Author: Rachel Tilley
DocTech are extremely happy to formally announce our partnership with One Tree Planted, a non-for-profit organisation committed to global reforestation.
One Tree Planted relies on donors to sustain the significant impact they are making around the world.
For every new DocTech client, we are committing to planting a tree, wherever they are needed the most across the global, supporting tree restoration and biodiversity.
When organisations implement a document management system they are already supporting the environment by reducing paper use as they move to a more secure way of storing documents digitally. Information no longer needs to be printed, physically stored or posted saving huge volumes of paper. 
A less-known fact is that reducing paper use also goes along way towards reducing water consumption as it requires 10 litres of water to produce a single piece of A4 paper.
As a company that cares about our planet, we wanted to build on the benefits that our software brings by planting trees. We believe that partnering with One Tree Planted is the perfect way to do this.
They help to raise awareness about the importance of trees, offer businesses like ours a simple sustainability solution, and motivate younger generations to do something positive for the environment.
Trees are some of nature's greatest providers and the importance they play in everyday life should not be under estimated. Through-out history, humans have depended on trees for food, shade and shelter.
Trees clean the air we breathe, filter the water we drink, create habitats for biodiversity and contribute to our health and wellbeing.
Trees also absorb harmful carbon from the atmosphere helping to keep it cool whilst releasing oxygen back into the atmosphere.
Research has shown that hospital beds with a view of trees helps patients recover faster than those without that view. And it's hard not to notice how we all feel after a walk in the woods or countryside, calmer, less stressed and generally happier.
Providing JobsForests provide jobs to over 1.6 billion people, think about tree surgeons, researchers and loggers, not to mention farmers who pick fruit, nuts and leaves for human and animal consumption.
Did you know trees provide key ingredients for 25% of all medicines and more than 60% of anticancer drugs originate from natural sources?
Aspirin comes from the bark of a tree, who knew?! Amazing stuff really.
You can read more amazing facts about trees in this article 27 Interesting Facts About Trees and Forests.
If your organisation is looking to plant trees then One Tree Planted offer very easy ways to get involved, including programs available to schools, simple payment options as well as offering the ability to gift trees in memory of a loved one.
Of course, should your business want to go paperless as well as remove document chaos, DocTech can help. Our document management software combined with over 80 years of experience make us a trusted choice.
