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How Reducing Paper In Law Firms Can Help The Environment |
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by Kevin Devoto | 19-08-2020 15:52 0 |
Almost every business that exists uses papers to print reports, charts, and more! One of the worst culprits of paper use is that of law firms. In today's day and age however, there are many different solutions to help law firms reduce their paper usage which can have some very positive benefits on the environment. Interesting FactsFirst, let's get into the environmental impact that paper production and waste have on the environment:
As you can see, paper production and paper waste take a large toll on the environment and use up precious resources. Thankfully with recent advancement in technology, legal case management software can greatly reduce, or even eliminate the need for using paper in law firms all around the world. Why Paper Reduction Is ImportantClimate change is real, with global warming destroying ice shelves, creating devastating storms, and destroying crops. To understand the impact that saving paper could have globally, let's look at the US for example. In the US, if paper use was cut by jut 10%, or 490,000 metric tons, greenhouse gas emissions would fall by almost 1.45 million metric tons. Those are some big numbers, but what does that mean? 1.45 million metric tons would be the same as taking 280,000 cars off the road per year. Deforestation is also happening at a faster rate than new trees are growing, which means that our main global oxygen source is being completely suffocated by being chopped down. With less oxygen, CO2 continues to be expelled at exponential rates, thus raising our global temperatures well above safe levels. Tips To Save PaperIn a law firm, using case management software can greatly reduce your paper usage by moving most of your documents and correspondence to an electronic format. However, if you still need to use paper in some instances, here are some things to do in order to help you reduce and maximize your paper usage:
The world has pretty much moved to a digital format, so most of the paper usage that happens today is a result of business and industry just being slow to adapt to technology. Using case management software, your law firm can reduce the time it takes to file paper documents, as well as providing extra security via digital encryption and cloud storage. Almost every person who uses a lawyer has a smartphone. This simple fact means that literally everyone can tap a document with their finger to read it, and even electronically sign it to verify receipt. Technology is a wonderful thing and can help save the environment when it comes to unnecessary paper usage. If you work at a law firm, the world needs your help by reducing your paper usage in your office. Take advantage of the tools technology affords you to do your part.
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4 Comments
Greetings kevin
I hope you are doing well
Thank you so much for report
Keep writing
Green cheers
Regards
Asmita Gaire
Posted 25-09-2020 16:28
Greetings Kevin
Thank you for providing information to reduce paper use in law firms. Your information are really useful for all to decline the use of paper.
Keep sharing, keep writing
Regards
Dolma
Posted 29-08-2020 11:41
Greeting Kevin,
I hope you are fine and doing great!
People are focusing on plastic pollution but paper pollution is less concerned.Thanks for addressing about importance of reducing paper in environment.
Thanks for sharing!
GREEN CHEERS FROM NEPAL!
Regards,
Sonika
Posted 21-08-2020 10:58
Well researched and presented!
This should be a serious concern.
Well done Kevin!
Posted 19-08-2020 23:19