KEEPING THE OFFICE GREEN FOR THE 2014 FISCAL YEAR Some call it the fad of the millennium, others think it's the way of the future - either way, the phrase "go green" is ubiquitous in today's culture, and it's hard to deny the sheer power the single statement holds over a plugged-in society. Oftentimes, offices that choose to convert to a paperless document management system loop this initiative into their marketing campaigns while making the big switch, offering increased electronic workflow to its employees while also providing a useful pitch point to prospective clients when speaking of the business's social value. For companies that are still on the fence about converting to document imaging workflow, take heart - there is plenty of good that can be done for the environment while improving a business's bottom line. Paper consumption in today's workplace Although the paperless office has been in development since as early as 1980, only in recent years has document management software been capable of fully transitioning businesses from the printers, copiers and bulky filing cabinets of old to today's sleek digital systems. However, grassroots effort The Paperless Project alleges that paper consumption is still at an all-time high as companies are reluctant to make the fiscally and environmentally responsible change. According to the source: 
Paper consumption has increased from 92 million tons to 208 million tons in the last 20 years.
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More paper is used in a year in America per capita than anywhere else in the world, averaging to about 700 million pounds annually.
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About 26 million tons of paper currently sit in landfills all over the country.
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In a given year, the United States' populace uses about 68 million trees for paperrelated materials.
Because some businesses are reluctant to adopt electronic workflow in the office, a great deal of space, money and natural resources are wasted. Though there are startup costs associated with making a business paperless, these don't resurface time and time again the way that replacing printing equipment and purchasing ream upon ream of printing paper does. By finding a document management software that it trusts, an organization can ensure that the copy machine stalling before an important meeting will never bring an office's productivity to a halt again. Saving time and money in the workplace If the personal gratification or marketing value of helping the environment isn't enough to convince the average worker to eliminate paper from his or her lifestyle, the money and time that can be saved likely will. A typical employee spends between 30 and 40 percent of its time searching for necessary documents without luck, wasting precious company resources and causing frustration among employees, advocacy group The Paperless Project explained on their website. This means that in an average week, an employee would use up to two full business days searching for files instead of being productive. According to Nature Conservancy blogger Paxton Ramdell, switching to paperless is also an extremely secure process that keeps data safer and more organized than most standard filing systems do. Infrastructures will allow users to password protect sensitive data and only share it with select employees. While a snoop could peek into a filing cabinet at any time, going digital guarantees a higher level of security. The same can be said when it comes to protecting sensitive data from the elements. If an office is compromised by a natural event or other disaster, crucial data can still be accessed remotely. Whether a company is committed to do-good activity or saving big money, paperless is the way to go. When an initiative can help marketing, save the annual budget and increase productivity all at once, a business can rest assured that it is the way of the future.
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