September 26, 2008

Offices Going Green – Funny Email Taglines

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At the Freedom Personal Development staff meeting last week, we brainstormed ideas to make our office green, or more environmentally friendly.

One of the suggestions (along with planting trees and turning off computer monitors at the end of the day) was adding a cute tagline to the bottom of our emails that basically reminds the recipient to think before they print.

The tag line we decide to use states “Please consider the environment before printing this email.” Straight to the point, polite and well, a little bland. Don’t get me wrong, I think this is a great tagline and reminder to save paper and I am happy to add it to my emails.

If you are looking for a little more spice to add to your green email tagline, check out some of the HILARIOUS ideas we found at http://ekhudson.wordpress.com/2008/02/05/hello-world/

  • Printing emails is the new clubbing seals.
  • Rome lasted over a thousand years without printing emails. Are you really going let Nero and Elagabalus have a better impact on the environment than you?
  • Why print this email? You wouldn’t copy a DVD to BetaMAX.
  • This email was produced with the highest quality bytes and Grade-A electrons; why degrade it by printing it on an obsolete medium like paper?
  • Printing this email makes Al Gore cry.
  • Unless this is a twenty dollar bill, it isn’t worth printing. 
  • Here’s a useful shortcut to remember – Ctrl-P = Rampant Climate Change.
  • 10 square miles of Rain Forest were used to print your list of Top Ten Things Cats are Thinking.
  • The Rare Spotted Mewling Toad agrees that printing your memo is more important than his habitat.
  • If man was not meant to print his emails, he would not have been given the gift of toner.
  • Mother Nature says: Forward All > Print
  • Welcome to the Digital Age! Printing emails went out with the fanny pack.
  • F.Y.I., your boss hates the sight of paper. It’s a ‘Nam thing. Maybe try forwarding instead of printing.

Please share any funny Ecofriendly email taglines you come accross!

PS – Please don’t print this blog post - Show climate change who wears the pants in this biosphere.

36 Comments »

  1. Ha! So glad you shared this, it ought to get people thinking AND laughing!! :)

    Comment by Nickole Koker — September 26, 2008 @ 8:01 am

  2. I love it! I’ve been an environmentally conscious person for a long time and it’s nice to work with people who feel the same.

    Comment by Bobbi Schmitt — September 26, 2008 @ 8:37 am

  3. These are great. Can I use that world picture as an icon for my signature for going green??

    Thanks,
    Jake

    Comment by jake — December 23, 2008 @ 1:08 pm

  4. Feel free to use it Jake!

    Comment by Katie Brandt — December 23, 2008 @ 2:09 pm

  5. What a hoot! Can I use the world picture too for my work email?

    Thanks – Beth

    Comment by Beth — February 2, 2009 @ 4:12 pm

  6. Go for it Beth – saving the planet can be fun!

    Comment by Katie Brandt — February 3, 2009 @ 7:50 am

  7. A week or so ago, an office mate found your website. We would like to use the globe on our e-mail, but are concerned about intellectual property rights. Do you know if the globe icon is copyrighted or trademarked? Did you design it? May we use it? Thanks. Mary

    Comment by Mary McMillan — February 6, 2009 @ 4:05 pm

  8. See the link below for an informative yet funny video on going green. This was created for a sustainability shorts contest sponsored by The City University of New York.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEnCrkhbcL0

    Thanks!

    – Michele

    Comment by Michele — March 30, 2009 @ 1:35 pm

  9. I actually googled ‘green email taglines’ i wanted a new one so badly. i had the bland one!

    Comment by green is better — April 9, 2009 @ 11:23 am

  10. I dont think i know anyone who prints emails anymore, why would you unless you really needed to?

    Comment by GoGreen — June 15, 2009 @ 2:31 pm

  11. Hi,

    I was wondering the same thing as Mary McMillan. I have searched the net to see where your world logo comes from and can’t find it. I would also like to use this for my emails but am worried if it is trademarked, etc and if it is for public use?

    Thanks :)

    Comment by Clare — July 22, 2009 @ 12:39 am

  12. Hi Clare – yes you can use the green logo from this post in your emails.

    Comment by Katie Brandt — July 22, 2009 @ 8:03 am

  13. Hi Katie,

    I own a clothing company that donates 5% of all sales profits to community-based programs that engage in environmentally friendly green-initiatives. As a few people have mentioned in earlier posts, we would also like to use your green globe logo tin our effort to support eco-friendly efforts. Would this be okay?

    Sincerely,

    North Field Outfitters

    Comment by Michael — August 3, 2009 @ 4:52 pm

  14. Go for it North Field Outfitters. It sounds like your company is doing great things for the world – keep it up!

    Comment by Katie Brandt — August 3, 2009 @ 4:59 pm

  15. Big Green Head is a quirky little monster who’s all about going green! He is gearing up to launch his very hip website on 09-09-09. become a fan of his on FB and get caught up in the excitement. He’s the cooler than a mullet at the fair!

    Comment by Big Green Head — August 29, 2009 @ 9:12 am

  16. I’d like to use the image in my signature as well.

    Comment by Brad — October 27, 2009 @ 5:52 am

  17. Go for it Brad – thanks for helping to protect the planet :-)

    Comment by Katie Brandt — October 27, 2009 @ 7:16 am

  18. Printing in haste, makes more waste … Keep it green and read from your screen

    Comment by Chad — March 5, 2010 @ 3:56 pm

  19. Great initiative! I finally found an interesting logo I could use for my signature and spread awareness on going green in Bolivia! I would also like to use it, would it be OK? Oh, and love the funny Al Gore – crying one, that one is hilarious…

    Comment by Silvia — March 26, 2010 @ 9:35 am

  20. Go for it Silvia

    Comment by Katie Brandt — March 26, 2010 @ 11:10 am

  21. I love the logo and would like to use it as well for a staff commitee we are forming to put greener business practises in place. Is that ok? thanks!

    Comment by Heidi — March 30, 2010 @ 1:09 pm

  22. Yes – anyone can use the “green” logo

    Comment by Katie Brandt — March 30, 2010 @ 2:08 pm

  23. Katie,
    Thanks for covering the “anyone can use the logo”. I just wanted you to know that I am using it at work and it is spreading rapidly! Everyone loves it.

    Comment by traci huntsman — April 23, 2010 @ 2:23 pm

  24. I would also request to use the globe photo…we are just completing our ISO 14001!!

    Comment by Steve Turner — April 23, 2010 @ 2:40 pm

  25. Using the green logo and it is also gaining popularity

    Comment by Sara — June 8, 2010 @ 2:47 pm

  26. Not to rain on the green-globe parade, but that picture’s under copyright. If you’re going to use it for your company, it’s probably a very good idea to buy it first…
    http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-4126063-recycling-design-with-leaves.php

    Comment by KB — July 13, 2010 @ 11:15 am

  27. Hi Katie

    Thanks for allowing us to use your green globe logo. Beautifully done. I’m in the Corporate Social Responsibility Dept in my company and we are going to promote International Car Free Day by giving away transportation cards to all those who pledge their efforts not to drive to work that day. I have the intention to put your logo on these cards and the printers require an image that is higher in resolution (at least 300dpi). Would you be able to help?

    Thanks!

    Comment by Stephen Liew — August 3, 2010 @ 8:47 pm

  28. I am not sure of the resolution of the image

    Comment by Katie Brandt — August 4, 2010 @ 7:09 am

  29. dude i am totally printing this page, it is awesome~!

    Comment by nowhere man — October 15, 2010 @ 10:04 am

  30. Can i use that green image for my signature…???

    Comment by Dhaval — July 13, 2011 @ 11:48 pm

  31. I know this is an old blog, but I thought I’d share this tagline anyway. Eyes, Envy, Emeralds, Envy, & Environment: What are things that are GREEN Alex. Let’s not make this a true daily double by printing this e-mail.

    Comment by Jerry Petch — September 28, 2011 @ 12:49 pm

  32. Hi! Thanks to let anyone can use the logo and tag.

    Comment by Fay — October 27, 2011 @ 11:05 pm

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    Comment by Mashiur — November 14, 2011 @ 10:55 pm

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