First Connections’ Environmental Responsibility

First Connections is committed to being an environmental leader and embracing technologies that help companies, individuals and communities creatively address environmental challenges.

First Connection’s environmental objectives are to work with products that:

Reduce energy consumption, CO2 emissions, traffic congestion and unnecessary business travel Improve quality of life for our customers Can be recycled or disposed of safely at the end of product life Comply with all relevant environmental legislation

Becoming Environmentally Friendly with Video Conferencing?

Around the world, government directives are being put in place to reduce carbon emissions and impact climate change. Corporations and individuals are seeking ways to make a difference by investing in socially responsible initiatives that protect the environment. You can “go green” while also having a positive impact on your organization’s productivity.

Videoconferencing is a "green" technology with a wide range of benefits for corporations, individual employees, and the community at large. One innovative way for environmentally conscious companies to realize return on their videoconferencing investment is to develop an effective telecommuting program. (Refer to the ROI calculator)

For companies that already have videoconferencing solutions installed, extending the benefit to telecommuters is the natural next step in technology adoption. For those that have been seeking a way to jumpstart telecommuting programs, implementing a videoconferencing network is an effective way to realize tangible benefits right away.

On average, First Connection’s customers have found that videoconferencing can reduce their need to travel by 30%, while improving their bottom line.

A large organization can replace upwards of 20,000 round-trip, short-haul flights annually with video meetings, saving 2,200 tons of CO2 from being released into the environment.