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    No matter if you have not yet started your business or if you are

    already operating, you could reveal hidden potential by


    investing some time into analysing your existing activities along
    the value chain and the raw materials you use.

    When designing a product, you should consider:

    1. Materials and resources

    2. Production process

    3. Packaging and distribution

    4. Use and maintenance

    5. End-of-Life management

    When eco-designing your product, you identify which type of


    components, materials and resources you are going to use and
    where they are coming from. The consumption of raw material
    bears great opportunities to reduce costs. When it comes to the
    production process, you should analyse each stage with regards
    to options for eco-improvements, including the related
    consumption of energy, water and waste.
    Use the World Business Council
    for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)’s seven success factors
    for eco-efficiency, to optimise your product or service design:

     reduce the material intensity of goods and services,

     reduce the energy intensity of goods and services,

     reduce toxic dispersion,

     enhance material recyclability,

     maximise sustainable use of renewable resources,

     reduce material durability and

     increase the service intensity of goods and services


    (WBCSD, 1992).

    Making money while saving the planet sounds tempting, but -


    especially for existing businesses – enhancing your eco-
    efficiency may imply initial investments, ranging from a
    thorough analysis to identify the best strategies and methods for
    realising efficiency to buying machinery and training staff.
    Making the commitment to go green is an important step in protecting the
    environment, but the question is where do you start?

    Here are some simple tips for living a more environmentally conscious life.

    💚 Reduce your chemical cleaners:

    💚 Donate Your Unwanted Items:

    💚 Use Reusable Plates, Cups, and Flatware:

    💚 Start Recycling:

    💚 Ditch Disposable Water Bottles: .

    💚 Go Paperless:
    5 Things you should know to
    become green or environmentally
    friendly
    It turns out we can all be more environmentally friendly without giving up
    parts of our lifestyle which we consider essential to our sense of self. Very
    often small and incremental changes are all that is needed.

    #1 Educate yourself and others on our


    environmental footprint
    For example, when we casually throw a plastic bottle into the bin, we don’t
    necessarily consider the resources that it took us to produce it in the first
    place and that recycling it can be much better.

    #2 Commit to making small but important


    changes to your lifestyle
    While this seems like a small change, it can really make a difference. It is
    also the kind of change that matters the most because it is about
    behavioral change which is critical to making progress as a society.

    #3 Make informed consumer choices


    Being green means ensuring that the products you buy and use are
    sustainable. This means that they come from sustainably sourced
    resources and where possible renewable or from recycled products.

    #4 Be open to how the environment can provide


    fulfilling activities
    We often forget how versatile our environment is and how building a
    relationship with nature can help us find mental balance but also physical
    wellbeing.

    #5 Volunteer or donate
    We may be able to spare a few hours a month or a year to help collect
    litter from a nearby beach, support the activities of a local environmental
    charity or make a small donation to help them continue their good work.

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