Going Green with Electronic Document Management
We have a good document management practice at JSO and our leading partner is WestBrook Technology.
The just released a great article on minimizing the paper trail and going green with the Fortis Electronic Document Management.
The article has some interesting facts
*Every year, more than 1.1 Billion trees are cut down in order to satisfy the needs of office workers around the world
* The U.S paper industry emits around 17.2 million metric tons of carbon dioxide to produce 83 million tons of paper
*Energy consumption by the pulp and paper industry is projected at 25.8 billion kWh of electricity and 54.3 billion BTU's of fossil fuels in 2010
*Average office worker disposes 100-200 pounds of office paper per year (Source: Sierra Club)
A common belief in what is called the digital age is we are paperless. While technology has changed our live and our business operations, we are reliant on paper and process in our daily lives and business operations.
A few tips to cut down on our carbon foot print and go green
Reduce manual paper processes - Paper-intensive processes slow down business operations and can be prone to error. Documents in electronic format, you can easily search the document and easily exchange documents with your colleagues and business partners.
You will also make your operations more efficient which should increase your bottom line.
Implement the right technology - The proper document management technology can help your organization to a greener environment while meeting business goals.
Here's how document management can help you go green
The just released a great article on minimizing the paper trail and going green with the Fortis Electronic Document Management.
The article has some interesting facts
*Every year, more than 1.1 Billion trees are cut down in order to satisfy the needs of office workers around the world
* The U.S paper industry emits around 17.2 million metric tons of carbon dioxide to produce 83 million tons of paper
*Energy consumption by the pulp and paper industry is projected at 25.8 billion kWh of electricity and 54.3 billion BTU's of fossil fuels in 2010
*Average office worker disposes 100-200 pounds of office paper per year (Source: Sierra Club)
A common belief in what is called the digital age is we are paperless. While technology has changed our live and our business operations, we are reliant on paper and process in our daily lives and business operations.
A few tips to cut down on our carbon foot print and go green
Reduce manual paper processes - Paper-intensive processes slow down business operations and can be prone to error. Documents in electronic format, you can easily search the document and easily exchange documents with your colleagues and business partners.
You will also make your operations more efficient which should increase your bottom line.
Implement the right technology - The proper document management technology can help your organization to a greener environment while meeting business goals.
Here's how document management can help you go green
- Reduce paper usage
- Decrease your paper waste
- Reduce waste of printer and copier supplies
- Save printer and copier per-click and maintenance fee's
- Eliminates shuttling of paper to warehouses, reducing fuel consumption and decreasing emissions.
I have written about numerous strategies on how to go green, but I believe that is is a very legitimate strategy that will reduce your operation costs and also set you on a path to reduce your carbon footprint. With the so-called encominc downturn it pays to look at reducing your operating costs as 2009 is going to be a difficult year. Reducing operating costs is a way to save capital for your business and hopefuly help your cash flow.
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