Could you say [honestly] that you have a green, sustainable business? Are you needlessly wasting money and resources by simple neglect? How much does it cost you and the company when you [for instance] leave a computer on stand by, or the lights on overnight? Well, all this is waste and it needs to go, in this new ultra-competitive economy all waste is leaving you behind your competitors, or perhaps it is the one thing that is keeping you back from having that leading edge over everybody else in your field.
This is after all the Twenty First Century, and unless you have the economic backing of the state, like in China or the Middle East then there is no way that it will be possible to keep up with these economies without innovation. Not only that, but at the rate the BRIC [Brazil, Russia, India & China] are using up the world's minerals and other resources, soon these will be in such short supply as to make them not only scarce but virtually unaffordable.
But it is not only these simple economic and resource driven arguments that are important for your business. In this modern world there is a large drive amongst the youth for economically sustainable economic models and green businesses. These 'youth' are not only your future customers, but potentially you future workforce. It only makes sound business sense to make your company more attractive to both custom and the best available employees by making these little changes, which would already make you savings in the first place.
So why put it off, why even think about it, you know already that it makes sense. You know that it will give you an edge, a lead against the other companies in your sector of the economy. You know that it is actually quite simple to implement, that you will see the benefits almost immediately, it is only impetus ....
