On-site shredding is becoming increasingly popular with businesses looking for efficiency improvements and better brand image. There are 5 tell-tale signs that a shift to this service could be beneficial to your business in 2018.
Data protection compliance is about to get a whole lot more challenging. In May 2018, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force in the UK bringing with it a whole raft of new requirements that significantly tighten up data compliance. Destruction of data is a key part of safe data handling so if you’re taking steps now to ensure compliance for 2018, shredding potentially has a significant role to play.
Environmentally friendly values and corporate social responsibility have been big themes in 2017. Next year, as we head towards an even greater focus on ethical business and giving something back, the importance of being able to show customers that you take this seriously is likely to increase. Paper shredding is one way that any business can instantly upgrade green credentials in time for the new year.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force on 25th May 2018. This key EU regulation is set to shake up the way that businesses handle consumer data and, despite the imminent UK exit from the EU, it will still apply next year. So, for every business, there is now some urgency to ensuring that internal processes comply with the GDPR and that the way that personal information and customer data is handled and disposed of won’t create problems for the business.
Sustainability and green working environments are becoming increasingly important to businesses. Not only do sustainable credentials contribute to attracting and retaining clients and creating a better brand reputation but they can help your business to be more cost effective too. So, how does on-site paper shredding play a role in helping your business to be more sustainable?
Information security needs to be a top priority for every business. With more stringent requirements incoming for data protection, and consumers and companies for more demanding about how sensitive data is handled, there are no longer any excuses for not ensuring that your in-house security is up to scratch when it comes to data protection. Alongside the raft of digital protections that are available via firewalls and anti virus software, on-site shredding has a part to play in this too.
“Confidentiality” and “data protection” are the two current key phrases for many UK businesses. With new legal requirements incoming for data protection, as well as an increased focus from consumers and businesses on what happens to their data in others’ hands, disposing of sensitive, personal or confidential information is more important than it has ever been. Because we still don’t operate in entirely paperless environments, shredding plays a central role in confidential information and data handling strategy for every business across all industries.
Data protection and customer confidentiality are a key concern for many customers, especially with large scale cases being made public news. The consequences of data breaches and insufficient protection measures can be catastrophic to businesses, whose brand can be damaged, customer trust broken, not to mention legal action and financial penalties. Shredding is a large part of ensuring that this high level of security is maintained, but what different types of shredding are there and which is the best for your business?
Most of us have heard about the benefits of recycling before, but this can seem a big task for companies getting through a large volume of paper waste over time. It can be time consuming to first shred and then recycle so much paper, therefore wasting resources in-house, but with data protection regulations and growing environmental awareness, it’s important to make sure that you’re recycling your paper waste after shredding. Here are just 3 reasons why:
Shredding is a vital part of your company’s compliance and security strategy, which ensures that both your internal and external customer data is protected. Not only is this important for compliance, but it’s also important for the environment that your approach is tailored to be as green as possible. This is something that customers are now holding more and more businesses to account for – reducing their carbon footprint.
