Green Banking: Sustainability Strategies for #Banks and #Credit Unions

​Banks and credit unions have a responsibility to sustainability as a part of their community and global impact. Sustainability can be seen as an unnecessary or expensive venture, especially in community banking. However, BBVA notes that sustainability can create opportunities for banks or credit unions. Focusing these opportunities can often lead to less costly solutions and better environmental outcomes. Benchmark is proud to support programs and services that celebrate sustainability. 

Refurbished Devices
Finding a check scanner that is the right size, compatible with your software and has the exact functionality that you want can be hard to find. When you find that perfect check scanner, the thought of replacing your device doesn’t cross your mind, but if it is a discontinued model, you may have to face searching for the perfect scanner again. Our knowledgeable sales consultants can recommend a new scanner to replace that perfect scanner you once had, but there might be elements that don’t quite match the previous model. This is a typical scenario associated with older models, but this doesn't have to be your only option. Benchmark offers refurbished devices, so you can continue to use the device that works best for you even if it has been discontinued. By employing refurbished devices, you don't have to go through the pain of searching for another scanner and also gain the benefits of a cost-effective and sustainable option. With detail-oriented leaders inspecting refurbished devices, Benchmark is able to maintain high-quality devices, so your bank or credit union can have long-lasting devices. Benchmark provides you with high-quality sustainable options to increase your financial institution's legacy.
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Repair Programs
Typically check scanners and teller printers function with little to no glitches, but when there is, it can be frustrating. After contacting Benchmark’s expert technicians at our Help Desk and they determine that your check scanner is in need of repair or replacement, there are two options. The first option is to simply throw out a faulty scanner and replace it.  This may seem like an easy fix, but ultimately, it has long term damages for your financial institution and the environment. Your bank or credit union suffers an expensive and untimely solution that can negatively impact operational speed and customer satisfaction. Throwing out this malfunctioning check scanner, needlessly, means that you are responsible for contributing to more plastic and industrial waste. Simply by choosing to repair your device with Benchmark's Repair Programs, it provides a more cost-effective and sustainable approach to device issues. We provide repairs on multiple manufacturers and models. Quality assurance is a priority and an essential part of returning a high-quality repaired device. Through repairing your financial device, you propel the life of the device and increase your check scanner or teller printer’s ROI.
 
Remote Installations
Sustainability doesn’t have to involve a complicated and costly financial institution-wide solution but rather a focused company effort. Onsite software installations require people, which generally requires travel. Whichever way the travel occurs, there is going to be some kind of emission to the environment. By eliminating the need to travel, you can decrease your carbon footprint. Remote installations are a great way to accomplish this. Not only do you reduce the waste produced, but the installation can occur much more quickly when done remote. Benchmark offers remote installation services to help you be more sustainable and reduce onsite costs. With Benchmark’s Installs and Upgrades, banks and credit unions don't even have to lift a finger for remote software installs and updates. Benchmark's remote capabilities, extensive software knowledge and an organized project management service, ProTrac, all combine to be a great solution for you.