One of the most pervasive trends in business is the move to "Go Green." To Go Green, a business must adopt more sustainable and eco-friendly business practices.The move to Go Green is popular is with businesses of all sizes because it's both progressive and smart business.

Here are five reasons why your company should go green now:

Many big-name companies have gravitated towards more sustainable and eco-friendly business practices in recent years. Although some people may find it surprising that big business is taking an interest in the environment, these ten major companies are doing their share: 

VoIP is a leading technology that allows you to make your voice calls using a computer with just about any broadband Internet connection instead of a traditional phone line. Using your Internet connection for both voice and data, not only means you are cutting down on your costs, but you are also helping the environment.

While there are many benefits to using a VoIP solution -- the primary benefit being the reduction in both communication and infrastructure costs, as VoIP allows users to avoid having to pay for both a broadband connection and a traditional telephone line – there is one benefit you might not be aware of, and that is VoIP’s ability to allow companies to “Go Green,” a popular trend in business.

Racing off to the roadways with a half-eaten bagel, putting on your makeup while you try to drive, calling work to let them know you will be a few minutes late because there is a wreck and the highway is a parking lot. ugh!! So, why do so many businesses think that the only way they can mange their employees is if they are sittting in another office down the hall? Well the times they 'are a changing'. Those were our old rules. With the Internet and the enhanced SaAS software out there for companies to use, employees can work from home and be seamlessly connected to their home office.

How much does it really cost you to commute?

Go to this Commute Calculator and you will see how many thousands of dollars you are spending annually to drive to work. And don't forget the stress it causes and the cost of that on your health! What about the time you lost sitting in traffic? That's a cost as well and it's called Opportunity Cost. This means that the time you spend in your car is opportunity that is lost when you could be doing somehting valuable like: making a sale, running a webinar for potential customer(s), emailing and calling leads, and the list goes on and on!