When we were young, our mothers would tell us to turn off the lights before going to bed.  But our mothers’ best efforts to encourage conservation at home have not carried over into our working lives.  We leave lights, printers and more on when we leave the office. And when it comes to the problem of energy conservation, we need to remember mom’s advice because in the business world, saving money is making money.

When it comes to ATMs, time is money

Take ATMs for example. A large European bank recently found that its ATMs were left idle for 86 to 97 percent daily. That means even on a busy day, an ATM is only used for 8.4 minutes each hour! Following this, they identified that nearly 50 percent of its 58,000 ATMs were in locations that allowed power-downs (i.e., in places like shopping centers that close after business hours)…