Are Your Meetings Costing Too Much Green?; Free Tool from Genesys Conferencing Shows How Companies Can Save Millions of Hours,
20 Marzo 2006 - 7:03AM
Business Wire
Even as the world observes today, the 36th annual Earth Day, most
companies are unaware that unnecessary face-to-face meetings take
not only a financial toll but also an environmental one. However,
they have the opportunity to prevent the emission of tons of carbon
dioxide (CO2), save billions of dollars and gain millions of hours
of productive time currently being squandered by in-person
meetings. A new tool launched by Genesys Conferencing, a global
multimedia conferencing leader (Euronext Eurolist: FR0004270270)
(Nasdaq:GNSY), clearly demonstrates the savings that can be
achieved. The savings possibilities of using multimedia services to
hold virtual meetings are staggering. For a typical monthly sales
meeting in New York, where two people from regional offices in San
Francisco, Chicago, Houston and Denver join a two-hour meeting, the
following savings can result: -- 32,392 miles of travel avoided --
134 man-hours saved -- 96% saving on travel costs (travel costs of
$9,625 vs. a multimedia conference costing $367) If the company in
this example replaced just half of its monthly sales meetings with
virtual meetings using the latest online meeting technology, they
would save $57,750 per year and prevent the emission of 103.5 tons
(207,066 pounds) of CO2, equivalent to the annual average CO2
emissions of 19 US citizens (1). According to a recent customer
survey conducted by Genesys Conferencing, usage of its multimedia
conferencing service has risen over 40% during the past 12 months
as more and more companies see the benefits of virtual conferencing
and collaboration. For example, a large public utility company in
Northern California has experienced a dramatic reduction in
automobile costs and emissions when utilizing virtual conferences
to replace weekly physical visits and quarterly training sessions
in regional substations. But many companies still remain unaware of
the environmental effects associated with their meeting practices.
The new free tool which Genesys Conferencing has added to its web
site at http://www.genesys.com/save enables visitors to see how the
environment can benefit and how much time and money can be saved by
using a multimedia conference instead of having participants
physically travel to a meeting. This enables organizations to
rapidly calculate the benefits of eliminating unnecessary travel.
The tool takes seconds to use. To work out the environmental
benefits of not travelling to meetings, you simply enter basic
details such as the duration of a meeting and your office location,
together with those of the attendees and the number of people
involved. The system then instantly estimates the savings in terms
of CO2 emissions, travel costs, man-hours and miles of travel. "As
we celebrate International Earth Day, we should resolve to think
before we travel," said Denise Persson, Genesys Conferencing
Executive Vice President of Global Marketing. "We believe it is
essential to recognize the environmental impact of our business
decisions. While the time- and cost-saving benefits of using
multimedia conferencing services are obvious and recognized by more
and more companies, the environmental implications are not as
apparent and traditionally have been much more difficult to
measure. This tool was developed to allow a quick, simple
illustration of the difference each of us can make by choosing the
most appropriate way to meet," said Persson. -0- *T (1)Source:
http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/facts/index10.aspx
103.5 metric tons divided by 5.40 metric tons (average US per
capita emissions) equals the equivalent of 19.2 persons. *T About
Genesys Conferencing Genesys Conferencing (Euronext
Eurolist:FR0004270270) (NASDAQ:GNSY) is a leading provider of
integrated Web, audio and video conferencing services to thousands
of organizations worldwide, including more than 200 of the Fortune
Global 500. The company's services are designed to meet the full
range of communication needs within the large enterprise, from
collaborative team meetings to high-profile online events. The
company's flagship product, Genesys Meeting Center, provides a
single-platform multimedia conferencing solution that is easy to
use and available on demand. With offices in more than 20 countries
across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, the company offers
an unmatched global presence and strong local support. Genesys
Conferencing is publicly traded on Euronext in France (ISIN
FR0004270270) and on the NASDAQ in the U.S. (GNSY). Additional
information is available at www.genesys.com.
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