In last month’s DestinationGreen we expressed our concern that Green Seal was excluding 95% of the interested stakeholders from actively participating in the revision of GS37 (standard on Industrial and Institutional Cleaners). Based on our concerns and the letters sent from you, our loyal DestinationGreen readers, we have prevailed and Green Seal has opened participation to all. This will make the standard stronger and I sincerely appreciate your help on this. You can be assured that we will keep you up-to-date and if you have any questions, please let us know.” Read More
P.S. Check out our new Question of the Month feature. We started it in response to our reader survey. I will answer one question each month of broad general concern to our readers. Submit your questions to editor@destinationgreen.com. I look forward to reviewing your questions.
In last month’s Green Selling Tip I discussed how you can consciously select the type of sales person that you wanted to be --- kind of like selecting a role in a movie or play. And in that article I discussed that this is the opportunity to audition for the role of the Green Cleaning “expert” and how I think this will affect your success and career.
Illinois Passes the Green Clean Schools Act! Children, teachers, and school staff in Illinois will soon breathe a little easier during the school day. With a 52-5 vote in the Senate on May 16, 2007, Illinois became only the second state to enact legislation requiring green cleaning in schools.
One of the most frequently used excuses for losing a sale is the price excuse. Someone else gave the prospect a lower price. End of story. But I have a question: If the competition is the guy with the lowest price how does Rolls Royce, Gucci, and Tiffany stay in business? They don’t sell the cheapest stuff on the planet.
|
Researchers study how to replace petroleum with plant-derived sugar. In a drive for renewable, cost-effective technology, Northwest researchers are taking green chemistry into the future by studying how to replace petroleum in hundreds of everyday products with plant-derived sugar. Read More |
A greener planet begins under the kitchen sink. A national campaign that will be launched next week and a website, BigGreenPurse.com, is urging women to shift at least $1,000 of their annual household spending to green products. Read More |
|
|
Faith in Place was founded in 1999 to give religious people the tools to become good stewards of the earth. The group partners with over 200 religious congregations in Illinois -- Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Zoroastrian, Baha’i and Unitarian --- to promote clean energy and sustainable farming.
Question of the Month In response to readers’ requests, Steve will answer one question per month submitted by a reader that is of broad general concern to our audience. For May:
Q: As the Green Cleaning market explodes, there are many different standards and guidelines available for Green Products, how do I know which is the best one to follow? Click here to read Steve’s answer:
To learn more about the book - click HERE.
Or buy it now by clicking the button:
