Going green isn’t just a catch phrase at MCS Management Services. We’re dedicated to partnering with our clients to bring environmentally-friendly practices to every location we manage. Our experts use their extensive knowledge to help reduce waste, help companies become eco-friendly, and cut costs while increasing efficiency.

MCS is committed to helping our clients realize their full potential to go green. As part of this modern practice, MCS has created The Sustainable Energy and Waste Reduction Plan (The SEWR Plan), focused on incorporating a higher-level of awareness behind our on-site business operations and their environmental implications.

Although the word “sewer” may not come to mind when thinking green, our SEWR model is transforming the way many organizations do business from a traditional approach—one that is often wasteful and sometimes operationally redundant—to a full-fledged practice focused on environmental betterment. We have directly helped organizations realize that even non-core opportunities have room to improve by reducing waste and streamlining operations.

MCS is continually adding value to our operations by incorporating the ideas behind The SEWR Plan. Continue on to read more about our green practices and how we’ve assisted our clients reduce waste in:

• Office Services, Mailroom Services and Records Management
• Print & Output Management
• Fleet Management & Office Equipment
• Business Technologies

Office Services, Mailroom Services and Records Management

There are a number of ways MCS Management Services can help your company go green and reduce excess waste in all forms. Companies that focus on the document management aspect of going green can reap the rewards of using less paper and other consumables, while increasing digital document lifecycle practices that reduce the amount of paper output.

	Highlights		Business Benefits
		Enable/Enhance document recycling initiatives		Smaller carbon footprint
		Increase Enterprise Content Management (ECM) practices		Decrease reliance on paper
		Increase digital distribution/delivery		Less reliance on traditional mail methods
		Utilize electronic inbound/outbound faxing		Eliminated extreme paper usage
		Digitize off-site, archived files		Decrease reliance on truck deliveries of off-site records
		Shred and recycle records past retention

Print & Output Management

On-site printers can do wonders for business processes. But they can also drain energy, costing companies more money and increasing their carbon footprint. MCS Management Services can evaluate those machines to find energy-saving and cost-cutting measures that will help the environment.

	Highlights		Business Benefits
		Strategically locate printers and multifunction devices (MFDs)		Reduce energy consumption
		Convert ink and laser-based printer output to more efficient MFDs		Maximize use of toner and print cartridges
		Establish allowance-based printing for certain users and workgroups		Reduce output due to erroneous print runs
		Reduce misuse of toner		Eco-friendly recycling of toner and print cartridges
		Ensure proper recycling of all toner cartridges and consumables		Reduce non-value printing
				Raise awareness behind output waste

Fleet Management & Office Equipment

MCS offers a wide variety of green ideas for office equipment. Our staff will work with your company to uncover ways to reduce the energy drains many pieces of office equipment can become.

	Highlights		Business Benefits
		Enable power-saving features on devices		Major reduction in energy consumption
		Remove unnecessary equipment		Longer machine life
		Unplug machines that aren’t frequently used		Eliminate device over usage
		Power-down all computers, MFDs, scanners and equipment when not in use		Smaller carbon footprint
		Green office products: paper, stationary, toner		Benefit from properly recycling old, unused equipment
		Remote fleet monitoring		Reduce redundancy in machine usage

Business Technologies

Exchanging information across multiple channels can often lead to an increased reliance on paper and an electricity-consuming reliance on data servers. MCS Management Systems will work with clients to find eco-friendly cost-cutting measures in these key areas.

	Highlights		Business Benefits
		Consultation on energy-efficient office equipment		Reduction in major power consumption
		Promote Cloud Computing services		Reduced reliance on faxing and traditional mail methods
		Consciously utilize data transfer services without overload		Keep electronic-born documents digital throughout their lifecycle
		Maximize Enterprise Content Management (ECM) practices		New work efficiencies
		Eliminate redundancy in paper-based and electronic delivery of information		More efficient use of energy