Happy Earth Day!

Lately we have been receiving e-mails with a comment at the bottom that reads something like, 'before printing this e-mail think of the environment' 

At our company we rely on the forest to make our products, and respect for the environment is a fundamental part of everything we do. Too often, however, we see the use of paper singled out as something ‘bad’ for the environment, which is the reason why some people include “do not print this e-mail” notes to the end of their electronic messages. There has been ongoing discussion concerning this matter in the media recently, given the proliferation of electronic readers. Here is a link to a March article that appeared on PBS’s website, which raises this issue. It is an eye opener.

In my case I print e-mails to keep the history of important decisions that were taken. When I leave the company although my e-mails will be given to my supervisor they often get left by the wayside and forgotten, the only way to trace it will be the paper file. Some companies have chosen to scan all their files, after reading the above article I'm not sure that this is the best solution either, think of all the energy that is needed to generate digital documents.

So from today on this is what will be at the bottom of my e-mails:

It's OK to print this e-mail. Paper is made from a renewable resource. Please choose paper sourced from independently certified sustainable forests and recycle.