Mailing Systems Technology - November/December 2008 - (Page 12) GREEN MAIL 47% no COMPANY INITIATIVE Facilities/Buildings Methods of Communication 100 80 60 100 54% 55% 80 53% yes (more electronic) 40 100 60 (i.e. using recycled) Paper/Envelopes 30 40 50 60 20 80 77% 40 0 Slightly more than half of companies have enacted a green initiative. 10 20 70 40 20 80 60 Of those companies who have enacted green initiatives, 55% are 0encouraging a move away from paper communications. 70 10 20 30 40 50 60 0 20 80 0 OPINIONS 100 100 80 80 60 60 40 40 20 100 GLOBAL WARMING 37% no 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 80 60 40 0 DO NOT MAIL 70 80 38% yes Do not mail initiatives are not favored by most mail managers with some believing it is not intrusive and is a right of the sender. 20 Most mail managers believe in global 20 30 0 and10 50 20 60 30 70 40 80 50 warming 40 0 10 0 also believe they and their 20 30 40 50 0 10 companies contribute to it. 60 60 70 70 80 80 20 0 0 63% yes 62% no OPERATIONAL STRUCTURE don’t have do have 24% DISASTER RECOVERY Outsource Recovery 49% keep 53% 45% 20 30 40 20 50 30 60 0 10 Recover Internally developing More managers have developed a disaster recovery plan this year (48% in ‘07). 0 40 50 40 50 57% 60 50 60 51% don’t keep 23% No Immediate 0 Recovery Needed20 10 10 20 0 30 3% 30 10 40 Most managers 10 to20 030 plan recover operations 50 0 4010 internally, but almost half will rely on outsourcers. 100 80 60 40 20 20 60 60 As a part of disaster recovery efforts, 49% 30 40 50 of managers keep duplicate mail center records and lists at another location. 60 27% in ‘08 FUNCTIONALITY 81% 69% 68% 55% Internally Outsource USPS 66% 30% 12% 0 23% in ‘07 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 0 More and more mail centers are selling their excess capacity to other businesses. Pri nt Ins ert ing Pre so rt F l ulfi lm en t 12 Of the services being sold, printing tops the list. Most mail centers update addresses internally, while 30% is outsourced and 12% is handled by the Postal Service. NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2008 | WWW.MAILINGSYSTEMSTECHNOLOGY.COM http://www.MailingSystemsTechnology.com
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