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Summary

In the previous article I covered the first two benefits of going green is "savings" and respond expectations "suppliers." cost reduction benefits refers to the reduction of operating costs that companies experience when they reduce their carbon emissions by reducing energy consumption. The issue of trust of the supplier referred to the growing demand for many organizations now expect their suppliers to have an environmental management plan instead. In this article I will cover the consumption growth and development of green products and environmental services. I will also refer to the issue of greenwashing (False allegations green).

Green consumers

The third advantage of "going green" is to meet the growing market demand for consumption green. Green, previously limited to a hardcore group of aging hippies who buy products made from natural materials. Today green consumers are no longer a minority and come from all walks of life. Green consumers may be directors, employees or factory done. Green may be young students or retired and come from a wide range of cultures. Nevertheless a common point in their spending decisions based environmental impact of products and production processes. green consumers as their spending on basic social and environmental reputation of the organization. This has led to boycotts of the harmful use of major brands such as Nike, Shell, Adidas and Wal-Mart. Green, however, continue to fight for their courage and there is little evidence suggesting that they are willing to pay a higher premium for a product that is more environmentally friendly. However, the number of green consumers becoming more and we must ask ourselves the question – "my organization is ready to meet the demands of green consumers?"

Green Products

Several companies have launched special "green" products to meet the consumer market green. Success The Toyota Prius is a good example of a product that has become a popular choice among consumers worldwide – mainly on the basis of their environmental performance. The rise of eco-labeling products, ENERGY STAR and accreditation has also helped consumers make decisions for products based on environmental and social impacts. High levels of energy efficient appliances and white goods is now a major selling point and labels food retail market as "dolphin friendly" and "organic production" are now commonplace This raises the question of the organization -.? we can launch a green product "Keep in mind that you do not have to be the first market to launch its product and there are many benefits of being a follower to learn not to be first, but if not third.

Green Washing

A word of warning though – avoid greenwashing. This refers to the practice of making environmental impact statements for their products that can be substantiated by scientific evidence. Regulatory authorities in most countries are clamping down on this practice, which is a basic form of false and misleading advertising. More information on the Green Paper is to wash in The Seven Sins of Green Washing site href = "http://sinsofgreenwashing.org/"> http://sinsofgreenwashing.org/

Next Steps

In the next article I will discuss advantages of human resources for going green covering personal commitment, staff retention and attraction of employee benefits.

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