Providing solutions
Green Office is an independent document solutions provider that works to add value and reduce waste in medium to large sized businesses. The company is able to manage entire printing environments, all the way from supplying materials, to recycling and remanufacturing waste products, and everything in between. Green Office's purpose is to make businesses more efficient and sustainable.
Green Office was started and remains a KwaZulu-Natal based business. The founders and current shareholders of Green Office believe in the principle of a win-win situation, between all stakeholders.
Green Office started as a remanufacturer of laser / toner cartridges in Durban. The differentiator and motivator being that Green Office could save customers at least 30% of their printing costs and at the same time make a living for the people that it employed and its shareholders.
The best technology and intellectual property was sought from around the world and Green Office was born.
Values
The foundation of the business was always something the leaders of the business sought to ensure was solid, the cornerstone of this being its VALUES: Passion, Responsibility, Innovation, and Integrity. Every interaction, with whoever Green Office interacts or deals with, is hoped to be a positive and memorable experience, where true value is shown to the client.
The business has evolved over the years based on the following key drivers:
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Listening and understand what clients want / need through a thorough understanding of their businesses and respective challenges
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Backward and forward integration along the supply chain so as to guarantee the service to its clients
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An understanding that the environment and sustainability are critical to people and Green Office
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An appreciation that marginalised groups (i.e people with a disability) are often not catered for within the workplace or even given opportunities
What this all means is that Green Office has now progressed from just a production company of remanufactured cartridges, to a collector and processor of e-waste, a servicing and reseller of printers and copiers, a software development house and a managed print and consulting service.
greenABLE
Green Office is the founder of greenABLE, a nonprofit organisation with an 18A certification that creates employment and skills development opportunities for previously disadvantaged individuals with disabilities. This is the only initiative of its kind in Africa. Located in KwaZulu-Natal, greenABLE's recycling initiative sees beneficiaries working to clean and dismantle collected printer cartridges, allowing for the units to be completely recycled. Through this initiative, over 475 tons of waste has been diverted from landfill sites to date.