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The first step for most companies is to make the shift from
pollution control to pollution prevention. Pollution
control
means cleaning up waste after it has been created. Pollution
prevention focuses on minimizing or eliminating waste
before it is created.
Stages Two: Product Stewardship
Product stewardship focuses on minimizing not only
pollution from manufacturing but also all environmental
impacts associated with the full life cycle of product.
Stages Three: Clean Technology
Companies with their eye on the future can begin to plan for
and invest In tomorrow’s technologies. The simple fact is
that the existing technology base in many industries is not
environmentally sustainable.
Dari 3 tahapan yang di atas, dapat disimpulkan bahwa sebagai perusahaan
yang memiliki sustainability atau keberlanjutan dalam visinya, memiliki pola
pikir dari mengontrol polusi yang dihasilkan menjadi mencegah kemunculan
polusi, menerapkan konsep berkelanjutan ke dalam setiap proses
produksi/operasi sehari-hari, dan mengadaptasikan clean technology ke
dalam perusahaan.
Menurut Eric Koester (2010:14), Sektor green business memiliki penekanan
yang kuat pada energi. “This includes businesses focusing on generating
electricity from renewable resources and on energy efficiency, as well as
those involved in the smart grid, alternative fuels and transportation, green
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