Categories: VoIP News

snom Says Every Day is Earth Day

Why shouldn’t we be friendly to the Earth every day?

snom, the manufacturer of stylish VoIP phones, is answering that question with Earth Day 2012 right around the corner on Sunday, April 22nd.

Serious about protecting the environment, snom is announcing two things for Earth Day and beyond:

  • No Power Supply: All snom phones will ship without a power supply.
  • 3 Month Donation: From April 22nd to June 22nd, snom is donting 1$/€ to Earthday.de for every snom 3xx and 7xx series VoIP phones that are purchased without a power supply.

PoE Preference is Green

When snom surveyed their partners and customers they uncovered something interesting that prompted them to act on their revelation:

  • PoE (Power over Ethernet) is the preferred power source for snom phones.
  • The power supplies delivered with snom phones and devices are rarely used.
  • snom decided not to include power supplies as part of standard packaging  in the future.

The decision not to include a power supply with snom phones benefits the environment and provides savings in a couple of ways.  Resources and materials won’t be wasted on a unit that won’t even be used and, the standard PoE connection on snom phones consumes leass energy than the power supply.

Earth Day Donations

Michael Knieling, snom’s COO, has announced that for every phone that is sold between April 22 (Earth Day) and June 22 (last day of the the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Brazil), 2012 without an additional power supply, one Euro or Dollar will be donated to Earthday.de.

Earth Day was selected as the recipient organization as it is globally active in promoting environmental conservation in more than 150 countries, and has a reliable and demonstrable track record in all of its activities.

Track snom’s Donations!

There’s a designated area on snom’s website where customers can register the number of phones they’ve purchased and you’ll also be able to see how much snom has donated in total from all of the power supplies that have not been ordered.

Click here for the snom Green VoIP Initiative registration form.

For customers who really do require a power supply, not to worry, you can still order them from VoIP Supply any time.

Nathan Miloszewski

Nate is VoIP Supply's former Content Marketing Manager.

Share
Published by
Nathan Miloszewski

Recent Posts

Did You Know? VoIP Products Are Leading the Charge in Green Tech with Energy Efficiency?

In our gadget-loving, planet-hugging era, businesses are on the hunt for solutions that boost productivity…

4 days ago

Watch Now: 2024 October VoIP News Update

https://youtu.be/d167qfC_qCk?si=DVchHuXW_UT5dD8l Your October VoIP News Update is here! Tune in to get all the latest…

1 week ago

How To: How to Secure Your IP Paging System

Paging Dr. Smith, Clean Up Aisle 2, Johnny Report to the Office, Lost Car Key…

2 weeks ago

Shift from NEC to Sangoma: Powerful On-Prem Solutions for Business Webinar | October 2024

https://youtu.be/G8fuKPL8fSs?si=MIOeKuJM8S09K8px The time has come to make a switch from NEC, but we understand that…

2 weeks ago

October Hardware Roundup

S33 DECT Handset: Offers exceptional voice clarity and reliable connectivity for uninterrupted conversations. With durable…

2 weeks ago

Q&A: What Role Does Encryption Play in Protecting VoIP Communication?Q&A: 

I don’t know about you but when I heard the word encryption, I would think…

2 weeks ago