http://greenpolicy.ca/modules/wordpress How Green Is Your Policy ? Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:51:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As I continue to move forward with this concept of taking snapshots and reviewing companies green policies, measuring adherence to the policies and creating templates for companies who want to create a green policy I am somewhat overwhelmed by the amount of effort this will take. There is no consistent ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GreenPolicyBlog/~3/6ZGEqOCtjxc/ http://greenpolicy.ca/modules/wordpress/?p=11 The story is a little thin in terms of being "a first"  but I am excited to see it is happening. When you read a little deaper the claim is Fednav a Montreal based shipping company has created the first "Canadian shipping company with an accesisible environmental policy". I have not even ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GreenPolicyBlog/~3/yW9MPr86JcE/ http://greenpolicy.ca/modules/wordpress/?p=10 As I begin to explore the green Polices that companies are creating I continually see a focus on items that if implemented would have a positive return on investment. This is obviously and easy sell to the C Level executives. If we implement fluorescent light bulbs we can reduce ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GreenPolicyBlog/~3/JfA1Gl6oK78/ http://greenpolicy.ca/modules/wordpress/?p=9 I saw a great article that came across the ether listing 12 steps for companies to go green so I thought I would share the bullet points but I suggest you visit the website and read the details. Ditch Styrofoam Ditch the paper and plastic, too Ditch more paper Print smart, when you print Ditch ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GreenPolicyBlog/~3/HVmaN_o5GoU/ http://greenpolicy.ca/modules/wordpress/?p=8 Intel and HP announced at the Greenergy forum. This is great news but I guess the big question is are their respective strategies aggressive enough to make a difference as the demand for technology increases. Intel's environmental goals: Reduce absolute global warming gas footprint by 2012 from 2007 levels; Reduce energy consumption per ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GreenPolicyBlog/~3/EP3zmG8SZmQ/ http://greenpolicy.ca/modules/wordpress/?p=7 A report released today by Bell Micro said that energy savings of over 50 per cent are "completely absent" in larger organizations, raising a question over the current value of supposedly 'green' activities. The distributor found a clear disconnect between 'going green' and demonstrable energy savings. "Only 12 per cent of the ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GreenPolicyBlog/~3/NIng9lEb9VM/ http://greenpolicy.ca/modules/wordpress/?p=6 I spent a a couple of hours today collecting new content for the green policy website. I decided to create a green videos section in the wiki to place the green video's created by individuals , organization, groups and companies. After wrestling with the mediawiki interface I managed to finally ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GreenPolicyBlog/~3/cCY328JteGA/ http://greenpolicy.ca/modules/wordpress/?p=5 Today I uploaded the first two green policies to the Green Policy Wiki. The policies uploaded were from Fuji Film and Canada Post. The reason I chose these two was simple, they came up first two that appeared in google when I searched on green policy! What happens next I am ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GreenPolicyBlog/~3/hT6KTGvJrkQ/ http://greenpolicy.ca/modules/wordpress/?p=4 There has been a number of websites who have recently launched a "green policy". The concept of creating a green policy is great idea and I fully support this. Unfortunately when reading these polices there does not appear to be any consistency between them. Several appear to have been created ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GreenPolicyBlog/~3/6_WLe_aUeS0/ http://greenpolicy.ca/modules/wordpress/?p=3