Business Guide to Paper Reduction - Tufts Office of Sustainability
Business Guide to Paper Reduction - Tufts Office of Sustainability
Business Guide to Paper Reduction - Tufts Office of Sustainability
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
Action Benefits and Challenges Links, References, and Resources<br />
Benefits<br />
Significant cost savings from<br />
reduced waste, s<strong>to</strong>rage, and<br />
shipping.<br />
In this report:<br />
Bank <strong>of</strong> America<br />
Alameda<br />
ATT<br />
Bell Atlantic<br />
Putting Forms<br />
Online<br />
Transferring<br />
forms <strong>to</strong> digital<br />
documents that<br />
can either be<br />
downloaded and<br />
printed or<br />
processed online.<br />
Documents can be updated<br />
quickly and uniformly.<br />
Au<strong>to</strong>mated processing <strong>of</strong> paper<br />
can result in a 90% decrease in<br />
associated costs. 88<br />
Challenges<br />
Requires established internet<br />
system.<br />
Can be a labor intensive<br />
process initially.<br />
May not eliminate all form<br />
printing.<br />
Resources:<br />
Cardiff<br />
<br />
Adobe <br />
Scans<strong>of</strong>t <br />
Portable<br />
Document<br />
Format (PDF)<br />
A universal file<br />
format that<br />
preserves the<br />
exact look and<br />
feel <strong>of</strong> any<br />
source<br />
document,<br />
including all the<br />
fonts, formatting,<br />
colors, and<br />
graphics<br />
regardless <strong>of</strong> the<br />
application and<br />
platform used <strong>to</strong><br />
create it. 89<br />
Benefits<br />
Makes sharing documents<br />
seamless between his<strong>to</strong>rically<br />
incompatible systems.<br />
Allows for easy posting on<br />
websites.<br />
Supports electronic forms,<br />
digital signatures, password<br />
security, and electronic edits.<br />
N/A<br />
Challenges<br />
Resources:<br />
PDF Zone <br />
Adobe <br />
Enfocus <br />
ActivePDF <br />
<strong>Business</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Paper</strong> <strong>Reduction</strong> 46
Change language