subject: What Is Green Trade And Why Does It Matter To Your Business [print this page] Green trade is incorporating itself into main stream businesses today surprisingly well despite opposition. This is so because tell-tale signs of our over consumption of the worlds natural resources, such as melting ice caps and rising lakes and ocean levels, are undeniable evidence that our actions, including trade, are having an affect on the planet.
No longer can the world afford to overlook green trade when abuse of our natural world continues. Everyone needs to help; that includes individuals, statewide and national and international groups. Steps towards sustainability can include small efforts such as household recycling, state and national legislation enforcing laws prohibiting wrongful use of forests, water systems and fossil fuels, and businesses that are willing to lead the way through green trade efforts.
Green trade is essential for both importers and exporters. Both of whom have an ethical responsibility to clients to ensure practices such as safe waste management and suitable working environments for employees are met.
More and more countries and businesses are demanding that trade is conducted in a sustainable and green manner. If these requests are not met, Environmental organisations can step in and show the way by refusing to sell to or buy from countries or private enterprises that do not meet green trade requirements and who refuse to negotiate. National and international groups are formed that set up guidelines and time limits on what to expect within certain time frames.
Each country will have different fossil fuel needs and concerns and this is taken into consideration when these guidelines are set up. Some areas of the world are better at meeting the green trade regulations than others. Carbon offsets are put into place which allow these countries to buy into the overall environment movement. These carbon offsets allow poorer countries to contribute to sustainability while still enabling them to develop as a nation.
From a business level it is essential to get acquainted with your own community and your state and see what measures are being put in place towards green trade. If you are importing or exporting goods and services what measures are you putting in place? If your country does not have strict rules and regulations in place already, what can you, as a business, do to help move this forward? And what obligations do you have above and beyond the general greed trade laws in your industry? These are all important questions all businesses should be asking to ensure green trade not only grows, but becomes an industry standard across the board.
by: GaryLlords
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