INPUT + PROCESS = OUTPUT

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Any business can be divided into: Input, Process, Output.  The inputs, are TOOLS a business needs to function. Processes, are ACTIVITIES carried out in & by the business. Outputs, are the RESULTS that come from combining inputs and processes.  An example of a simplified scenario  would be    Energy + Manufacturing = Waste.  

The  PDCA model can be modified to help  "green" your business.  

1. PLAN: Make a list of your business inputs, processes and outputs.
For example
INPUTS         PROCESSES                             OUTPUTS
 Energy            Manufacturing                                Waste
Finances         Service & Product Planning    Products & Services

2. DO: Pick an aspect and set a goal. Be sure to include a timeline and budget.
For example
ASPECT:  Energy                        GOAL: Energy efficiency

3. CHECK: Monitor and evaluate your efforts.  Record subsequent energy bills, and make comparisons with past bills. Get feedback from staff, customers.

4. ACT: Incorporate effective changes into the business. Make continuous efforts to increase energy efficiency. Expand your "green targets" to include more aspects and set more goals.                                        
   
The core of any business, regardless of industry, size, or location, is to turn over profits. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that. What matters is HOW? Incorporating sustainability in  business  is nothing short of being  business savvy.  ARE YOU BUSINESS SAVVY?


........."Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen,
You are here today to show the world that green business is good business, and to convey the support of responsible businesses for a strong, universal climate agreement". -Ban Ki-moon  ,COP21 Paris

SO NOW YOU KNOW!!!!!

Happy Holidays, signing off for 2015. Some holiday reading, from me to you. ECOVISION MAGAZINE.  

 

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