| Financial Benefits of Environmental
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| | of us as possible are contributing to our
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| ResponsibilityUp until approximately 6
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| | own sustainable growth:
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| months ago, I was of the impression that
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| | Purchase energy-efficient products for
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| being conscious of the environment was
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| | use in the office. Look for consumption
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| strictly for the benefit of the
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| | ratings on products that make use of
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| environment itself, and that I would
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| | hydro and gas. Another positive sign
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| derive nothing from it; the ultimate
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| | that a product is energy efficient is the
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| beneficiary of any recycling/waste
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| | Energy Star logo.
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| reduction would be future generations,
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| | Don't print/photocopy unless absolutely
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| and the greater effect of my efforts
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| | necessary. I've seen many people print
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| would occur long after I was gone.Thanks
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| | non-necessary documents, web pages, and
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| to Dr. Anthony Watanabe and my work as
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| | even personal pictures on the office
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| the web developer for the Toronto
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| | printer and distribute them to friends
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| Regional Green Building Festival website,
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| | and colleagues.
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| I have come to the realization that there
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| | A good rule of thumb when it pertains to
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| are reasons beyond the ecological
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| | paperwork is, "if you don't need a
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| benefits mentioned above.In speaking with
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| | permanent record of it, don't print it."
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| Anthony, I noticed that he uses the word
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| | Turn off all electrical devices and
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| "sustainability" and the phrase
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| | adjust the thermostat to match the
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| "sustainable growth" quite frequently
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| | outside conditions when no one is in the
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| when describing his business. He even
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| | office. If you don't want to adjust your
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| went so far as to conceive the
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| | thermostat manually, consider investing
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| Sustainable Business Resource Centre
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| | in an electronic programmable thermostat.
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| (SBRC), a network of for-profit and
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| | These thermostats can be programmed
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| not-for-profit businesses whose
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| | within 10-15 minutes of installation and
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| collective mission is to grow while
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| | very rarely need to be adjusted.
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| maintaining a sense of social
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| | Choose environmentally responsible
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| responsibility and ensuring that they use
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| | companies for your commercial needs.
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| the minimal amount of environmental
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| | Companies such as Diamond + Schmitt
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| resourcesIt was in speaking to the owners
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| | Architects Inc. that show a commitment
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| of the other members at the SBRC launch
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| | toward sustainable growth will help
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| party that I discovered the direct
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| | ensure that your needs are met while
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| financial benefits of sustainable growth:
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| | making minimal use of natural resources.
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| Lower energy/utility bills. By using
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| | Transmit mass-consumption documents
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| energy-efficient appliances and renewable
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| | electronically where and when possible.
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| sources of energy (e.g. solar),
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| | Besides being far less expensive to do so
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| consumption of energy resources decreases
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| | than to mail out said documents, paper
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| and, in turn, utility costs decrease.
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| | use is also minimized.
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| Increased productivity. A cleaner
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| | Consider features for your fax line such
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| office environment will keep employees
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| | as Call Screen and Privacy Guard.
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| happier and consequentially more
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| | Companies such as Primus offer features
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| productive.
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| | for any phone line that will allow the
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| Government rebates and incentives.
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| | owner of the line to filter out and
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| Depending on where you live, there may be
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| | eliminate needless and unnecessary
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| municipal, provincial/state-wide, or
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| | calls.In the case of a fax line,
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| federal incentives designed to reward
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| | activating filtering features will allow
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| environmental responsibility.
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| | you to block known mass fax senders from
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| For example, Natural Resources Canada
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| | tying up your fax line, shortening the
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| offers an ongoing series of rebates and
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| | lifespan of your fax, and wasting ink and
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| incentives for both homeowners and
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| | paper an on unsolicited commercial
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| businesses.Another site worth checking
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| | faxing. These features are typically
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| out if you're interested in rebates and
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| | minimal in cost (usually no more than
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| incentives is
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| | $5.00 per feature per month) and can be
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| Lower costs on goods, both in the short
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| | considered a wise investment on the basis
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| and long term. Reduced use of goods and
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| | of avoiding unsolicited commercial
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| recycling provide an increased supply of
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| | materials alone.
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| goods as well as a decreased demand for
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| said goods. Simple economic theory
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| | These are just a few examples. If you
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| teaches us that this increased supply and
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| | examine your own business environment,
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| or decreased demand leads to lower costs
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| | you will likely find many other ways to
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| for goods.
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| | contribute in a positive manner to both
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| Ways To Go Green and Save MoneySome of
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| | the environment and your company's bottom
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| these ways may seem obvious, but bear
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| | line.
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| repeating in order to ensure that as many
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