U.K Small Businesses Urged to Reduce Paper Waste through the Festive Season
Ethical environmental practise is nothing new in the modern business world. Putting in place effective protocols related to reducing the carbon footprint of a business is something all companies – from the small business market seller to global traders – should be thinking about this holiday season.
The recent Green 4 Go exhibition, organised by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), was packed with ethical firms looking to offer advice and products aimed at environmentally ethical business practise. The expo included numerous courses to help small business owners identify problem areas, reduce costs and boost green protocols.
Paper Waste
Experts currently estimate around 35% of office waste is paper-based. Going paper-free is perhaps one of the most conspicuous in-house environmentally ethical protocols that can be quickly and effectively put into place. A great way to keep on top of emails and communications is to encourage email inbox organisation in place of printing emails. ALWAYS back up information on an external offsite hard drive.
Encourage others by using things like corporate Christmas e cards from an eco-minded online business holiday e cards company like eco2greetings.com.
There are plenty of free services out there to help businesses remove their details from junk mail databases and mailing lists, thereby reducing the plague of global junk mail!
Digital Documents
Digital documents and electronic signatures aren’t just a top way to reduce printing, they’re also fantastically efficient. Programs like Adobe Acrobat Professional, e-signature and DocuSign allow users to sign PDF documents with a personalised digital signature.