Education

Green Guide

The Institute of Ecolonomics (IOE) is here to help your business realize the savings and value that comes from exercising green practices. Below you will find the IOE Green Guide and supplemental material which will teach you how to apply these practices to your business.

Documents

Download	Title	Summary
	IOE Green Guide	Short Version of the “Green Guide for a Sustainable and Profitable Economy in Hospitality, Retail and Home Businesses” (Written by Bruno Gerard Krioussis).
	Energy Savings	This includes Electricity, Natural gas, Renewable Sources of Energy, Electric Lighting, Electric Signage and Non-Electric Sources of Lighting.
	Water Conservation	This includes Water, Sewage, Landscape and Gardening.
	Waste Reduction	Waste includes Solid Waste, Vent Hood operations, and Storm Water pollution.
	Alternative Transportation	Flextime, Public Transportation, Pool Resources, Biking, Telecommuting, Driving Habits and Car Maintenance.
	Sustainable Engagement	Every Business has a purpose and therefore needs a Team or Teams of people with different tasks to accomplish this purpose and to operate. In order to transition to a more sustainable and responsible way of doing Business, you will need one more Team, the Green Team.
	Sustainable Building	Green building has three major components to be considered: energy, health, and environmental impact. By valuing each of these components in all building projects, we will make a deep and substantial impact for ourselves, our community and our overall environment. Sustainable Building is for new buildings, remodels, and retrofits.
	Sustainable Strategic Planning	It is your organization's process of defining your strategy and making your decisions on allocating your resources to pursue this strategy including People, Planet and Profit.
	Sustainable Purchasing	It is the process by which organizations buy goods and services taking into account not only the economic value for money (price, quality, availability, functionality) but also the environmental, social, and ethical impacts of these goods and services, at local, regional, and global levels.
	Sustainable Marketing	It considers the life-cycle approach to Green Marketing, from designing better sustainable products to finding sustainable ways to build sales in your business.
	Sustainable Accounting	It is the art of considering “Life Cycle Analysis” along with your traditionnal financial accounting; this considers not only the financial factors but also the Social and Environmental factors for any new Sustainable and Profitable financial project.