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In order to best serve environmentally conscious families, funeral homes need to be aware of green funeral and burial practices. Green funeral practices include offering alternatives to chemical embalming, local green burial options, eco-friendly products, such as biodegradable caskets and urns, and other services and products that appeal to the environmentally-conscious consumer. 

Funeral directors should also to be aware of ways they can update their firm’s business practices to be more eco-friendly, which can have long term, measurable impacts on your bottom line and the environment. Simple changes to operations, such as switching to energy efficient appliances or optimizing water usage can save your business money and while helping to make a difference. 

There are several "shades" of green possible when considering updates to your service offerings and business practices. The range of green funeral options a funeral service provider offers will be based on consumer preferences, funeral home capabilities, local cemetery practices and regulations, the availability of green products in your market, and other factors. Tips and information about “greening” your business are provided below:

 

https://www.sba.gov/green-business-guide

Your business can make a difference. Help protect our ecosystem and serve your customers who value your environmental efforts (includes green marketing guide, green certification and ecolabeling, small business sustainability toolkit, green business case studies, environmental grants and loans, green business practices, green commuting).

https://www.sba.gov/content/small-business-sustainability-toolkit

Implementing sustainable business practices can help small businesses save money, meet consumer demand, and contribute to the sustainability of the Nation. Greening your small business can lead to positive recognition from customers, employees, regulators, and the media.

 

https://www.sba.gov/content/green-marketing

Start your green marketing campaign by ensuring your green claims are credible. The Federal Trade Commission’s guidance can help you determine credibility. Adding sustainability and green marketing to your business strategy may enhance your brand image and secure your market share among the growing number of environmentally concerned consumers.

https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/disaster-assistance

If your small business sells a “green” product or service (one that benefits or at least doesn’t hurt the environment), you could benefit from Americans’ desire to go green when shopping: 69% of American consumers always or sometimes take the environment into consideration when making choices about what products or services to buy

 

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/media-resources/truth-advertising/green-guides

The Federal Trade Commission’s Green Guides are designed to help marketers avoid making environmental claims that mislead consumers.

https://www.sba.gov/category/navigation-structure/become-energy-efficient

Resources available from ENERGY STAR and other organizations that can help your business improve its energy efficiency (includes choosing contractors, financing energy efficiency projects, prioritizing energy efficiency projects, managing energy efficiency projects, federal tax credits for energy efficiency).

https://www.sba.gov/content/energy-saving-calculators-energy-star

ENERGY STAR qualified products are equal to or better than standard products of the same type, but the good news is they use less energy.

https://www.sba.gov/content/tips-energy-efficiency

This guide will help you to maximize energy efficiency, which will save you money while helping the environment whether you own or lease your building.

https://www.sba.gov/content/easy-energy-efficiency-improvements

Addresses lighting, water heating, refrigeration, equipment, heating and cooling (HVAC) systems, buildings improvements.

https://www.sba.gov/content/federal-tax-credits-energy-efficiency

Information about federal tax credits available to small businesses for making energy efficiency upgrades.

http://www.epa.gov/energy/reduce-your-impact

Actions you can take to reduce the environmental impacts of your energy use.

http://www.epa.gov/energy/clean-energy-programs

Programs designed to help energy consumers in all sectors, state policy makers, and energy providers by providing objective information, creating networks between the public and private sector and providing technical assistance.

https://www.epa.gov/recycle

Learn how reducing, reusing, and recycling can help you, your community, and the environment by saving money, energy, and natural resources. Recycling programs are managed at the state and local level – find information on recycling in your community.

https://www.sba.gov/category/navigation-structure/sustainable-business-practices

After making energy efficient upgrades, you may also consider implementing sustainable business practices. Learn what resources are available regarding green business practices (includes air pollution prevention, waste, waste conservation, using paper, green power and renewable energy, green building design, small business trends).

https://www.sba.gov/content/waste-0

By streamlining your operations to reduce waste, you may be able to enhance your overall efficiency, productivity and public image as well as to save a substantial amount of money.

https://www.sba.gov/content/water-conservation

In most cases, electricity or gas are used to heat water, and this costs you money. In addition, your water company uses energy to purify and pump water to your business as well as in the treatment of your sewage. So part of your water and sewage bill is really an energy bill. The more water your business consumes, the more you will benefit from optimizing water use

http://www3.epa.gov/watersense/

An EPA partnership program.

 

 

https://www.sba.gov/content/environmental-grants-loans

Financial resources for energy efficient upgrades to your facilities, to finance your business’s innovative environmental products and technologies and to support your environmentally friendly business. 

https://www.sba.gov/content/state-and-local-energy-efficiency-programs

List of state, local, and regional programs that help small businesses become energy efficient.

Connecticut

http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=2708&q=323978&deepNav_GID=1763

Effective pollution prevention involves gathering a team of knowledgeable employees together, documenting how the business processes REALLY work, then taking the time to uncover where losses occur and what the actual costs are.

North Carolina

https://www.ncsbc.net/DocumentMaster.aspx?doc=1439

Free small business energy audits.

Wisconsin

http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/smallbusiness/

Program that strives to help small businesses take advantage of the opportunities of sustainable practices.

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