The Meeting Coach
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Curbing Carbon with Conferencing
The Environmental Benefits of Meeting Remotely

To get your business done, you have to meet with employees, customers, vendors and partners who could be across town or on the other side of the globe. Traditionally, that means traveling by train, plane or automobile. With the growing concern of pollution and global warming, there is pressure to be environmentally conscious and curb the impact of our everyday activities on the world.

Consider the Facts
Increasingly, we are spending more time on the road, which creates more pollution and changes the landscape of our planet.

Some stats:

• In the United States, the average commuter spends more time commuting each year than on vacation.*
• On average, the daily fuel consumption due to commuting is at least 1.5 gallons for a round trip. That means more than 5,154 lbs. of carbon dioxide are released into the atmosphere each year, per employee.*
• A transatlantic flight from London to New York creates on average 1.2 tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
• Commuting by train 350 miles every week creates on average 1.2 tons of carbon dioxide per year.

What You Can Do
One way to help reduce pollution, and the 250 million hours spent on the road each month, is to enable employees to work remotely. By using conferencing as an alternative to travel, workers save time and money, and ultimately increase their productivity. In a poll conducted by Harris Interactive, when asked about environmentally-friendly alternatives to business related travel, more people said they would use conferencing technology than carpool or utilize public transportation.

With InterCall’s audio, web and video conferencing, you can remotely connect with co-workers, vendors and customers in the same way as if you were meeting face-to-face. You can give a presentation, review documents or demonstrate software, without getting in your car or flying on a plane.

Implement Environmentally-Friendly Policies
Conferencing helps to cut carbon emissions, while at the same time saving your company time and money – the end result being increased productivity for your business. Visit www.intercall.com or contact your meeting consultant to find out how you can help your company achieve a greener future.

*(Source: Tandberg: Environmental Benefits of Video Telework for Individuals. Companies and Communities, April 2006)