Paperless meetings save resources
Many companies are envouraging virtual meetings via teleconference and videoconference to save the costs of traveling. One side effect of more virtual meetings is saved paper. If the meeting attendees are scattered across different locations, an electronic copy of the agenda and presentation works much better than mailed, printed copies.
Paperless meetings can also be a benefit to face-to-face meetings. Look at this example of the Hamilton County Commissioners going paperless for meetings and saving both a pile of trees, the time of copying the documents, and a decent amount of money.
Planning a workshop or seminar? Consider saving all the agendas and presentations and supporting documents for the meetings to a USB memory stick. Have the memory stick imprinted with your company’s logo and you’ve got an instant paperless workshop or tradeshow giveaway.
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Don’t forget that the USB drive has to be manufactured as well, and if you’re going to hand one of those out to every attendee at every “paperless meeting” you’d probably be doing more environmental harm than just making some copies. Obviously going paperless can be a good thing, but be careful what you suggest as a replacement.