As an example of a small and simple change with a positive ripple effect, Clark Seif Clark , Inc. is providing clients with the option to receive reports electronically. Generally our reports range from 5 to 30 pages. The ripple effect of this small change saves valuable earth resources and reduces our carbon footprint by:

Saving raw natural resources such as trees to make paper
Reducing energy use in the manufacture of paper, envelopes and ink
Preventing the waste of fossil fuels required to deliver the paper to CSC, to deliver the final report to the customer, and to deliver the report to the dump
Circumventing the need to build and maintain office space to store historic reports
Conserving valuable landfill space

The client can simply review and store reports on their computer. If they need a hard copy, they can print it in whole or in part as needed. And, if they like they can recycle what they printed.

More Articles Regarding Going Green

A Guide to Going Green Through a Resource-Efficient Office Environment
Excerpt: During the last couple of years, Clark Seif Clark, Inc. (CSC) has made efforts to implement a sustainability program called Going Green. The program was not in writing, but was communicated verbally to the employees during our monthly meetings with the managers. It included recycling of paper and aluminum cans, purchasing of recycled printing paper, and sending reports to clients via electronic transfer file system. The program has not been very successful because we failed to follow through with it.

The California Global Warming Solutions Act
Excerpt: The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, was signed into legislation, with the purpose of bringing about a reduction in GHG emissions in the State of California to 1990 levels by the year 2020...