The document discusses the benefits and importance of transitioning to a paperless office, highlighting its positive impact on the environment by saving trees, reducing pollution, and conserving water. It suggests practical steps for reducing paper usage both at home and in the workplace and cites examples of organizations and government initiatives that are successfully adopting paperless practices. Ultimately, it emphasizes that while achieving a completely paperless office may be challenging, significant reductions in paper use are attainable through concerted efforts.

1. GO GREEN
GO PAPERLESS

2. INTRODUCTION
 Concept introduced in the 1980s.
 Office of the Future, one that requires little or no paper to
do business.
 Instead of paper, the paperless office would use modern
technology to accomplish all of the same goals.
 Going Paperless can make documentation and Information
sharing easier, keep personal information more secure and
help the environment.

3. Going paperless is a big tick for the environment.
WHY?
1. Save trees
 Worldwide use of paper has risen by 400% in the
last 40 years. This increased usage takes a huge
toll on trees.
 Rapid deforestation – much of it to produce
paper products – is a huge concern for our
environment.
 Trees play a critical role in absorbing CO2 from
our atmosphere and producing oxygen to support
life on our planet.
 By reducing or eliminating your use of paper,
you are doing your bit to preserve the life of
trees.

4. 2. Cut down on pollution
Did you know that paper manufacturing
is one of the worst offenders when it
comes to pollution? Making one tonne of
paper emits more than 1.5 tonnes of
CO2 equivalent. Using less of the stuff
will help to reduce the number of
pollutants in our atmosphere.
3. Reduce transport
Every document that is transported
across town or across the world uses up
fuel. And the burning of fuel releases
greenhouse gases. By switching to a
digital document sending solution –
where a signed and secure document is
sent with the click of a button – a lot of
fuel can be saved.

5. 4. Save water
It takes 1.5 cups of water to make 1 sheet of
paper. In a world in which fresh drinking water is a
growing concern, this is certainly food for
thought. By going paperless in your office, you are
helping to conserve our world’s water sources.
5. Use less of the other stuff
It’s not just the use of paper that’s bad for the
environment. There are the other consumables that go
along with it – like ink. Production of ink uses fossil fuels;
most inks contain chemicals and other substances that are
harmful to our environment.

6. How to Reduce paper usage in home and
office?
 Think twice before you print.
 If you can forward, share or use the document
digitally, do so instead.
 Use cloud computing to store documents online,
instead of printing them out on paper.
 Instead of printing paperwork to sign them, sinn
documents digitally.
 Subscribe to online magazines or newspaper instead of
their offline versions
 Use cloth napkin,towels and regular plates instead of
paper one.

7. Of paper…
 Reduce your paper
consumption by working with
the purchasing department
to reduce the amount of
paper purchased and switch
to buying recycled paper.
 Recycle paper that has been
used.
 Reuse paper by placing bins
next to the copiers and
printers for easy reuse of
single sided scanned paper. 3
R’s Reduce, Reuse and
Recycle the Paper

9. 1. Central government ministries and departments have now
begun rewarding the successful implementation of e-Office or
'paperless offices'.
2. The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will go
paperless in another year as part of Digital India initiative.
3. Ministry of Panchayati Raj has completely transformed itself
to an e-Office platform, while the Ministry of Rural
Development is close to achieving it
Organizations in India which are going
paperless and we should follow them:

10. Some Organization around the World which
are going paperless and we should follow
them:
1. Idea rebel: The digital agency which went digital
2. Young and Thompson: The law firm that met the brief
3. Dain insurance: insuring the future
4. Virginia cancer institute: curing the paper addiction
5. Cleveland department of public health: when
government shows the way

11. REALITY
 Paper is the number one material
thrown away and also one of the
biggest polluting industries.
 Companies interested in reducing
cost and building business
sustainability are actively pursuing
PAPERLESS OFFICE.
 While a completely 100% paperless
office may be unattainable, a few
decisive steps applied over the
time can dramatically reduce if
not eliminate the vast majority of
paper in office.

12. “nature provides us free lunch only if we know
we are the only caretakers of this planet”