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EFASP™
Entrepreneurs for a Sustainable Planet: BLOG
The objective of the "Entrepreneurs
for a Sustainable Planet" (EFASP) Blog is to develop a charter
of profitable, ethical, and sustainable business practices.
Goals
The primary goal of the EFASP.org Blog is to open a discussion of
policies and practices that create framework conditions for the small
business contribution to the sustainable development initiative. Periodically,
contributions will be updated to the "Entrepreneurs for a Better
World" charter of business practices (see EBWO.org
for background information).
EBWO 2007.01.19 "Convictions and principles are the cornerstones
of good business." Objectives
Profitable
Business Practices
Ethical
Business Practices
Sustainable
Business Practices
To innovate
existing products and services.
To create satisfied customers that return for repeat business.
To commit to providing excellent customer service.
To nurture long-term relationships with customers, clients,
and employees.
To pay employees fairly and reward innovation and diligence.
To include customers, clients, and employees in the decision
making processes.
To respect the ethnic,
religious, and political backgrounds of customers, clients, and
employees.
To protect the privacy of customer, client, and employee
financial and personal information.
To treat customers, clients, and employees honestly, with
no misleading claims, and no promises that you are not able to keep.
To create an atmosphere that promotes ethical behavior
and encourages employees to ask questions and raise concerns.
To establish markets,
not exploit them.
To eliminate exploitative working conditions and uphold
basic labor rights.
To replace non-renewable energy sources with renewable
energy sources.
To address labour and environmental standards amongst
all supply chains of a business including developing countries such
as China and India.
Posting to the EFASP
Blog
To contribute content to the EFASP Blog, users can:
Add a new objective to either of the three categories
of profitable, ethical, and sustainable business practices.
Suggest changes in the wording of an existing objective.
Comment on the EBWO Charter as a whole.
Provide ideas, links, and resources for entrepreneurs
interested in sustainable development or social entrepreneurship.
NOTE: Content that does not fit into the above categories may be moderated
or removed under the discretion of the blog monitor. Basic HTML tags
are allowed.
By posting a blog entry, the writer specifically agrees to all terms
of use contained herein and agrees to exercise GOOD JUDGMENT and COMMON
SENSE. EFASP reserves all rights with respect to this blogging site,
including the refusal to post content, the removal of content, and other
actions as necessary. EFASP also reserves the right to change, at any
time, at our sole discretion, the "Terms of Use" of this blog.
Users are responsible for regularly reviewing these Terms.
Respect your audience. Do not use personal insults,
obscenity, slurs of speech, etc. and show proper consideration for
the privacy of others.
Properly cite other bloggers. Successful bloggers
pay attention to what others are saying about a topic and generously
reference and link to them when appropriate.
Do not initiate or participate in fights. A blog
is a public forum and not an appropriate location to air personal
differences with others.
Try to add value to a discussion by providing worthwhile
information and perspective. Know your subject and provide
a reasoned basis for your opinion.
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content and any actions or claims made as a result of the writer’s
posting.
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