On April 22nd, the fortieth anniversary of Earth Day, eco-friendly Americans demonstrated their support for a more sustainable environment. You may be wondering how your business can also support that goal. Here are several important ways electronic document management, document scanning and electronic forms promote a truly “green” office.
Scanned documents save paper, storage space and trees.
The average business document gets copied nineteen times!* Based on that calculation, every 4-drawer file cabinet in your office requires one 70′ tree to be cut down.**Â What that means is that every time you scan the documents in a 4-draw file cabinet, you’ve saved a tree!
Imagine the savings you’ll immediately recognize, as well as the environmental impact you’ll generate, when your paper purchasing and copier supplies are drastically reduced. In addition, just by incorporating document scanning at your firm, you’ll single-handedly reduce the number of file cabinets and file folders necessary and the environmental impact created as they’re manufactured.Â
Implement document scanning to directly impact the use of natural resources as well as realizing substantial savings. Wouldn’t that make you feel better about the way you run your business?
According to Daily Green, “If the United States cut office paper use by just 10% it would prevent the emission of 1.6 million tons of greenhouse gases — the equivalent of taking 280,000 cars off the road.” Creating a paperless office through electronic document management reduces the energy required to cut down, manufacture, transport, copy and store paper. Your decision to adopt a paperless office is a commitment to reducing greenhouse gases.
