Social responsibility: Creating a sustainable business

Social responsibility, community thinking and sustainable business models are being embraced by businesses across Australia and around the world. Each choice you make has an impact.

In this section, there are plenty of ideas and tips on creating a sustainable business. Zern Liew provides a practical list of ways to make your business more environmentally friendly and challenges you to look at how green your business is.

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Social responsibility articles

• Solo Psyche

  Fuel saving tips for soloists

  If you use your car in the course of running your business, to drive to clients perhaps, then the cost of petrol could be hurting your bottom line. Here are some simple, effective fuel saving tips to keep you on the road and not in the red!

  • Published 27 August 08
  • Lucinda Lions
  • 4 Comments

• Solo Psyche

  Economic sustainability: When everyone profits

  We are acutely aware of cash flow, ROI, profit and assets in our solo ventures. But when we look at how our business impacts upon the economy sustainability of our communities, we discover that we're not the only ones who can benefit from our business.

  • Published 28 January 08
  • Trish Weston

• Solo Psyche

  People skills: Creating a sustainable business

  Having good people skills and treating people we work with well is an important aspect of creating a sustainable business. This area, however, doesn’t get a lot of attention despite its presence behind many of our concerns about work and fairness.

  • Published 17 December 07
  • Trish Weston
  • 7 Comments

• Solo Psyche

  The benefits of community involvement

  As soloists we are able to give back to our communities through our ability to be flexible with our time. Community involvement keeps our society functioning as it should, through connecting with people rather than just focusing on making profits.

  • Published 26 November 07
  • Karen Morris
  • 8 Comments

• Solo Psyche

  Seven ways to create a sustainable business

  The evidence is everywhere. If we don’t treat clients with respect, we lose them. If we take non-renewable resources from the planet, they run out. It’s time to look past our financial bottom-line to see how to create a truly sustainable business.

  • Published 08 October 07
  • Trish Weston
  • 8 Comments

• Solo Psyche

  Do you have a green business?

  The idea of having a green business is very topical at the moment and every change we make to the way we consume resources and reduce waste helps. Here are the green things I do as part of my business practice. What can you do in your business?

  • Published 21 September 07
  • Zern Liew
  • 9 Comments

• Solo Psyche

  Social responsibility: Can you make a difference?

  Social responsibility (SR) is not just for the big end of the town. It's about behaving ethically as a person and as a business.

  • Published 13 September 05
  • Allison Toner
  • 1 Comment