Eco Printing
Greenprint
Greenpeint is a nifty software package that analyzes your print jobs and flags those pages that appear to be wasteful. The package includes a PDF reader and "print preview" feature so you can see what your slimmed down print job will look like. Greenprint is a member of "1% for the Planet," an organization of companies which donate 1% of sales to environmental causes. They also planted a tree for every unit sold in the month of March, and were gunning for a million trees planted!!
Trend Themes
1. Eco-friendly Printing - Opportunity for businesses to adopt eco-friendly printing practices and technologies to reduce waste and environmental impact.
2. Sustainable Software Solutions - Emerging trend of software packages like Greenprint that analyze and optimize print jobs for sustainability and waste reduction.
3. Corporate Social Responsibility - Increasing importance of incorporating environmental causes and initiatives into business strategies, as seen with Greenprint's donation to 1% for the Planet.
Industry Implications
1. Printing and Document Management - Opportunity for the printing industry to incorporate eco-friendly practices and software solutions like Greenprint to meet the growing demand for sustainable printing.
2. Software Development - Disruptive innovation opportunity for software developers to create more advanced and efficient solutions for analyzing and optimizing print jobs for environmental sustainability.
3. Corporate Sustainability - Growing industry focused on integrating sustainability practices and initiatives into business models, as seen with Greenprint's commitment to plant trees for every unit sold.