Employ ShoreBank Resolutions
by Sarah on December 29th, 2009
Are you planning your New Year’s resolutions? You and me, both! It is so hard to continually resolve to create possibilities and to better change the world. I, for one, already save at 20%. I have never owned a car. I try to recycle. I even fit in some volunteering. But there is so much more that I could do to better employ ShoreBank’s mission in my personal life. That is why I resolve to do the following in 2010:
Overcome my fear of our composter. I’ll confess – I do not like composters. Our office just acquired one and I have yet to throw the core of my daily apple in it. My problem – I don’t like seeing the food. Well, in 2010, I’ll just cover my eyes! I know that composting organic materials decreases the production of methane and leachate formulation in landfills. It also creates good nutrient rich soil for another resolution. Composter – here I come!
Offset some C02 pounds by starting a green garden. This year, I obtained flight status from recreationally flying over 25,000 miles. We even blogged on plotting the most eco-friendly way to enjoy your vacation. Using that blog’s CO2/trip calculation table, I emitted 9,250 pounds of C02 in 2009 on one airline alone. I think it is time to claim my freshly composted dirt and to plant my own little urban window garden to at least start to offset my carbon emissions.
Cease procrastination and ask my landlord to seal my windows. It has been over a year and I still have a draft coming in from my windows. Not only do I want to not wear a nightcap, but as we just blogged, one-third of all dangerous gas emissions released into the environment emanate from our homes. This small improvement really will help increase the heat in my home and potentially good paying jobs.
Reanalyze my 401(k). My conservative risk portfolio preserved my assets through the financial meltdown, but it is easy to be conservative when you are a passive investor. It is time to research corporations’ corporate social responsibility reports and to start to look at their long term returns to both my portfolio and to the world. The economy will turn around and I want to be ready to increase investments in the right organizations when we come around the economic bend.
Provide more value to our ShoreBank online community. I brought a new sbk.com to life in 2009. In 2010, I want to bring you, our online community, as much as I can to create possibilities to build your wealth and to improve lives.
I hope you’ll employ your own resolutions to change the world in 2010. I know that I can’t wait to start!
Happy New Year from your Online Channel Manager
Tags: green resolutions, ShoreBank, social media, triple bottom line
Sarah,
I saw this through CSR Wire today. Your 4th resolution about 401 (k) caught my eye. Does ShoreBank work with individuals and companies to put together socially responsible 401 (ks)? If so, I’d love to interview someone about this for CauseCapitalism.com, where I produce video interviews and articles about building a socially conscious-driven business.
Thanks,
Olivia