Hello Everyone,

The Covid-19 pandemic has turned the world upside down. It has exposed major weaknesses in the economy as well as deep-seated inequalities in our society.

Yet, our sudden, dramatic shift to a less carbon-intensive lifestyle reveals the scope of what we can achieve in just days.

As the world recovers, we have a chance to reset the clock and build back better than before. We have written about why we need to seize the moment previously, but now we need to continue and the build momentum.

What happens next could change everything.

These actionable tips and tool will keep us moving forward to drive the necessary changes to survive and flourish in a post-pandemic world.

It was impossible to imagine this reality at the beginning of 2020 and yet here we are, with new habits and changed working and social environments. We accepted and adapted quickly.

So where to now?

Hello Warp It Admins, this article is for you.

We want to clear up a little idiosyncrasy that crops up every now and again on our platform - the case of rejecting staff members…

What's happened?

Our customers often have different ways of dealing with electrical items.

Some customers use Warp It to redistribute surplus electricals around their estate and beyond.

However some customers have this feature turned off all together. 

In the hope of  increasing the reuse of electrical items we are tweaking this process on feedback from existing customers.  

What is the the problem we are seeking to solve?

Once an electrical item is added the person adding the item doesn't necessarily know what happens next with the item. They might assume it is put up for donation or collected for recycling. 

Nik Hunt from Loughborough University rightly pointed out that this ambiguity was not a good way to manage that part of the process.  So in the hope of giving the end user as much info as they need in order to make the process smoother we have introduced a new feature.

We want to maximise the reuse of surplus assets.

Part of this is to re-distribute assets to the 3rd sector for reuse in the community.

Another part of this is donating assets to countries abroad who might need those items.

We are starting to explore how we can support charities who are already donating equipment to overseas countries.

Join us on Zoom to explore this issue on Thursday August 13th 2pm BST.

Equipment donations to overseas countries in need may be a very effective form of aid, provided that the items supplied follow international guidelines and are practical for the receiving party.

A vast number of difficulties may arise during the process and this zoom meeting is designed to explore those issues but also to demonstrates what can be achieved by a "where there's a will there's a way" attitude!.

We will start this exploration by hosting a zoom meeting to discuss the issues in the hope of creating a solid process for our customers to donate furniture equipment and supplies to overseas countries who are in need. 

As we return back to and a new (better!) world we need relevant guidance to that furniture equipment and asset reuse can be carried out safely.  This guidance is designed for internal and external reuse including the need to transfer items from the site to members working from home.  

In this article, we are going to give you our safe reuse transfer template.  After discussion with the internal authority on infection control, please use this template to add into the customisable messages on your Warp It system.

Risk assessments will have been carried out for re-opening and measures put in place to minimise the risk of virus transmission- but hopefully by using the custom messages system on Warp It you can further minimise the risk.

Please attend the next Warp It Admin meeting to discuss this issue. 

What’s holding you back from winning the team over?

Why is it such a challenge to accomplish your project’s goals?

Join us on Wednesday 8th July at 2.30PM on Zoom over at Sustainability Mentors to hear author Virginia Cinquemani talk about how sustainability practitioners can achieve success in a rapidly changing world. 

This is part of our live mentor match up event. 

Virginia Cinquemani is the Founder and Director at The Green Gorilla, where they empower sustainability professionals to make an impact through coaching and training.

Virginia has recently authored  "SustainABLE- The Book"

Drawing from her 13 years of experience in the field, she shares tested approaches to increasing your influence and persuasion abilities. Any professional who wants to take on projects equipped with the techniques needed to win the team over, feel confident, turn negative situations into positive ones, and gain the support required to accomplish their projects’ goals will benefit from the wisdom shared in these pages.

In SustainABLE, Virginia shares the techniques necessary to gear up for success with the right mindset shift and fundamental skills of a successful sustainability professional.