East Lancashire NHS Trust saves over £391,000 and cuts waste with Warp It

When it comes to video marketing, leveraging your workforce is an excellent way to have a powerful impact on other members of the organisation, as well as external partners.

We’ve spoken about this topic in this past, showing how some of our partners have used a staff video to increase participation in reuse, namely by getting senior figures to take part and encourage engagement.

Topics: Guidance for projects, Buy in, Tips and tools, Easy wins, Featured

We are joined by Paul Graham, Utilities, Waste and Sustainability Manager at Kingston Hospital. Paul will be discussing:

Topics: Refurb Repair Upcycle, NHS, Case study, Sustainable healthcare

Being a Sustainability Manager is more than just a job, it’s a lifestyle and a mentality.

Sometimes it doesn't even feel like work because you are so absorbed in this mission.

Those who are most successful in this position are the people who understand that delivering sustainability is a part of their character and not just a means of getting paid.

The most successful also understand they cannot do it alone, that sustainability is achieved via collaboration.  Which subsequently means collaborative skills are top of the list. 

In the past being successful has also been about the long game and waiting for the planets to align...but this has to change.

Topics: Facilities management, Tips and tools, Reuse program: Pre Launch, Featured

If you did receive a certificate, you’ll know what we are talking about, and if you didn’t, you might be asking ‘Hey! Where’s mine?’.

Topics: Warp It admin, Increasing participation

All Warp It members get their own web address domain and domain to ensure everyone involved knows where to go to get involved with reuse.

The person signing up on behalf of their organisation can decide the name used for the Warp It portal.

It could be the acronym of the organisation or full name, or it may be the email suffix the organisation uses.

It must be clearly identifiable to users, memorable, and unique. 

Here's a guide on how this feature works.

It follows this format: www.getwarpit.com/organisation_name or www.warp-it.co.uk/organisation_name

See below.

Topics: Warp It admin, Features and benefits, Orientation

We have been absolutely stunned, amazed, and inspired by the Schools 4 Climate Action movement that has been started by young environmental activist Greta Thunberg. As we share her strong values, we are deeply affected by the movement and wish to offer our support and encouragement to students who wish to participate.

Topics: Campaigns

Doing nothing gets you nothing, that’s for sure. But the truth is everyone has the ability to take action.

Topics: What we love

 

We all have dreams and goals personally and professionally, and a vision of how this looks. But dreaming is the easy part. Where do we begin and how do we make it happen?

Taking positive action combined with positive thinking results in success.

After all, an idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell it occupied!

Are you ready to take action? Then read on and infuse your life with action!

 

Topics: Guidance for projects, Warp It admin, Tips and tools

One of the most attractive features of Warp It is the ability to track the value of each trade, both financially and sustainably, to demonstrate the value of reuse.

Topics: Warp It admin, Features and benefits