Creating a document shredding strategy is an important aspect of almost every business. Not only are there lots and regulations that require businesses to shred documents, but it is also part of running a trustworthy, excellent business.
Why do business is need to destroy documents?
Practically every business is creating and managing new paper documents every day and the list of documents that legally need to be shredded is constantly growing.
Bills, customer order information, contracts, employee applications, in-house memos, receipts, piles of mail, insurance documents, old tax records, payment records, account records and balance sheets, personnel files and bank records Practically any document that has a first name last name address, and other information probably needs to be shredded.
What can happen if this information falls into the wrong hands?
Well, aside from forgery, credit card fraud, con schemes, corporate espionage, there is of course the potential for bad publicity, loss of customers, lawsuits and fines.
It is important that all businesses shred or destroy certain sensitive documents. Law enforcement, legal industries,...