The NGO Option

I’m going to tell you flatly, it is difficult merely because it requires you to give your everything, to work hard. Concrete image, long hours of work. But the vision will be your fuel that keeps you going. That, and the reality that here there is no dress code, you could dress to your heart and creativity’s content and that you will be in a job where you are a human person that thinks, that feels, that

Empowering Today’s Generation

Why is today’s youth in such a ‘sorry’ state, preoccupied with Facebook and video game coupons and the latest PS3 title? To do that, we must find who the real ‘enemy’ is and confront it to bring real change in them (and no, it’s not the government). Elder’s Perceptions, Amnesia, and Bad Advice Let’s stop blaming the young for errors we’ve made in the path to ‘progress

A Look at the Numbers: How Going Green Benefits Your Company Financially

Numbers don’t lie, they say. One of the most common misconceptions of going green for most companies is that the costs are higher than the returns. For any entrepreneur, the words “cost more” and “less returns” in one sentence do not fit together. In fact, it raises several red flags. But if you look closely at the numbers, you will see that this is not the case. You are most likely aw

Diesel: It Isn’t Just For Truckers Any More

No Matter how you slice it, you have to get to work, and for most of us that means driving our privately owned car form home to the workplace. We will also use the same car to drive to do our marketing, possibly to deliver the kids to school, to visit our friends and loved ones, it wasn’t that long ago we used our car as a place to watch movies and have, um, Social Interactions. Modern American life is built

Things to Consider When Recycling in the Office

Greenovation would not be successful if doing green practices will be limited inside the home or in government agencies. If we want to make a change, our efforts should be encompassing. This means business establishments, including offices should also carry out environment-friendly ways. There are many ways to do this. It can be through the use of energy-efficient appliances or the implementation of energy-saving p

Three Precautions when Jumping on the Green Bandwagon

It seems that everybody and his grandmother are now jumping on the environmental trend sweeping the country. If statistics are to believed, there has been a whopping 400% increase in ecological products from just a decade ago. The public zeal for environmental awareness is penetrating across all business industries. Hotel chains like Hilton and Marriott are switching to biodegradable toiletries; aircraft manufactur

Rake in Profit, Reduce Office Waste

While most employees only see the amount on their paycheck, those at the top of the ladder juggle far more figures than just salaries. Chief among those are operating expenses. You would be surprised at how much a midsize company can spend just to sustain itself for one working day. Apart from the usual rent and maintenance, there’s the water, power, air-conditioning, ink, paper and other office essentials th

Put Your Company Ahead With Green Computing

You have a pretty good idea how important computers are to your business. Have you thought about the costs of computing? Beyond the costs of the newest and most up-to-date equipment and software, there are the costs of maintaining your IT equipment. The energy required to run your employees- computers while they are working is not insignificant. Adopting as many green IT or green computing practices as you can make

The Green Efficient Work Space

Environmental sustainability has come to be increasingly more important to many governments, companies and businesses during the past decade or so. There have been more environmental safety divisions set up in numerous companies in the ten years of the 21st century than in the two centuries since the Industrial Revolution began.  When people think of business and the green economy, they generally think large scale

Going Paperless in the Office: To do or not to do?

Doing away with paper in your workplace isn’t as difficult as you think. In fact, several offices these days are realizing how beneficial it is, not only for them but to the environment as well. Since time immemorial, paper use and distribution is regarded to be contributing a lot to the pressing environmental issues. Schools, offices, and a lot other establishments impose a high demand for paper. However, it isn