WASHINGTON, D.C. — Green Business Network, producer of GreenBiz.com, has produced a Spanish-language edition of its popular environmental resource guide for smaller businesses.

Mejorando el Impacto Ambiental de Su Empresa ("Greening Your Business: A Primer for Smaller Companies"), a free, downloadable 14-page guide, covers a full range of environmental issues encountered by smaller firms across all sectors. Major sections cover reducing waste, energy and water efficiency, toxics and hazardous substances reduction, meetings and travel, product life cycle, and green building design and construction.

Each section offers an overview of the topic, some basic tips, and links to additional resources.

The original guide was produced in English by Green Business Network, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that produces GreenBiz.com, ClimateBiz.com, and other free inforomational Web sites. The guide was translated and adapted by ifPeople, which works with companies and organizations in the US and Argentina to implement responsible practices.

Both the English and Spanish editions may be downloaded by going to either www.GreenBiz.com/smallbiz or www.ifpeople.net/resources.

"We believe the Spanish edition of "Greening Your Business" will bring valuable info to thousands of smaller companies that can benefit from the lower costs and improved effiiciencies that can come from voluntary environmental initiatives," said Joel Makower, founder of Green Business Network. "We are committed to extending our reach by bringing this type of hands-on information to new audiences."

"The Spanish-language adaptation of the "Greening Your Business" guide is an important step in providing practical tools that improve the environmental awareness and performance of small businesses throughout the Americas," said Christopher Johnson, director of If People. "By putting the guide in the hands of Latino business people, we are promoting access to knowledge and best practices that contribute to more sustainable communities."