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At Videocall, we use our own video-solutions extensively throughout the whole organisation – in Sales, Support, Logistics, Finance, Marketing, HR, at board level and it’s the way we most regularly meet with our customers.

Using these solutions internally and externally we are able to reduce the impact of conducting our own business on the environment and we also like to believe this helps to improve the work/life balance of our staff, partners, suppliers and customers.

By its very nature, our core business can help companies to address legal directives as well as their own environmental challenges.  In addition to the business benefits – improving individual and thereby business performance, speeding up decision making and better collaboration both within and beyond the organisational boundaries – video-enabled solutions also contribute some personal and environmental benefits.

Working from home, individuals can still meet and collaborate via video-enabled technology thereby reducing the number of times they need to drive into the office.  This, for example, can help to reduce CO2 levels and to improve the quality of life and job satisfaction.  After all, who wants to travel during peak times in order to be available in the office every day?

In addition, as part of the EU Environmental Directives, we also aim to reduce the impact of the disposal of electrical and electronic equipment once it reaches its “end of life” by collecting and recycling our customers’ equipment.

If you are interested in finding out more about environmental issues and offsetting your carbon footprint, some of these external sites may be of interest.  However, please be aware that Videocall cannot be held responsible for content on such external sites.

Using the market to trade
“The market is a powerful tool when used to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the lowest cost to society.  It allows companies to direct their investments in emission reduction to the places where they will do the most good, both in the developed and developing worlds.”

You can find out more about market mechanisms and emissions trading from the “International Emissions Trading Association” at www.ieta.org

Reducing your carbon footprint
“If you want to take a look at your own carbon footprint and consider ways of saving energy, there are many hints, tips and even Carbon Calculators on the web.” 

BP’s website has a whole section on “Environment and Society” including “BP and Climate Change” where you will find a Carbon Calculator - www.bp.com

Friends of the Earth website offers plenty of advice on how to get involved - www.foe.co.uk

Sustainable Development
Forum for the Future is a UK sustainable development charity - www.forumforthefuture.org.uk

Energy and the Government
What is the UK Government doing about Environmental issues?  Here are some sites which may be of interest:

The DTI’s Energy Group deals with energy-related matters and you’ll find them under the Energy section – www.dti.gov.uk  

DEFRA is the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and you’ll find their website at www.defra.gov.uk

The Environment Agency website provides general information on the environment as well as specific issues like the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive – www.environment-agency.gov.uk

Business Emissions
 If you’re interested in using your business to reduce carbon emissions, you may be interested to look at organisations such as The Carbon Trust, which helps business and the public sector cut carbon emissions and supports the development of low carbon technologies - www.carbontrust.co.uk

Our Partners
You can generally find information about a business’s response to environmental issues and corporate responsibility in the Corporate, Investors or About Us section on their websites.

Polycom – www.polycom.com
Nortel - www.nortel.com
Sony - www.sony.net
Cisco - www.cisco.com
Alcatel-Lucent - www.alcatel-lucent.com 
Avaya - www.avaya.com
Fujitsu - www.fujitsu.com
E.on - www.eon.com
Tandberg - www.tandberg.com
Mouchel Parkman - www.mouchelparkman.com
Linklaters - www.linklaters.com