25.09.10
Get ready for more incentives from bankers, lenders and others to persuade you to give up on paper and start using online accounts, reports The Seattle Times.
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25.09.10
In an effort to save time, money and trees, Hampton town council has gone high-tech, reports The Telegraph Journal.
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06.09.10
Russia's ruling United Russia party urged its members to use iPads at its upcoming general committee meeting as a part of campaign to save paper, reports Ria Novosti.
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16.08.10
Headed off to university or college? Here are 10 great ways to green your dorm, your classes and even your beer while you're studying, reports The Miami Herald.
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13.08.10
Paper. It's something we use tons of everyday; at home or at work. But one of the easiest ways to go green and save money is to reduce the use of your paper throughout the day reports Justin Cooper on News Channel 7 HD.
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10.08.10
Canada’s revolution in billing practices is sending a national consumer group to the barricades. Burnaby-based telecom Telus has become the latest company to charge most of its customers for getting a paper bill. The two paperless options — online access via a computer, or accessing the bill over a cellphone — remain free, reports Money.
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05.08.10
Get ready for more incentives from bankers, lenders and others to get you to give up on paper and start using online accounts, reports Detroit Free Press.
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01.08.10
Reducing paper usage across your business is a first step to becoming more sustainable and a guaranteed way to save money. Jon Dee argues in Nett magazine that saving trees also saves the bottom line.
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29.07.10
In the heart of Nairobi's Kawangware slums, a youth group has found fortune the least expected commodity; waste paper. And this group has managed to put a high-end shopping bag into the market in effort that could be replicated anywhere, reports AllAfrica.com.
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25.06.10
If you’re still looking for ways to reduce your paper use, you can try filing your taxes online this year, G Magazine reports.
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23.06.10
Money Management reports that retail banking is to become increasingly virtual, with banks likely to further embrace new technologies including mobile phone applications in their search for economic delivery methods to retail customers, according to new research out of the United Kingdom.
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15.06.10
Image and Data Manager report CASA chief information Officer Simon Denby is underway with a major program to bring Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) into the 21st Century using advanced middleware and workflow automation - moving to paperless operations.
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06.06.10
Korea IT Times writes about moves towards a "paperless Korea" to bring the nation into line with the Green Growth solution for the potential negatives involved with the UN Millenium Development Goals of aligning poverty reduction with sustainable growth.
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03.09.09
Nett Magazine publishes an article about the costs of paper use to both businesses and the environment. Jon Dee and Kurt Carlsen from Redmap are interviewed about what organisations can do to reduce paper.
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02.09.09
G Magazine prints an article written by Jon Dee outlining the environmental and financial costs of paper. The magazine challenges readers to make the switch to online billing, making mention of the free software available from Do Something.
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05.08.09
Treehugger's Warren McLaren writes about Do Something's latest initiative, the Paper-Less Alliance, and its goal to reduce office paper usage by 20% within five years.
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The Daily Telegraph
05.08.09
The Daily Telegraph 'Bid to curb offices from using paper': "Do Something, an alliance created by Planet Ark founder Jon Dee, has launched a campaign to save Australian businesses hundreds of millions of dollars and also look after the environment... Dee will call on businesses and government to adopt electronic billing and electronic document storage and also have customers fill out electronic forms on their PCs instead of paper forms".
30.07.09
Carolyn Barry at G Magazine explains that businesses and individuals can now easily monitor their paper use with the launch of free software at the Paper-Less Alliance website.
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30.07.09
Tech guru Andy Wells interviews Jon for The Word on Technology, broadcast on 50 regional Austereo stations nationally.
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30.07.09
4BC's Jamie Dunn interviews Jon on his breakfast show about the launch of Do Something's latest campaign, aimed at slashing paper use in business, the Paper-Less Alliance.
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Australian Financial Review
29.07.09
Extract from the Australian Financial Review article 'Paper cut could hurt Australia Post's bottom line, page 3:
"The group Do Something will launch a "Paper-Less Alliance" internet-based campaign today which is partly aimed at reducing the massive amount of commercial mail sent through Australia Post every year. "With Australia Post looking to increase its postal charges, now is a good time for businesses to review why they're putting so much money into the Australia Post bottom line instead of their own", says Dee."
29.07.09
Adam Spencer interviews Jon on his breakfast show about the launch of the Paper-Less Alliance. Jon offers practical tips for businesses wanting to cut paper use, and directs them to read more at the Paper-Less Alliance website.
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29.07.09
Christopher Lawrence speaks to Jon on his afternoon show about the launch of Do Something's latest campaign, the Paper-Less Alliance. The Alliance aims to move business away from paper-based processes, and go electronic to save money and the environment.
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16.07.09
Jon speaks to the team at Beyond Zero Emissions on 3CR Melbourne about the paper problem and the launch of the Paper-Less Alliance campaign and website.
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21.07.09
Sholto MacPherson reports on the paper problem at at tech website CRN.com.au. He explains how the new Paper-Less Alliance campaign and website can save businesses money.
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20.07.09
Kathryn Edwards covers the launch of the Paper-Less Alliance campaign on leading tech websites Computerworld, Techworld, and CIO.
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16.07.09
Jon speaks on ABC Overnights, broadcast nationally, about the carbon footprint of paper, and the launch of his new initiative, the Paper-Less Alliance, designed to save business and the environment.
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