Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Business & Professional Services
What is sustainability in business services?
What is sustainability in professional services?
What is the importance of sustainability in professional services?
Why should my business care about sustainable business and professional services?
How can Intengine help my business with sustainable business and professional services?
How can you make a business service sustainable?
There are various ways to make a business service sustainable. Many businesses have already taken steps to reduce their environmental impact. Those steps may vary depending on the size of the company, budget, or industry. However, it doesn't matter how small or big the changes you would make are in terms of sustainability, going green can be as simple as using fewer resources and creating less waste.
The most important thing here is to set long and short-term targets to achieve sustainability goals, so making a business service sustainable requires good planning and road mapping. You can follow the steps below as a guide to make your business service greener and more sustainable.
- -Set goals
- -Reduce energy and go renewable
- -Reduce waste
- -Use sustainable materials in your products, packaging, and marketing
- -Use local and sustainable suppliers/partners
- -Measure and reduce your carbon footprint
How can you improve sustainability in professional services?
Sustainability in professional services might be tricky however, it may be the most straightforward way to new opportunities and long-term growth.
Professional services are highly associated with business goals and corporate mission, therefore, the changes you make to improve sustainability will be deeply rooted. This could take some time as making fundamental changes requires planning, design, manufacturing and maintenance. These changes can include:
- -Exploring new ways to identify, collect and interpret data
- -Being transparent in production and distribution processes
- -Improving employee engagement
- -Analyzing current objectives to uncover gaps
- -Choosing clients aligned with social values, creating sustainable performance
- -Engaging in charity efforts that offset the carbon footprint.
What are the 7 key areas of sustainability in business and professional services?
Key sustainability areas cover businesses’ life cycles to support organizations in achieving self-defined sustainability goals. To help businesses and professional services to identify their goals and lay out their plans, 7 key areas of sustainability have been identified:
- -Infrastructure Imperatives
- -Carbon Management
- -Circular Economy
- -Environment Conservation
- -Green Energy
- -Energy Efficiency
- -Water Conservation