INSIGHT September/October 2008

SEEN HEARD NEWS BYTES, SOUND ADVICE AND PRACTICAL BUSINESS TIPS Banking Execs See Green IBT Enterprises’ 2008 Market Pulse Survey revealed that going green is no longer just a trend or an environmentalist initiative. Of the 124 predominantly bank and credit union financial executives who participated in the survey, 70 percent said “being green” is important to their financial institutions—not only for the good of the environment, but also for reasons of reduced operating costs and importance to members and customers. In fact, 86 percent of survey participants said being green is important to their clientele. “We have found that green efforts tend to start small but grow into important initiatives,” said Tom Tedrow, IBT Enterprises vice president of design and construction services. “Like many organizations, banks and credit unions truly understand the benefits associated with going green.” Visit www.ibtenterprises.com or www.arketi.com for more. The Greensource List Call them “greensources”—places you can go online to find resources, ideas, tips and trends for ways to make your business world a little greener. Here is a partial list. Some websites provide links to other useful sites. The Green Business Alliance www.greenbusinessalliance.com/go-green-business.aspx Become green by following the alliance’s Greenify™ program. Xerox Calculator www.consulting.xerox.com/flash/thoughtleaders/suscalc/xerox Calc.html Use this plug-in-the-numbers calculator to determine how much energy, waste and greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced by making changes to your office products. GreenBiz www.greenbiz.com Get the latest on all things relating to business and the environment, as well as a daily news round-up and the weekly GreenBuzz newsletter. A similar site, www.environmentalleader.com, is aimed at company executives. Texas A&M University acct.tamu.edu:80/smith/env_acct/envmain.htm Accounting professor L. Murphy Smith talks about environmental auditing and accounting issues. Environmental Defense Fund www.edf.org Access comprehensive research, combined with the latest news and ideas to promote the green life. Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency www.dsireusa.org Get state-by-state rundowns of energy-saving credits and incentives, as well as green federal incentives. 12 trillion The pounds of junk mail estimated to be produced by the United States each year. 1. Remove the name of your business or employees from major mail databases like Dun & Bradstreet and InfoUSA. 2. Purge former employees from existing mailing lists. The Ecological Mail Coalition allows businesses to remove employees from marketers’ lists for free. 3. Prevent companies from adding your business to mailing lists in the first place. Specifically, ask to be excluded from mailing lists at conferences and events, and while placing orders. For more mail reduction tips, visit www.go-green.com. 6 THE GREEN ISSUE - PLEASE RECYCLE 3 Ways to Stop Unwanted Mail http://www.greenbusinessalliance.com/go-green-business.aspx http://www.consulting.xerox.com/flash/thoughtleaders/suscalc/xeroxCalc.html http://www.consulting.xerox.com/flash/thoughtleaders/suscalc/xeroxCalc.html http://www.ibtenterprises.com http://www.arketi.com http://www.greenbiz.com http://www.environmentalleader.com http://acct.tamu.edu:80/smith/env_acct/envmain.htm http://www.edf.org http://www.dsireusa.org http://www.go-green.com

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