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Go Green with Conferencing Services
from Verizon Business
You know that using audio, video and net conferencing from Verizon Business can help you decrease the time you spend traveling to meetings and thereby increase your productivity. But what you may not have considered is the additional impact of your actions on the environment.
If you don't think that replacing your travel with conferencing -- whether for an out-of-town meeting or just in your daily commute to the office -- makes a difference, think again. The recent Verizon-sponsored study by the American Consumer Institute (ACI) explained that:
- Telecommuting will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 247.7 million tons due to less driving, 28.1 million tons due to reduced office construction, and 312.4 million tons because of energy saved by businesses
- if 10% of airline travel could be replaced by teleconferencing over the next 10 years, teleconferencing could reduce greenhouse emissions by 199.8 million tons
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Frost and Sullivan recognizes Verizon Business for environmental initiatives
Case Study:
Verizon Helps EDS Achieve Carbon Reduction Targets
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Impacts of Telecommuting
According to a joint report by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the European Telecommunications Network Operators (ETNO), telecommuting just one or two days per week could decrease rush hours, resulting in less emissions polluting the air in cities worldwide. In addition, the report found that 10 million flexi-workers could yield savings of over 11 million metric tons of CO2 emission, and 30 million telecommuters could achieve over 34 million metric tons of savings.
Increasing Shareholder Value
Thinking green may also help increase shareholder value. As a recent Verizon Business/IR magazine survey of over 150 IROs showed, 87% of IROs at large-cap firms think carbon management will affect shareholder value in the long-term.
How can choosing conferencing over travel help you to lower your organization's CO2 emissions while helping your bottom line?
Use our Conferencing calculator and find out.*
* You will need to temporarily disable pop-up blockers to view the calculator.
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For more information on Verizon's own green efforts, please see our Environmental Responsibility page
View the various ways Verizon Business can help your organization go green.
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