White Knight Associates say: Go Green all the cool companies are doing it!

For about 40 years, companies have been making efforts to go green. Going green is often mistaken for “environmentally friendly,” when in fact it’s more like “not particularly harmful to the environment” or “environmentally neutral.” There isn’t much you can do that will actually improve the condition of the environment, so many experts say that we shouldn’t get caught up in that line of thinking.

                                                                                                                 

These tips can help companies like you become "Green"

1.Make communications electronic. Keep communications with employees, clients and other businesses via email or phone to reduce the amount spent on paper and make a lighter carbon footprint.

2.“Add a line in every email you send, requesting the receiver to print the mail only if absolutely necessary.” This is a tidbit from Krishna Mohan Roa D (via LinkedIn) that could also improve the security of emails you send.  Kill two birds with one stone by discouraging others from printing your emails.  Krishna suggests fancying it up with a green tree image.

3.Use a tablet connected to your computer for signing documents. Many businesses, including White Knight Associates require signed contracts or other documents.  Often, we generate and send proposals electronically, and our clients need to print them, sign them, and then scan and email them.  Tablets cost as little as £50 (decent ones start at just £100) and will prove worth the money to save paper and time!

4.Invest in an all-in-one printer that does duplex printing. These very quickly become worth the money.  All-in-ones have had a bad reputation, but they’re being made quite well these days, and duplex printing cuts out approximately half of the paper you’d normally use.  I got my duplex all-in-one printer on sale for only about £150

5.Save money with recycled ink cartridges. This is one area where there is no initial investment – and going green is actually much cheaper!  I’ve bought packs of two ink cartridges from the Amazon Marketplace for under $8 (compared to $ 16 for a single brand name cartridge) and am still impressed with the quality!  Regardless of which brand you buy, be sure to recycle your empty cartridges.

Source: Lymelight

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