| One can flippantly say that being environment-friendly | | | | the disadvantaged members of the community. |
| is the "in" thing to be today, but to do that is to | | | | Recycling programs are also available to Dell |
| mock the importance of caring for the environment | | | | consumers. The company has a take-back program |
| and saving the planet for the generations to come. | | | | wherein interested consumers can have the Dell |
| Companies that have made serious efforts to be | | | | people come to their homes to pick up their old |
| environment-friendly and to promote environmental | | | | computers and used consumables. |
| consciousness should truly be applauded. | | | | Plant a Tree for Me |
| The Dell Earth Policy | | | | In partnership with The Conservation Fund and with |
| With Dell, environmental consciousness is something | | | | CarbonFund.org, Dell has invited its customers to |
| that the company strives to implement on the | | | | participate in its "Plant a Tree for Me" and "Plant a |
| individual level. All Dell employees are enjoined to do | | | | Forest for Me" program. With every purchase of any |
| their part towards saving the environment within the | | | | Dell product, be it computers, printers, dell ink |
| Dell premises. Environmental consciousness is also | | | | cartridges or consumables, customers can choose the |
| something that the company has sought to integrate | | | | option to take part in Dell's reforestation projects by |
| in all its business processes, from product design to | | | | donating a small amount, depending on what product |
| product end-of-life. | | | | they have bought. The funds accumulated from such |
| Through the Dell Earth policy, the company aims to | | | | donations will be used to plant new trees. |
| reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, to decrease the | | | | The idea behind the "Plant a Tree for Me" and "Plant |
| amount of waste it generates and to conserve the | | | | a Forest for Me" is to encourage customers to |
| resources that it uses. | | | | offset their own greenhouse gas emissions and to |
| One notable program that Dell is trying to push | | | | reduce their personal impact on the environment. |
| through is its green-packaging strategy. Dell aims to | | | | Environmental Consciousness through Public |
| change the way it packages and ships its products to | | | | Awareness |
| consumers by using recoverable materials in its | | | | Part of Dell's efforts to become an |
| packaging. | | | | environment-friendly company is to promote |
| Donation and Recycling Programs | | | | environmental consciousness actively. The company |
| Dell also offers its customers the options either to | | | | has done this through its ReGeneration program and |
| donate or to recycle their old computers. The | | | | its IdeaStorm program. |
| company has struck a partnership with the National | | | | In the ReGeneration program, Dell strives to promote |
| Cristina Foundation in the United States wherein the | | | | awareness of the environment by publishing tips on |
| foundation will pick up old computers and equipment | | | | living an effective green lifestyle. It also features |
| from interested Dell product consumers. These old | | | | various articles and downloads on green living. |
| computers will then be refurbished and donated to | | | | |