Electronic Business Cards:

Upgrading old business habits and going green

Younger generations marching on the streets week by week in increasing numbers to fight the climate crisis which, they reasonable feel, threatens their future more than anything. National decision makers might move slow, everyday people who care are able to creatively fix smaller issues with great results for a sustainable environment. Even replacing business cards with a modern, digital solution can prevent the loss of millions of trees per year.

Business cards have long been overdue an upgrade. These tiny pieces of paper can say a lot about you as a professional, and therefore many companies and individuals spend time and effort ensuring they look their best. And yet, 80% of all business cards are thrown away within the first week.

Not only is handing out a business card now an outdated habit, but it’s even a waste of paper. However, thanks to advancements in tech, and snazzy new apps, business cards are finally getting a modern day makeover.

Business card is shifting from paper to digital, making corporate connections easier than ever thanks to a simple click via a mobile device, and automatically integrating information straight into your phone book. More importantly, perhaps, these reinvented e-business cards are also cutting down our carbon footprint.

Every year 100 billion business cards are produced worldwide, adding up to a potential loss of 6 million trees. Paper production is one of the most resource-intensive and polluting industries, and it’s being wasted on cards that are, in more cases than not, discarded after one glance. Therefore, reinventing the business card by going digital should be a creative solution but also an environmentally friendly one.

Unfortunately, most digital business card apps on the market are only using scanning technology, and therefore still require a physical paper card. While this technology is certainly advancing at an impressive rate, it is not the digital revolution that the environment needs. Those that are able to eliminate the use for a paper card entirely will be the leaders in the future digital exchange of business cards.

SendeeApp is a good example of environment-conscious entrepreneurs recognizing the importance of new products being able to provide sustainable or social value. The app promises full digital business card exchange for both private and business purposes. With a user-friendly and intuitive interface, it will push more people than ever into using the platform to share personal and business details and forget a paper copy altogether.