Web Conferencing is a friend of the environment

Video conferencing is a friend of the environment. It helps
reduce the volume of CO2 emissions from cars and reduces traffic
congestion on our roads (as well as improving company
productivity and reducing costs!). As governments throughout the
world look to cut their CO2 emissions to meet global treaties,
such as Kyoto, companies can use video conferencing as an easy
means of achieving just that. Many leading companies now use
video conferencing both as a key component of their business
strategy and a vital cog in their environmental plans as well.
Lex Vehicle Leasing, part of the RAC group, has been using video
conferencing between its Manchester, Marlow and Stirling offices
and since the beginning of 2004 estimates that it has saved over
80 tonnes of CO2 from being emitted into the atmosphere. In
addition to this environmental benefit the company also reported
time savings of almost 6,000 hours from employees not travelling
to meetings and getting bogged down in congestion. To put this
into perspective this figure equates to over 150 working weeks
when Lex employees were at their desks helping customers and not
stuck in their cars travelling too and fro. There are also
several important steps to take when setting things up at your
end to ensure that the videoconference runs smoothly. If you
have offices overseas or deal with overseas clients the cost and
environmental savings can be even larger. No longer do you have
to travel abroad to meet with customers, colleagues or
suppliers. Conduct your meetings over the web from the comfort
of your office and save thousands of pounds and do your bit for
the environment!

About the author:
Adi is the founder of www.WebVideo4U.co.uk, a leading provider
of Flash based streaming video solutions.