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Going ‘green’, or using more environmentally-friendly practices throughout your business, can seem like a trendy thing to do. Of course, we should all do everything we can to protect the environment, preserve natural resources and generally be more eco-friendly. But does going green actually help your business? Green Initiatives Can Help the Bottom Line Many […]

Ugh. You must keep that document for 3 years before shredding it, and you need to keep that other one for 7 years. Document and records management is no small task for most companies. But it’s crucial that every company has a document destruction policy. And PIPEDA, or the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents […]

It’s no secret that, whether yours is a B2C or B2B business, your customers prefer dealing with you if you have a company recycling program. Green initiatives, including a recycling program, using supplies made from recycling materials and even taking part in community environmental initiatives, can boost your brand reputation and even reduce your overhead. […]

What would be the most damaging information about your business if it was to fall into the wrong hands? A business bank account number? A list of your suppliers’ company names? The name and address of a lead that you scribbled down? Many people don’t understand the importance of corporate document destruction. One reason is […]

Considering the ever-increasing number of compliances and regulations that exist governing the use and security of data, it can be difficult for companies to fully meet their obligations. What used to seem like a simple action, like leaving your desk to go get a coffee, can be a data security risk. Part of the problem […]

Think of all the data security policies your company has in place. If you like to stay on top of things, you should have an internet usage policy, an access control policy and a social media policy, among others. But of all the corporate data security policies any company has, a clean-desk policy is probably […]

For most companies, and the people in them who are responsible for it, document shredding is a chore. If it’s part of your job to ensure certain documents are shredded according to their destruction schedule, you might feel like it’s one of the most routine, boring tasks you have. Just how much training is needed […]

Your corporate information security policy may not be much more than a non-disclosure agreement. Or you may have separate and detailed policies for Internet Usage, IT Access Control, Social Media Use, Clean Desks, and many others. In any case, they can be ineffective if they are not common knowledge throughout your company, including every employee. […]

Every business is obligated to have some form of document storage. First, companies are required by legislation to keep corporate documents, particularly financial records, for set periods of time. Second, they are also contractually obligated to maintain records and protect the privacy of their customers, suppliers, and employees. But you probably know all that. You […]

Once you make the decision to use a document shredding company to certifiably destroy the information on your corporate documents, you’ll have a number of options for the actual shredding of the documents. One of those is on-site shredding. What is On-Site Shredding? On-site shredding means that the NAID AAA-Certified destruction of your documents happens […]