green business Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 12:13:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Fewer Connecticut Businesses Going Green, Study Finds https://www.greenoptimistic.com/connecticut-business-green-20130703/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/connecticut-business-green-20130703/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2013 16:11:05 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=38899 The Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA) published a survey June 12th that shows how Connecticut businesses are actually less green than they were three years ago. The last survey was published back in 2010, with 74% of businesses practicing sustainability. Unfortunately, that number is down to 66% for this period. Despite the 8% drop […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/connecticut-business-green-20130703/feed/ 0 38899 Sustainable Business and Generation Y Coming of Age https://www.greenoptimistic.com/generation-y-sustainable-business-20130205/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/generation-y-sustainable-business-20130205/#respond Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:37:37 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=32661 Generation Y, those born about 1977 to 1998, were born to those to began the environmentalist movement. Growing up in a time when environmental conscientiousness was the norm, they are familiar with, and often have strong feelings for, environmental responsibility and sustainable business practices. For the most part, their parents, the Baby Boomers, have taken […]

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