BEA How-to Guides

BEA How-to Guides The How-To Guide series, produced by Business Environmental Alliance staff, is designed to help local businesses of all sizes improve their bottom lines by improving their environmental performance. The How-To Guides take businesses through a series of simple steps to define their environmental priorities, identify the benefits of environmentally friendly business practices, and quickly locate the information and assistance required to make their environmental goals a reality.

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#1: Developing an Environmental Policy Statement (707K)
This guide will help you review the key elements of managing your company’s environmental concerns, develop an environmental policy statement, and determine the scope of your business goals. If you have never before considered developing an environmental policy statement, now could be a good time to start.

#2: Carrying Out an Environmental Assessment (745K)
This guide is designed to help structure an environmental assessment that will assist you in evaluating environmental management performance. If you have not yet established environmental policies that fit your company’s overall mission, use the BEA’s How-To Guide#1: Developing an Environmental Policy Statement.

#3: Setting Environmental Goals and Objectives (2.04Mb)
This guide will help you put your company’s environmental policies into practice by setting achievable goals and objectives. If you have not yet considered your company’s environmental practices through an environmental assessment, use the BEA’s How-To Guide #2: Carrying Out an Environmental Assessment.

#4 Accessing Environmental Resources (Part I): Resource Use Efficiency (897K)
This guide lists resources to help you increase your profitability by using environmental resources more efficiently.

#4 Accessing Environmental Resources (Part II): Planning and Implementation (868K)
This guide lists resources to assist you in meeting your environmental planning and management goals.

#5 Educating Your Employees About Sound Environmental Practices (221K)
This guide will help you find ways to educate your employees about the environmental issues that are important to your mission and to your bottom line.

#6 Evaluating Profitable Environmental Opportunities (236K)
This guide will help you evaluate environmental opportunities to determine whether they will be profitable for your business.

#7 Measuring Performance (221K)
This guide will help you measure your environmental performance and translate environmentally friendly practices into profits.

#8 Developing Continual Action Plans (221K)
This guide will help you maintain your environmental excellence and maximize your profitability by creating continual action plans.

#9 Guide for Small Businesses (266K)
This guide will show you ways to help your business conserve energy and water and cut waste--while saving money at the same time!

Disclaimer: The information in these brochures is presented for the convenience of the reader. The information provided here is not intended to replace an EMS strategy and should not be used as the sole source for environmental strategies. The inclusion of commercial products and services in these documents does not constitute an endorsement by the BEA.