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One of the goals we have at Hostwork is preserving resources.
It makes very good sense from an economical point of view too:
Resources = Money.
Reducing waste saves money.
Here's what we've done so far to
minimize our impact on the
environment and the resources potentially saved as a result:
| Action |
Why |
Saves |
Ratio |
| Quarterly
billing |
This makes
accounting less tedious for everyone and saves 2/3 of the paperwork required. |
Paper |
66% |
| Invoices by
email |
Unless requested
by mail, it saves time and paper. |
Paper |
100% |
| Envelope-less
invoice mailing |
Although we
hardly ever send invoices by regular mail, when needed, simply folding our invoices
and printing the address on the back saves unnecessary envelopes. |
Paper |
50% |
| E-payment |
By accepting
credit card payments, we save another envelope and it is more convenient.
We plan on accepting checks online as well. |
Paper |
100% |
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No bulk mail ads
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Most people
discard junk mail without reading it and few recycle it. We mostly rely on search
engines and word of mouth. |
Paper |
100% |
| No brochures |
Anything paper
can do to present a company, the web can do better. Web pages can be updated,
brochures can't. |
Paper |
100% |
| Using LCD
rather than CRT |
Liquid Crystal
Displays use far less energy than regular computer monitors, they are gentler
on the eyes and radiation-free. |
Electricity |
75% |
| Natural lighting |
Our Southern
California location allows us to use sunlight year-round. |
Electricity |
100% |
| No commuting |
All our work
can be done from any computer and transmitted via the Internet. Much cheaper,
cleaner, safer and faster than commuting. |
Gas |
100% |
We use recycled paper and we recycle everything we use.
Reducing our negative impact is only part of our commitment,
we also want to increase our positive impact.
To do so, we use a significant portion of our revenues to finance environmental research and education, and offer free advertising to some organizations.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Any company can and should take measures to recycle and reduce waste.
A wealth of information is available on the web to help you accomplish this.
Get started now by visiting the EPA's EnviroSense and WasteWise pages.
Hostwork International is an EnergyStar® and WasteWise partner.
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