The AnsweringService.com Virtual Office was born out of a need to create a professional office space in the heart of the CBD of any given city that accommodated the needs of the mobile professional. What has evolved is a revolution in corporate social responsibility, specifically in the area of reducing corporate environmental impact. A virtual office is essentially a shared office space in which users share office resources, significantly reducing environmental impact and taking positive steps towards social and environmental responsibility.

Research shows that positive work environments effect productivity but only recently have the corporate sector taken a keen interest in their impact on the environment. The reality of the fact that industrial and commercial energy account for nearly 30% of the U.S. greenhouse emissions has shown the corporate world that they need to take greater responsibility. The U.S. has now taken Europe’s lead with Packaging Recovery Organization, and Take Back Schemes and with the opportunity to share resources through the Virtual Office we now have the solution for a greener planet.

According to Durham University ‘Energy Conservation Efforts’, a photocopy machine left on overnight uses up enough energy to make 5300 copies and lighting an empty office overnight uses the same amount of energy it takes to boil water for 1000 cups of coffee. The Virtual Office is reducing environmental impact with electronic devices shared by all who use the office. The Virtual Office also ensures that supplies are not mismanaged, overstocked and wasted. What is created is an Office Manager that while looking after the planet takes care of the company ledger.

The virtual office is a single office block or floor that is managed like a regular office offering all the things one might find in a prestigious office environment; a professional receptionist and answering service, fax, scanners, printers and photocopy machines, broadband internet and video conferencing facilities, tea and coffee making facilities, and even secretarial services. Offices are rented out for days, hours or even weeks at a time and office resources and materials are shared, significantly reducing environmental impact.

Sharing an office also supports the psychological concept of social responsibility by promoting sharing of resources, while still supporting and encouraging technological and financial progress. Sharing heating, air conditioning and kitchen facilities, help reduce waste too and sharing an office also creates a global atmosphere of people coming together to share and re-use common facilities in a way that creates a healthy social and environmental ethos.

AnsweringService.com has been providing virtual offices and answering services to businesses ranging from sole traders to multinational conglomerates for some time now and their longevity is testimony to their ability to meet the demands of all customers serviced by the company comprehensively.