TANDBERG Announces Tips for Reducing Emmissions
TANDBERG Announces Ten Tips for Reducing Carbon
Emissions
Telepresence and video conferencing can reduce
the need to travel by 30 percent Telecommuting - Enable people to work from
home while still being fully engaged in the workplace. Save
on real estate and operational costs, while increasing
productivity and morale of employees who don't spend hours
in traffic.
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Sydney, 6 May 2009
– TANDBERG(OSLO: TAA.OL), the leading global provider of
telepresence, high-definition (HD) video conferencing and
mobile video solutions, has announced ten ways businesses
can implement telepresence and video conferencing to reduce
their carbon footprint while advancing business
goals.
One of the most effective ways to reduce
carbon emissions is to reduce unnecessary travel. On
average, TANDBERG customers find that telepresence and video
conferencing reduce the need to travel by up to 30 percent,
while improving their bottom line.
It's not just
telepresence and video conferencing vendors touting the
environmental benefits of this technology. The Nature
Conservancy lists video conferencing as one of its "Easy
Things You Can Do To Help Our Climate and the World Wildlife
Fund (WWF) recently released two reports
Ten Tips to Advance Business Goals and
Reduce Environmental Impacts with Telepresence and Video
Conferencing:
Access
to Remote Experts - Connecting customers and employees to
experts and advisors face-to-face no matter where they are
located through video communications saves time, money and
carbon emissions, and increases customer satisfaction and
loyalty.
Global Meetings - Whether meeting with the board
or your global team, there's no need for everyone to take a
long flight. Just a short walk down the hall or a quick call
from the desk and everyone can meet face-to-face without the
carbon emissions.
Customer Briefing Centers - Video
communication unites purchasers, clients, sales staff and
engineers in real time without travel to facilitate instant
decision making and collaboration, reducing the negative
environmental impacts from travel.
Work/life Balance -
Employees who are always on the road often report more
stress, less productivity and reduced job satisfaction.
Video removes the need to travel, increasing morale,
productivity, and collaboration, and allows managers to
maintain in-person communication.
Distance Learning -
Schools, hospitals and other training facilities get an
added lesson in conservation when they connect via video
conferencing to remote institutions to enhance learning
opportunities and save on costs. They can also easily share
recorded content for future lessons.
Research and
Development - Designers and researchers around the globe can
hold live face-to-face discussions about product design,
carry out component modifications during video meetings, and
more to advance development timelines without increasing
their carbon footprint.
Team Building - Multiple offices
don't have to mean isolated teams. Video conferencing allows
remote teammates to see each other as often as if they were
in the same office, maybe more. It helps enhance
collaboration and build camaraderie without associated
wastes of travel.
HR Recruiting - Initial face-to-face
screenings of out-of-town candidates cut costs and carbon
emissions by eliminating the need to travel for interviews.
Moreover, video interviews are much more effective than
phone interviews since managers can read candidates' facial
expressions.
Real-time Collaboration - Organisations can
deal with large amounts of rich data and collaborate in
real-time from multiple locations with the visual and
multi-media capabilities of video conferencing instead of
losing productivity from rigorous travel out into the
field.
"During these
challenging economic times, the pressure to address climate
change is still very real," said Phil Siefert, Regional
Director Australia/New Zealand, TANDBERG. "The economy
will bounce back, but the environment will continue to
suffer unless the global business community acts now. Video
conferencing is one of the few solutions that can help
organisations address both cost savings and green
goals."
TANDBERG's 1,400 employees conduct more
than 75,000 video conferencing and telepresence calls
monthly, significantly reducing the need to travel for
face-to-face meetings.
About
TANDBERG
TANDBERG is the leading global provider of
telepresence, high-definition video conferencing and mobile
video products and services with dual headquarters in New
York and Norway. TANDBERG designs, develops and markets
systems and software for video, voice and data. The company
provides sales, support and value-added services in more
than 90 countries worldwide. TANDBERG is publicly traded on
the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker TAA.OL. Please
visit www.tandberg.com
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