Nice to read another article on green island !!

So my opinion on MCB green initiative…
They are so far the greener company in the island…
Well maybe there are more involved company, but we don’t know and it’s quite hard.
Being green doesn’t mean to do some ad with the word “green” or recycle and screaming it everywhere.
But i have the opportunity to analyse the MCB case, and they are trying to be really green.

Well i think that this idea of 10rs per ATM mini-statement is a good idea… and it has been submitted 5 years ago…

We do have paper recycling companies in Muauritius, but for now they are exporting it to Singapour. The Chinese and Indian are building 2 plants for 2010, but i need to double confirm this news.

You will find more informations on http://www.missionverte.com or http://www.savonvert.com.

You guys can also sign a form asking the bank to stop sending you paper statements every months. You will save paper and 75 rs / year…

Greenement votre !

Some companies have already started to introduce the mauritian market with recycled paper bags to promote ecology, check what i found:

http://www.orange.mu/annonces/viewlisting.php?view=171937

and thats really a great idea i think!

I totally agree with Sundeep. To check for bank accounts, just use online banking since checking account is a free service online.

And retrieve money at ATM. Don’t check your accounts at ATM!

One another thing: CSR. CSR means financing for some community/environment project. With the Rs 1 or Rs 10 per paper issued, it’s not called CSR. It’s encouraging people to stop printing and throwing the receipt away in a fraction of a second (well, it actually takes a few seconds to check visually how much money you have and frown if the bank account is lower than expected or smile if you’ve got your salary or interest).

Now comes Rs 1 vs. Rs 10. Well, this is a nice debate. And whatif the MCB charged for accessing your account from another bank’s ATM for processing and interconnections?

i have Internet banking and i get all the details from there..

besides..for those of u who keep the receipts as a proof..need i remind u that the prints fade over a couple of days leaving only a blank paper..i dnt think that a blank paper would mean any proof..hence whats the use of printing?

Its a excellent that companies, government and individuals take the initiative to go green, BUT its never been said at the detriment of ur CUSTOMERS…
Why is that so….
Better MCB use recycle paper at its ATM,now thats something more convenient….
-you can keep a record of how much money u got in the bank….(pas conner ici maurice,ene jour ena Rs100 in ur bank and next day,all dissapear,
- i think theres thousnad of ways to go green,but please stop this price bashing against people, we’d have enough….i have enough……
CSR is also about integrity,honesty,care for others, your community, customers and most importantly a continuous dialogue with your stakeholders….
And Yashvin…u doing a good job,keep up with it…
Bye

Being Green at Work:
1) Print only if needed.
2) Print on both side.
3) Print two or more page on 1.
4) Recycle the paper after it has been used – e.g no more needed of completion of a project [less waste + cleaner environment]
5) Use the recycle paper [save money + trees]

Step 1-3 use less paper
Step 4-5 helps in the long run to reduce paper cost significantly.
The shredded paper can be sold to a recycling company and buying recycle paper from the latter is a win-win situation.

Hope the government and all the companies promote in this idea as it can help saving lots of money and our island ‘MID’ cause.

Recycled paper can be used to make paper bags as well

Btw, where can we have a list of paper recycling companies in Mauritius?

About the paid receipts I am kind of skeptical that it will actually bring a change, although I hope it does. Most people, according to me, still need to keep receipts of their transactions to cross-check with the quarterly bank statements, unless we start taking a notebook with us and jotting down each and every transaction we make.