Ready for Earth Hour?

 

Earth Hour will be observed this coming Saturday, March 29.

Earth Hour was launched in 2007 by the World Wide Fund for Nature as a global event to focus on the environment and conservation issues.

Sounds like a tree-hugger thing? Really, though, it’s a money thing that’s critically important to all businesses – both large and small.

Saturday is a great time to spend time focusing on conservation! When businesses conserve they save money and that improves the bottom line.

Here are some conservation ideas to consider:

Go paperless.  Every business uses computers, but do you really have to print out everything you type? The fewer things you print, the less money you’re spending on paper. And when you print, use recycled paper.

Plan you errands. When you drive to handle errands, plan your route so you can accomplish several tasks during one car trip. With a little planning you can save lots of time and gasoline. Through efficient route planning United Parcel Service saved 10 million gallons of gas.

Change your light bulbs. Replace some of your old-school incandescent light bulbs (patented by Edison in 1878) with those new spiral CFL (compact fluorescent lamp) bulbs. The CFL bulbs cost three times more than the traditional bulbs, but they last years and can save you more than $500 over the 5-year life of the bulb.

So how will your business observe Earth Hour?

This post was written by David D. Porter, owner and principal at www.DavidPorterCommunications.com, which produces the www.B2BFlorida.com website. David Porter Communications provides video production and marketing services for small business in Orlando, and throughout Central Florida.