Showing posts with label Carbon Emissions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carbon Emissions. Show all posts

Monday, August 10, 2009

Corporate Social Responsibilty

Hi All,

Nearly all leading corporates in India are involved in corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes in areas like education, health, livelihood creation, skill development, and empowerment of the weaker sections of the society.
But how many companies have gone ahead and adopted CSR initiative by banning its very own product from being used by defaulters. Here's a an example faced by a defaulter i.e. Me

This morning when I used a software called "Word Web" a questionnaire popped up before I could use it.
It stated the below:
You have been using this Free Version of WordWeb since a year now, kindly answer the below question.
How many flights did you take in last 1 year (including return flights):
a) Never
b) Once
c) Twice
d) More than twice

I went ahead and choose option "d".
Below is what popped out after I pressed OK:

"WordWeb free version may be used indefinitely only by people who take at most two commercial flights (not more than one return flight) in any 12 month period. People who fly more than this need to purchase the Pro version if they wish to continue to use it after a 30-day trial period.
Global greenhouse gas emissions are currently around 5 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person per year, and probably need to be reduced by at least 80% have a good chance of avoiding dangerous warming. Most computer users are responsible for far more emissions than is sustainable. For example two short-medium distance return flights can be equivalent to over 1 tonne of emissions1: more than an average person can safely emit over an entire year.
If you do not qualify you must uninstall the program after the 30-day trial period or purchase WordWeb Pro. The licensing model is designed to allow relatively non-wealthy people to use the program free of charge, and to provide a small incentive for other people who fly a lot to cut down.
Whenever a user no longer meets the above requirements, and they have installed the product for more than 30 days, they must uninstall the product or purchase WordWeb Pro."

Cheers!!!!
Pankaj