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Océ Business Services Provides Eco-Friendly, Cost-Effective Document Management Practices
Friday 17. April 2009 - Company Launches Initiatives as Part of Océ Sustainability Awareness Week
In response to increasing client demand for sustainable products, services and technologies, Océ Business Services, a leader in document process management and electronic discovery, is launching several new initiatives as part of Océ Sustainability Awareness Week. The corporate campaign, which begins today and runs through April 23, 2009, provides Océ clients and employees with information about how organizations can implement document management best practices that are eco-friendly and cost effective.
Océ Business Services has been ranked as one of the top 50 outsourcing service providers for environmental stewardship for the past two years according to the Black Book of Outsourcing Green Report.
Océ stresses that green business can also be good business. Océ client Bremer Financial Services provides one example of how green initiatives can also help reduce costs. “We implemented a green campaign as a joint effort between the Bremer Facilities Group and Océ Business Services to reduce paper usage,” notes Dolores Hoffman, supervisor of administrative services and facilities management for Bremer Financial Services Facilities Department. “Through initiatives such as moving print production to copiers that can print on both sides of a page, we have significantly reduced paper consumption and realized thousands of dollars in cost savings.”
Océ Business Services sustainability practices and recommendations cover the document lifecycle (document creation through disposal), including print/copy management, document imaging, fleet management, document needs assessment, records management, mail management, and electronic discovery. Océ offers 13 print/copy management practices that can help organizations benefit the environment and reduce costs. The practices, which are summarized in a poster that will be displayed at Océ Business Services client sites, include the following:
Print duplex
Use recycled paper
Print on workgroup instead of a desktop printer
Pre-proof your document on screen
Send print jobs to the mailbox
Print multiple pages per page side
Reduce your print to a smaller media size
Make sure the printers energy-saving mode is turned on
Scan-and-mail instead of copy
Use old prints as note or scratch paper
Throw obsolete prints into the recycling bin
Turn off document headers
Buy paper and toner in bulk to save on transportation
Océ underscored its leadership and commitment to environmental sustainability today with the release of its 2008 Sustainability Report. The report documents Océs achievements in delivering sustainable technology and environmentally sound policies. The report explains the companys use and re-use of components, energy and water consumption, waste handling emissions, as well as human and environmental safety. The 2008 Sustainability Report is available at www.obs-innovation.com.