Everyone speaks about the environment! At Gislen Software, we are serious about reducing our business’s effect on the environment. We started reducing our footprint many years back. In the last six months, we have replaced all light tubes with LED. We have replaced our ineffective air conditioners and bought new ones with the lowest possible power consumption.
We plan to invest in more solar panels on our roof. Companies have not been doing enough to reduce their footprint. In a recent UN report, it was even found that most businesses would not be profitable if they considered the future cost of their environmental impact. In India, fossil fuels are still the most common source of electricity; hence we believe that reducing our electricity consumption with better equipment and using solar panels is the best way we can contribute to a better environment. We want to be honest and say that we still have a long way to go, but even baby steps are in the right direction!
Here are some tips on how to take better care of the environment:
- Use less paper whenever, wherever possible.
- Print only when needed as a hard copy (using settings such as double-sided printing or shrinking the page).
- Say no to ATM receipts (we can still check our balance on the screen, so we lose nothing at all!).
- Avoid encouraging the use of plastics in stores (let’s bear the tiny pain of carrying a bag to shops so that our earth may have less toxicity in her heart).
- Try to use public transport (even if only occasionally, it saves carbon and every effort counts).
- Use electricity and other resources only on demand – turn off switches when your devices have finished charging and when appliances aren’t needed.
- Utilise online resources effectively. For example, using sites like SlideShare can be an excellent alternative to printing PowerPoint sheets.
- Use every resource only in the amount you need.
- Check and maintain the correct air pressure in your tyres. This not only reduces fuel wastage but can also improve mileage.
- Turn off laptops when not needed (please avoid leaving them in sleep mode for long periods).
- Contribute to tree planting in any way possible – whether by planting saplings, volunteering in garden work, or offering other services that help our environment become greener and healthier.
- Plant trees around your home; when properly placed, trees can reduce air-conditioning needs by up to 30%.
Let’s do something worth taking pride in.
Let us not forget that the fresh air and clean water we enjoy today are built with the sweat of our ancestors. It’s time for us to do the same for our future generation.
The Gislen Software CSR Team
PS. Do you live in Chennai? Do you want to join us? We are currently recruiting .NET developers and integration specialists.