ECM Makes Going Green Easy
Going green is no longer just a trend – sustainability goals are becoming a significant focus, particularly in the public sector. In fact, organizations of all types are finding that reducing their carbon footprint makes good business sense. An easy to use electronic content management system can support corporate-wide environmental initiatives, while providing true business benefits, efficiencies, and savings. Here are some of the ways an electronic content management can help you make a positive impact on the environment – while reducing expenses and enhancing how work gets done:
• Through a Web-based interface, colleagues across the hallway or across the globe can share business critical information inside the company as well as with partners, vendors and clients. The need for hardcopy documents is eliminated, so paper use is dramatically decreased. This also reduces the energy, chemicals and costs associated with manufacturing, shipping and delivering paper-based documentation. Users can work faster and smarter by automating business processes, reducing the time it takes from weeks to minutes.
• Electronic content management systems support telecommuting and reduce travel for employees located around the world, creating a virtual office that allows workers to connect with each other and minimize waste.
• The costs involved with paper-based file cabinet storage such as the space itself, the energy to heat or cool it and the building’s upkeep can be significantly reduced through the use of an electronic content management system for archiving needs.
With an easy, flexible content management system in place, putting an end to the paper trail isn’t as daunting as it may seem. To learn more, check out a recent Webcast featuring Gartner’s Vice President and Research Director, Mark Gilbert and Patty Calkins, VP of Environment, Health and Safety at Xerox, by clicking here.
Melinda Stoker
Director, Marketing Communications
Xerox DocuShare Business Unit