{"id":9267,"date":"2019-04-02T12:33:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T12:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/en\/?post_type=blog&p=9267"},"modified":"2022-03-24T15:11:38","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T15:11:38","slug":"can-remote-access-technology-help-us-save-the-world","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/en\/blog\/can-remote-access-technology-help-us-save-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Can remote access technology help us save the world?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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There are many ways we can all reduce our emissions in our day-to-day life, but how can a company reduce theirs in an effective way? Recycling waste, cycling to work, and plastering the walls with reminders to turn off the lights when you leave can only go so far, and one option that is being considered more and more is remote working.<\/p>

Every day in the US, millions of people get up and leave their home to sit in an hour of traffic to work, sit in a temperature-controlled office for 8 hours, and then make the slow journey back home again.<\/p>

What if you could simply erase the 2 hours of travel, along with the emissions caused by idling on the highway? With remote access software, this is not only an easy possibility, but affordable too.<\/p>

Remote working not only gives John from Finance an extra 2 hours a day to relax and spend time with his family (or his 8 cats, we\u2019re not judging you John!), but it greatly reduces the emissions he would have caused by driving to the office. Add this to the air conditioning, lighting, and electricity not used in John\u2019s office at HQ, and the planet savings start to add up.<\/p>

Working from home, John has a single room lit up, with an energy efficient laptop on his desk and a comfy hoodie on to save on heating bills. He can wake up an hour later, more refreshed than when he has to face the prospect of a commute and start the day\u2019s work with a smile on his face knowing that he can be productive and reduce his carbon footprint at the same time!<\/p>

A similar benefit applies when thinking about other uses of remote access, such as helpdesks. Having the ability to remotely access client\u2019s computers when they are having an issue saves on travel and home visits to fix software problems. Not only that, but it saves time too, helping your customers to be served more efficiently and increasing the satisfaction.<\/p>

What effects could this have on our carbon footprint?<\/h2>

Estimated benefits per year<\/a>\u00a0if employees with compatible jobs worked remotely 50% of the time (56% of employees in the US have compatible jobs)<\/p>