Although the focus of "cleantech" is increasingly on greenhouse gas emissions and global climate disruption, other objectives are reduced waste and waste-disposal costs, avoiding chemical impacts on people and the environment, maintaining biodiversity, conservation of scarce resources, improved social justice, and a range of other goals.

What do we mean by  "green" products and services?

Here at HaraBara we use a very broad definition of green. We would include:

• Cleantech products—wind turbines, solar panels, electric vehicles
• Energy- and resource-conserving products—low-volume toilets, variable-speed motors, "green" computers
• Products made from recycled materials—paper, fabrics, building materials, packaging
• Products made from renewable resources—biodiesel fuel, bamboo flooring, biomass power, bio-plastics
• Products made in greener facilities—LEED-certified call centers, low-carbon factories
• Organic products and materials—fibers, fabrics, food, feedstuffs
• Recyclable, reusable and compostable products—WEEE electronics, packaging, carpeting,
• Less carbon-intensive services—web conferencing, distance learning, video conferencing
• Carbon products—carbon credits, offsets, VERs, CERs, TECs, derivatives
• Lower-toxicity products—low-VOC paints, RoHS electronic equipment
• Resources, materials, tools, equipment, engineering, design, technology and components to make all of the above
• And the vast array of products and services nobody has even thought of yet

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