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Category Archives: Business Management
What are Green Jobs?
As of 2010, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released their definition of green jobs, stating, “Green jobs are either: jobs in businesses that produce goods or services that benefit the environment or conserve natural resources, or jobs in which … Continue reading
Why we need trees
The other day, I was in Annapolis, near my former residence when I noticed there were townhouses being built. Out of curiosity, I drove by, only to discover the trees – aka thick wooded area – had all been cut … Continue reading
Posted in Business Management, Environment, Guest Contributors, Opportunities
Tagged business, businesses, employees, forestry, health, oxygen, runoff, shade, soil erosion, storm water, stormwater, trees
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BayScapes for gardens, the Bay, and your business
How can BayScaping your property be good for your employees, your community and your business? What are BayScapes? BayScapes are landscapes that are environmentally-friendly and benefit people, communities, wildlife and the Chesapeake Bay according to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Eastern … Continue reading
Posted in Business Management, Environment, Guest Contributors, Opportunities
Tagged Bay, bayscaping, business, employees, gardening, gardens, health, landscaping, yards
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Stormwater Management – Time to Rebuild our Green Infrastructure
It has been a challenging week. The county has introduced legislation to create a guaranteed fund for repairing and enhancing our stormwater infrastructure here in Howard County. This is not a minor thing. The county and the development community have … Continue reading
Posted in Business Management, Environment, Opportunities
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Business Community Gets Behind Cleaner Energy and Climate Change Policies
The large rally on the DC Mall today offered a number of insights into the mood in the country for implementing cleaner Energy and Climate Change policies in the US. From the interviews I conducted the 40,000 plus crowd was … Continue reading
Posted in Business Management, Energy, Environment, People
Tagged business, carbon, Green
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Learn about sustainability and eat well at MOM’s Organic Market
My wife and I have been shopping at the local MOM’s organic market for years due to the great selection of produce and the friendly staff. I also really enjoy all the signage they have touting their efforts toward becoming … Continue reading
Posted in Business Management, Business Profile, Energy, Marketing
Tagged carbon offsets, organic, wind
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Sustainable Growth’s 2013 Corporate Sustainability Plan
We are publishing here our 2013 Corporate Sustainability Plan as an illustration of how a small business can set goals to become more sustainable. We challenge you to do the same for your firm, no matter how large or small … Continue reading
Posted in Business Management, Business Profile, Energy, Environment
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The winter malaise – it’s time to take your team outside
These short, gray days of winter are in fact hard on many of us. Seasonal affective disorder (also called SAD) is a type of depression that occurs in the fall and may continue into the winter months, sapping your energy … Continue reading
Posted in Business Management, Environment, People
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The State of Sustainable Business in America – Help us help you
We have posted over 150 Green Business Matters blogs during the last year and a half and thought we should step back for a moment and take a look at the service we are providing. To do this we would … Continue reading
Posted in Business Management, Environment, Marketing
Tagged 2012, Baltimore, Columbia, feedback, Green, green business, green business profiles, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Ned Tillman, sustainability
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