CUBUS Solutions Joins "Go Green Initiative"
CREDIT UNION SUPPLIER JOINS EFFORT TO EDUCATE NATION'S YOUTH ON ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
LIVERMORE, Calif., October 22, 2007
CUBUS Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of business solutions that help credit unions deliver superior member services, announced its alignment with Go Green Initiative, a comprehensive environmental program that teaches earth-friendly behaviors on school campuses worldwide.
"At CUBUS Solutions, we have strived to create products and services that are eco-friendly, both in their implementation as well as in the benefits that our Credit Union customers, and their members, derive from them," said John-Ashley Paul, President of CUBUS Solutions. "Additionally, we recognize that the young students of today are tomorrow's investors, leaders, and Credit Union members." The company's involvement with GGI brings together these seemingly disconnected concepts in an exciting new way.
The Go Green Initiative brings together students, teachers, administrators, and parents, aligning them around environmental curriculum. Through practical activities such as recycling, composting and reducing waste, the program encourages environmentally responsible behavior both inside and outside of the classroom.
CUBUS Solutions' CUNotify™ product eliminates paper statements and notices mailed to members by their Credit Unions. Based on US Postal estimates, over 687,000 tons of paper is utilized every year in the United States in the form of banking statements, monthly billing statements, the checks used to pay them, and the envelopes in which they are sent. If every U.S. household went "paperless" for its banking and bill paying needs, over 16.5 million trees would be saved. Additionally, the toxic wastewater, energy, and chemicals used to produce the paper would not be introduced into the environment. Finally, the discarded paper would no longer contribute to landfills.
"We were excited to be contacted by CUBUS Solutions," said Jill Buck, the dynamic Founder of Go Green Initiative. "This company's products can help to drastically reduce the amount of paper used in Credit Union financial transactions and can also cut back the needless, gas-consuming trips to the Credit Union or ATM. It is these little steps which adults use on an everyday basis that helps set the tone at home for what we are trying to teach kids in the schools with our Initiative."
"Cutting back on paper makes good business sense an it is good for our members. Eliminating the cost of producing and storing paper documents saves money," said Carolyn James, SVP/CIO, USA Federal Credit Union. "Because our cooperative is member-owned, anything we can do to save costs helps those members. It is a real bonus that what is good for our member's wallets is also good for the environment!"
CUBUS plans to build on its initial efforts of creating environmentally friendly products, and hopes that its relationship with Go Green Initiative will provide some new ideas on how to go about that. " It's amazing what we can learn from our children sometimes," said John-Ashley, "and I know that the work that Jill's organization is doing with the schools will continue to stimulate the thinking of ‘Corporate America' for a long time to come."
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About Go Green Initiative
A constantly growing number of schools across the U.S. and around the world have adopted the GGI since its inception in 2002. The program has been recognized and endorsed by such education and environmental leaders as the National School Boards Association, National Recycling Coalition, numerous State PTA's, and others. For more information about the Go Green Initiative, visit www.gogreeninitiative.org.
About CUBUS Solutions
CUBUS Solutions, Inc. is a provider of business solutions for credit unions that enhance convenience services for members, generate cost-savings for the credit union, and provide new revenue opportunities. CUBUS Solutions currently markets CUNotify™ CUPoints™ and CUDeposits™ to credit unions. For more information visit us at http://www.cubussolutions.com or call 925-606-8708.
The Go Green Initiative brings together students and community through shared environmental goals. CUBUS Solutions shares these ideals and believes an increased commitment to civic responsibility builds a stronger society through deepened employee, consumer, and shareholder relationships.