Going green is an approach to living that focuses on protecting the environment and conserving natural resources. The key principles are reducing pollution and consumption, conserving energy and resources, and protecting ecological balance. The three R's - reduce, reuse, recycle - are important to prevent waste. It is important to go green because the Earth has limited resources and individual choices impact the planet through issues like global warming. Going green can also benefit personal health, communities, businesses, and improve organizational reputation. The Go Green Initiative was founded in 2002 to promote environmental education programs around the world.
2. INTRODUCTION
“Go Green” is an Earth-friendly approach to living.
This means the choices you make in your day-to-
day life are in the best interest of the environment.
It means supporting the conservation of earth’s
Natural Resources as well as supporting the
“Preservation of your Personal Resources”, i.e. your
Family , Businesses, Lifestyles, Communities and
your Legacy.
3. To “go green” is a metaphor for a cause, but the
cause is not the one you might think it is.
Green is not about saving energy, it is not about
conversation or living more efficiently by recycling.
Green is about saving NATURE from YOU.
4. Basic Principles of Going Green
Reduce Pollution
Conserve Resources
Conserve Energy
Reduce Consumption & Waste
Protect the Earth’s ecological
balance
5. The Three R’s
REDUCE means using fewer resources
and reducing the amount of waste you
produce.
REUSE means that before you recycle or
dispose of anything you can find ways to use
them again.
RECYCLE is a process to change waste
materials into new products to prevent
waste of potentially useful materials.
6. Why it is important to Go Green?
The biggest reasons to go green is that the Earth contains
a fixed amount of resources.
The choices people make have an impact on the entire
planet. Polluted air and water affects every other living
thing ,i.e. GLOBAL WARMING by carbon emissions.
Going Green can also have positive effects on personal
health.
Going Green can have economic benefits for communities,
businesses and households.
On a business level, going green can help improve an
organization’s reputation.
7. Global Warming Causes
Global warming is caused by the release of
carbon emissions into the atmosphere.
When carbon gases are released in the air, they
act like a blanket shield that traps heat in our
atmosphere and warms up the planet.
Scientists quantify it as the rise in average
temperature of the Earth’s surface and oceans.
Most of it has been caused by the increase in
concentrations in greenhouse gases produced by
humans burning fossil fuels and by the effects of
deforestation.
8. Go Green for products and company
INCREASE THE CONSUMER DEMAND
When the company is more into go green
concepts, customers will satisfy about
their products.
Healthy environments is an expectation of
the society.
It creates better image and increase the
customer loyalty.
9. Go Green Initiative (GGI)
The Go Green Initiative (GGI) was founded in 2002 in
Pleasanton ,California by Jill Buck.
The Go Green Initiative is an environmental education
and stewardship program located in all 50 US states and
in 73 countries.
Go G for Generate less waste
R for Recycle everything that cannot be reused
E for Educate the community on ecofriendly options
E for Evaluate the environmental impact of actions
N for Nourish discussions and activities that integrate
environmental education into existing curriculum