The Green Business Guide: A One Stop Resource for Businesses of All Shapes and Sizes to Implement Eco-friendly Policies, Programs, and Practices [Paperback]

Glenn Bachman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 15, 2009

The Green Business Guide is a comprehensive resource designed to help organizations incorporate green practices into their operations. Its content blends strategic conversation at the board level with green planning and program management at the middle-level, and with how-to direction that spells out actions at the shop level.


This book will give organizations guidance on how to:

* Understand the environmental factors that are influencing businesses ability to operate profitably

* Evaluate the benefits of going green

* Develop a plan for transforming the organization into a green business

* Identify specific actions to reduce energy use, water use, control packaging waste, and use resources efficiently

* Communicate and report on your environmental successes

The Green Business Guide also contains dozens of user-friendly checklists for every facet of making a business more environmentally friendly. By following the guidance contained in this book, organizations will position themselves as leaders in the marketplace, in their industry, and in the communities in which they operate. Business is recognizing the importance of being a responsible corporate citizen--not only to avoid negative publicity and brand erosion, but also to enjoy benefits that translate directly to the bottom line.

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About the Author

Glenn Bachman, CMC, AICP, is president of Raven Business Group, LLC, a management consulting firm located in Massachusetts. Combining his expertise in strategic thinking, environmental management, and systems analysis, Bachman's practice has evolved into sustainability consulting: assisting organizations that desire to become more ecologically and socially responsible, while maintaining and enhancing their profitability. He has more than 30 years of experience in improving the economic and environmental performance of organizations and projects through consulting and training engagements. Bachman's portfolio includes Environmental Impact Statements, energy facility cost-benefit analyses, strategic plans, business plans, and environmental audits and reports prepared for business, non-profit organizations, educational, and governmental clients.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Career Press; 1 edition (February 15, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1601630484
• ISBN-13: 978-1601630483
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,019,303 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Glenn Bachman is a Certified Management Consultant, Certified Planner and president of Raven Business Group, LLC, a management consulting firm located in Massachusetts. Combining his expertise in strategic thinking, environmental management, and systems analysis, Glenn's practice focuses on sustainability: assisting businesses, non-profit organizations, educational and governmental clients in becoming more ecologically and socially responsible.

Glenn has more than 30 years of experience in improving the economic and environmental performance of organizations and development projects through consulting and training engagements. His portfolio includes Environmental Audits, Environmental Impact Statements, Sustainability Plans, energy facility cost-benefit analyses, strategic plans, business plans, business performance audits, and green curriculum development.

Glenn is vice president of the Board of Directors of the New England chapter of the Institute of Management Consultants, and sits on the Steering Committee of the Southeastern Massachusetts Council on Sustainability. He has a BA from Bowdoin and a Masters in Planning from the University of Oregon.

The Green Business Guide is being used as an instructional text for Eco-friendly Business courses in several institutions of higher learning.

Go to Glenn's web site - www.ravenbusiness.com - to learn more about Glenn and his consulting practice.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Review of the Green Business Guide, October 23, 2009

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G. Segal (Naples, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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I am teaching an undergraduate business course in which students develop sustainability audits and plans for local small businesses through our university's Small Business Development Center. A review of green business books left me disappointed: most were oriented to change management, GRI, and other bureaucratic perspectives to sustainability reporting for large corporations. Some of them focused on green business strategy or marketing, others focused on sustainability frameworks or how to "sell" sustainability to stakeholders. But none of these texts furnished information needed to do a sustainability audit or plan for a small business. Therefore, I was pleased to inspect a copy of the Green Business Guide. The Green Business Guide is strong where all these other texts were weak. Unlike the others it provides much of the knowledge base required to green a business. For example, chapters contain specific reference information on reducing energy, water, and waste. Unlike competing texts that use many words to say very little, this text is densely packed with useful information. If you are looking for a practical, hand-on guide to greening a business, I highly recommend the Green Business Guide.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, August 29, 2009

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I purchased this book in order to learn more about green business. This book is full of facts & ideals that you can use to turn your business into a green one.I am starting my own green consulting business and the information in this book is invaluable.Easy to read and understand.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Handy environmental practices manual for businesses, September 4, 2009

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This review is from: The Green Business Guide: A One Stop Resource for Businesses of All Shapes and Sizes to Implement Eco-friendly Policies, Programs, and Practices (Paperback)

The threats to the planet from greenhouse gas emissions and other forms of pollution and resource depletion are clear. The question is, what is your company doing about it? More and more, consumers look to businesses to take the lead in eco-friendly practices. If you're ready to make your company greener - because it is the right thing to do and because it is good for your bottom line and customer approval - getAbstract recommends Glenn Bachman's detailed, hands-on, indispensable reference. He lays out the issues to consider, from packaging to water management to reusable waste to renewable energy. This is not light reading, but it thoroughly addresses the subject and will prepare you to implement your own eco-efficiency plans.