Tips for Companies Trying to Clean Up Their Act

Despite pressing economic worries, the environment remains a top concern for consumers the world over. And that means environmentally-friendly business practices are as necessary for the bottom line as they are for the planet, says Joe Veilleux, president of Euromed USA.

“Being a producer of natural ingredients for pharmaceuticals and health supplements, we’ve always held environmentalism as a major company value,” says Veilleux, a registered pharmacist.“We’re glad to see that, even when people face unemployment and other economic hardships, they’re still committed to green practices.”

Yes, Vampires occupy your home and office.  However, these are not the kind from True Blood but rather the kind that suck electricity even when you don’t know it.

Picture this: You just upgraded and replaced your computer systems. You invested thousands of dollars on equipment, and you spent countless hours evaluating every feature and function of the hardware, but you barely considered what to do with the decommissioned computers. Since you need to protect your data, and you are concerned for the environment, you just keep the equipment. Consequently, it is now in a storage room, creating a business risk. Sound familiar?

As a long-time graphic designer and lover of print, it’s not always easy to reconcile my environmental passions with my devotion to paper and ink. However, given the stringent economic times we’ve experienced lately, combined with the increasing momentum of the green and sustainable “wave”, we are all finding ways to print less, print digitally, print on recycled, print on tree-free, and at times, not print at all. Here’s a brief rundown on printing sustainably and responsibly.

If I told you that a stack of just three months worth of paper used for policy applications at a Fortune 500 insurance company could be higher than an eight story building, you would probably marvel at the vision but cringe at the costs. Now think about being able to tell the CEO that you have implemented paperless solutions that both trims the pile and cuts spending. That’s something that would make any CEO smile and the chief information officer shine.