A significant benefit of the technology is the ability to reduce the environmental impact of traveling. From July 2008 to December 2008, VCS helped P&G eliminate 6000 international flights - the equivalent of taking 3000 cars off the road for a year.
"VCS is a powerful part of an organization's plan to reduce costs, reduce our environmental footprint, increase productivity and ensure results-based collaboration. You can be in Guangzhou in the morning, Rome for lunch, and Caracas in the afternoon - and still be home for dinner," says Laurie Heltsley, Director, Global Business Services Strategic Projects, The Procter and Gamble Company.
P&G was also recently recognized by the Financial Times and Just Means with the 2008/2009 Social Innovation Award for its work in shaping the new world of sustainable and socially responsible enterprise. P&G was also recently recognized in Corporate Responsibility Officer Magazine's 10th Annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens List(R), which ranks companies according to their environmental, climate change, human rights, philanthropic, employee relations, financial and governance practices. P&G was ranked 14th out of the 100 companies included on the list. For more information on P&G's commitment to sustainability, visit http://www.pg.com/ sustainability.
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