Here are five ways to utilize conferencing to improve your environmental impact and "green" your organization:
Offer Telecommuting to your Employees: Telecommuting benefits the environment by reducing carbon emissions and lessening the wear and tear on roads, bridges and highways. Think about the positive environmental impact if each of your employees telecommuted one day per week and connected via audio and web conferencing when not in the office.
Reduce Business Travel: In today’s world, business travel often has to be justified not only in terms of the bottom line, but in environmental terms as well. A recent report found that airlines are emitting 20 percent more carbon dioxide into the environment than previously estimated. The amount could hit 1.5 billion tons a year by 2025, from the airline industry alone. Reducing travel by utilizing audio and web conferencing in place of travel reduces carbon emissions, saves time and money, and keeps employees healthier and happier.
Reduce Printed Documents: Share and transfer documents online via web conference rather than printing and mailing them.
Take Online Recruiting to the Next Level: Utilize video, web and audio conferencing to streamline your interviewing process before bringing candidates in for a live meeting. Online recruiting offers particular environmental and cost benefits. Instead of candidates traveling a great distance by car or air for screening, why not hold a web conference using a web cam?
Offer Online Training and Education: Reduce time, travel, and expenses by offering online training and education programs via conferencing. Participants can attend from anywhere and you can record and archive your events for further use.
At TelSpan, we have the services and the know-how to help you make your organization greener, more efficient, and more profitable. Contact us today for more information.
