Realising the importance of conserving energy, protecting the environment and curtailing emissions, Corporates and citizens alike have realized their responsibility towards making the world greener and healthier to live in. This brings our focus on the heavy felling of trees and deforestation. The fact is that paper and pulp is the single largest industrial consumer of forests. Paper is produced by cutting trees; and the resultant deterioration of greenery impacts the environment adversely.

Moreover, if you consider the chemical process used for pulp production, the bleaching process to whiten the pulp, and finally, the pollution created through the disposal of paper in landfills, office paper consumption is anything but "green".

Research predicts office paper consumption increasing by 20% per year. Not only does this wastage have an environmental impact, but major costs can be attributed to both the purchasing and disposal of paper, not to mention the business inefficiencies associated with paper-dependent processes.

This paper dependency brings with it high storage costs and reduced productivity associated with filing and retrieving documents. It is our responsibility to reduce paper consumption through effective utilization of the internet technology to improve business efficiency and save costs, and respond to the environmental concerns associated with paper consumption.