Video Conferencing: As Green As It Gets
ICT’s recent report, Towards a High-Bandwidth, Low-Carbon future, has some pretty staggering figures regarding video conferencing and teleworking’s environmental benefits.
On video conferencing:
A large company that spends approximately one million dollars in interstate travel per year could save 200 tonnes of CO2 per annum by implementing a high-definition video conferencing service that could be paid off through reduced travel expenditure in around seven months.
On teleworking:
An organisation with 1800 employees could reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 500 tonnes of CO2 per annum by encouraging 200 staff to work remotely from home three days a week.
From conversations I’ve had with friends and colleagues, it sounds like the amount of business-related teleconferencing in NYC is skyrocketing. We might have the economy to thank for that. I knew there was a silver lining.
