The Conference Coach™

Good Morning America has an informational series called “Just One Thing” that highlights small things we can all do to reduce our impact on the environment. Companies can and should adopt the attitude that small things can add up to reduce their overall carbon footprint. One opportunity is to change their invoicing strategy.

What does “Going Green” mean exactly? Recycling plastics, paper and cans are just the start for the concept of going green. Businesses all over the country are going green in a number of creative ways beyond just recycling.

One strategy that companies are using to go green is switching to e-invoicing. This is a win-win for both the customer and the company. The company saves on the expense of printing the invoice and getting them ready to mail out and the savings can be passed on to the customer.

Here at Copper Conferencing we are doing just that — Going Green! Customers can now receive their monthly statement via email or at our online customer portal – Connect To Copper. When a customer receives a statement via email it looks exactly the same as the paper invoice received through the US Postal Service. The only difference is that each customer is now playing a part in helping the environment. With e-invoicing network in place, customers typically receive an invoice within minutes of creation, and suppliers are notified that the invoice has been delivered.

Being environmentally aware can be very cost effective. A company can save thousands of dollars each month by switching to e-invoicing, which means a customer receives their paperless monthly statements through email rather than the US Postal Service. Making the switch saves on the following:

• Paper – we print approximately 7,000 sheets of paper each month on statements alone
• Postage and envelopes – hundreds of dollars each month

When choosing an audio conferencing company for your needs, wouldn’t you want to choose a company that cares for the environment? If the company cares for the environment, then the company cares for you. Here at Copper Conferencing we care about you and the environment, we use recycled materials from copy paper to facial tissues and provide our customers with ways to run a greener business through paperless invoicing and by using audio and web conferencing as an alternative to meeting travel. So the next time you receive an statement in the mail, sit back and think of all the reasons to change to e-invoicing, not only a change for you but for the future of the environment.