Best-practices guide helps companies reduce or eliminate their carbon footprints 
Whether motivated by a commitment to the environment or to the company’s bottom line, more and more organizations are seeking cleaner ways of conducting business. Gartner recently identified “green IT” as one of the top 10 strategic technologies for 2008, and KPMG recently identified greentech / cleantech as the sector that would receive the most venture capital over the next two years.
Guidance has unveiled a best-practices guide to help companies of any size operate as environmentally aware organizations and reduce or eliminate their carbon footprints. The downloadable guide is titled, “How To Operate as an Environmentally Aware Organization and Reduce or Eliminate Your Carbon Footprint.” The guide includes strategies learned from the company’s own experience throughout its quest to help create a sustainable environment.
The report is a step-by-step guide helping companies evaluate their operations, calculate their carbon footprint and take action. It covers strategies for reducing or eliminating consumption of non-renewable resources like energy, paper and plastic, ideas for incorporating recycling programs, and suggests ways to offset the amount of carbon dioxide the company releases into the atmosphere through its activities.
“We’ve put a lot of time and effort into figuring some of this out for ourselves, so it just makes sense to package what we’ve learned to give other companies a head start,” said Jon Provisor, Guidance CTO and head of Guidance Green. “Going green begins with a commitment from the organization itself and the individuals working there. It requires some changes in everyday habits and business practices, but it’s possible to make a difference. We do it because we’re committed to the environment, but that’s not the only benefit – companies can save a lot of money by operating more efficiently.”
Guidance established a committee – Guidance Green – that helped Guidance achieve its goal of becoming carbon-neutral. For 2007, Guidance’s purchase of renewable energy credits offset 100 percent of the carbon emissions associated with its business activities.
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