Becoming a 'Paper-Less' business 

Becoming ''Paper-Less' is not about cutting out all paper in your business. That’s not practical right now (but give us time, we’re working on it!). It’s about getting people in your office to do things a little differently to help reduce your paper usage.

Many 'Paper-Less' actions cost nothing to implement. Where a cost is involved, there can be very quick returns on investment. Either way, the benefits to your business and the environment can be significant.

Using less paper saves your business money because you:

• reduce your postage and stationery bills
• buy less paper
• print, copy and store less
• dispose and waste less

Electronic documents make your business more efficient

• they are faster for staff to find, use and share
• they have the potential to significantly improve security
• they eliminate the need for onsite and offsite paper storage space - and the associated costs and inefficiencies
• unlike snail mail, important documents can be sent instantly and don't get "lost" in the post
• they enable easier compliance with legislation governing document retention and storage

Becoming 'Paper-Less' helps the environment

• reducing paper usage is environmentally preferable to reusing and recycling paper
• using less paper leads to savings in water, trees, emissions and electricity
• making less paper leads to reduced greenhouse emissions
  

Get some tips on how to reduce your paper usage.

Read about some 'Paper-Less' business success stories. 

Join the Paper-Less Alliance by using the form on the right.

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