In the past month, BetterWorld completed its evaluation and program implementation with Zerofootprint (www.zerofootprint.net), making BetterWorld the first Carbon Neutral Telecom Carrier in North America. In addition, to our other initiatives we have now achieved our Environmental Impact goals for 2007 and are embarking on Phase Two of our plan, which will be completed in stages by 2012. Look for more details on our website in the coming weeks and a press release in September – – here are the highlights of Phase One:
– Zerofootprint Carbon Neutral Certification completed
– Website moved to wind powered/offset provider
– Major reduction of paper billing, over 80% of our revenue now eBilled
– Tree Planting Program: We are now planting 1,000 trees every month through our partner Trees for the Future, in the tropics where it is most effective…we’ve plated over 25,000 to date
– Donations: Continuation of our 3% of top line revenue donation to causes supporting social justice and the environment
– Volunteerism: Each person donates on average ½ of one workday per month to causes that support children, education and the environment
– Products: We are introducing and selling new VoIP and unified communications products that use less power and have less equipment and wiring footprint
Thank you for your support of our initiatives and stay tuned for more updates in our blog soon.
Newly Carbon Neutral, Matt
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