Accellion Green
Our Mission and Responsibility
Accellion is committed to reducing the environmental impact of shipping digital files
Every day, corporations create, edit and share thousands of digital files - presentations, spreadsheets, design documents, graphics, reports and proposals. Accellion is committed to helping corporations run more efficiently, reduce costs and reduce CO2 emissions by providing an earth friendly way of sharing digital files.
Accellion enables corporations to eliminate costly and time consuming overnight deliveries. Accellion provides Internet fast digital file delivery with tracking, reporting and digital delivery notification.
Environmental Benefits of Accellion Green
- Reduced FedEx & overnight deliveries, reducing pollution and use of fossil fuels
- Reduced paper usage for printing and shipping
Green On
Green On is Accellion's Green Initiative to raise awareness of the environmental benefits of using Accellion file transfer technology. This initiative includes making available earth friendly file transfer solutions, recognition of the environmental contributions made by companies using Accellion file transfer, and partnering with organizations related to the conservation of trees and the restoration of native habitats
- Accellion enables companies to reduce the CO2 emissions associated with delivery of documents, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics and any form of digital file
- Accellion presents annual Green awards to those companies transferring terabytes of files via Accellion
- Accellion thanks its customers, partners and suppliers with charitable donations in their name to earth friendly organizations
- Accellion is partnered with the Arbor Day Foundation to plant 10,000 trees in U.S. National Forests
- Accellion employees participate in activities with Save the Bay, the oldest and largest membership organization working exclusively to protect, restore and celebrate the San Francisco Bay
Recent Activities
October 2007 - Accellion Employees Help with Wetland Restoration on the San Francisco Bay - Save the Bay
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Sustainability
Accellion has a small carbon footprint and we are making every effort to keep it that way.
- Employees use recycled paper for printing and participate in recycling of office paper, food cartons, and product packaging.
- Employees turn off computers and lights when they leave at night.
- Employees with long commutes take advantage of car pooling and telecommuting.
- Employees utilize web conferencing extensively to minimize car and air travel.
- The shipping of documents, spreadsheets, presentations or any other digital file via overnight delivery is strictly forbidden.
Background
Accellion is headquartered in Palo Alto, a city named after the tree "El Palo Alto", a coast redwood (Sequoia sempevirens) which roughly translated means "tall tree" in Spanish. The tree, El Palo Alto, is a California Historical Landmark and is recognized by the Arborist Association and International Society of Arboriculture for its historical significance. The tree dates to approximately year 940 and is depicted on the city of Palo Alto's official seal and on the seal of Stanford University.
