide maximum coverage with
minimum environmental impact.

24. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Green IT Solutions
Invest in Green IT
solutions, the energy
efficiency of the
average sever has
gone up 10 times in
the last 5 years.

25. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
“Switch off” when not in use
Offices consume 70%
more electricity than
households. Switch off
computers and laptops
when not in use.

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Switch to energy efficient lighting

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Use recyclable stationery & save paper

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Source Low Carbon Footprint products

29. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Choose Greener suppliers

30. Did you know …
UK 70 Million Sq Meters of Office Space is unnecessarily lit
accounting £ 450 Million

31. Did you know …
Leaving all office lights consumes enough energy to make 1000
cups of tea

32. Did you know …
Switching off Non Essential equipment Saves enough energy to
run a small car for 35 miles.

33. Did you know …
Every employee in Dubai, reduces 2 working days of travel a year
we could save 1,000,000 tonnes of CO2

34. Did you know …
Solomon Islands are disappearing due to rising sea levels
and climate change.

35. Can we make Sustainability a reality ??

36. Because its just not a planet
Its Home for millions of us

37. Presentation by: Ganesh Gupta