In the topic of going green, I love the idea how many companies are going more paperless when it comes to conducting business. Not only does it save trees but it also saves office space and money.
Technology is getting cheaper and with open source, it is either free or almost free. Today 100% Telephone & Internet Service Providers & almost all banks in Singapore are now encouraging customers to sign up paperless bank statement from the website in the form of a PDF file and e-mail the statements to their clients. Almost everything can be filed electronically, and searching and opening a file could be as easy as a click of a mouse.
I think with the advancement of technology, there is no excuse why we could not make most things paperless. Many claims are now submitted via online communication portals. Emails are now considered “paper trail” and technology has now transcended to mobile phones. Access to the internet has become easier than ever. So what’s the excuse?
I know a Company call Greenpost, they are promote paperless bill to more banks & companies but they are still using name card. I feel they are slapping in their own face. I admit not everyone has a Blackberry, iPhone or another form of a smartphone, but there are enough people in Singapore/Malaysia with such devices that we could potentially change the way people carry their name cards. Why couldn’t we change make it paperless and take advantage of what technology has to offer?
I know some people fear that with electronics or technology it is easy to lose information or fear piracy. But did you know you can Sync your phone with your computer? Purchase an external hard drive or purchase a secured online back-up? These are all relatively affordable and allow people to save thousands of dollars on paper and save trees at the same time.
What I love about Gmail for example, is that it has unlimited storage capacity and their internal search engine is AMAZING. You can search either by key words from subject line or body content, attached document name, or by person. There is no need to print out emails for paper trail or store it in a cabinet. Everything is available online. Technology is there, we just have to embrace it and use it.
Everything can be done online and electronically allowing the industry to reduce the amount of paper we use and dispose of. A change like this may take another 10 years before everyone is on board, but wouldn’t it be nice if we can accomplish this sooner? If the option was available, it could potentially save thousands of trees.
Isn’t it better to move and adapt with technology than to fight it?
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