Some might say that a large bureaucratic organisation is one of the hardest environments to get things done in.

We have to agree! 

This is a sign posting article where we have collected all of our blog posts about getting stuff done in large bureaucratic organisations , with a focus on minimal input and maximum impact!

All of these articles have been written from our experiences implementing sustainability, waste and reuse projects in the public sector over the last 15 years.

This collection is a work in progress and is not exhaustive. If there is a subject matter missing- please comment and we will do an article on it if it is relevant!

This blog will provide you with advice on how to get difficult people to buy into your project.  We also talk about why you need to build rapport when rolling out culture changes across large organisational estate.

If you are a facilities manager, sustainability manager or operations manager, this blog is going to benefit you no end.

We’ve talked about this topic in other blog posts, but we had a meeting recently with Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. They have a well developed reuse system but have adopted Warp It to help with the management. They asked what sort of metrics they could use to quatify a goal using the Warp It system- financial, environmental or social? For us it was a no-brainer. To be blunt:  Track the financial savings! That is what your seniors want to see primarily. What was re assuring about the conversation was the fact Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust were setting goals for the project- and the comment stimulated this blog post!

Good question! Thanks to a very fruitful business meeting recently, we have come up with three reasons why procurement should lead on the reuse of surplus assets.

What does success look like to you? Think, picture it, and visualise it, go on, take a few seconds...

This guide covers how to maximise the redistribution of surplus assets to the charity & not-for-profit sector.

The article is aimed at procurement, facilities, estates, waste and sustainability managers in large organisations, as well as those with responsibility for community outreach. 

You have surplus assets you don't have a use for internally- you have tried to donate to charity in the past but it has fallen over and now you are just paying to dispose of reusable assets.  

We will discuss why you should pass surplus assets to charitable organisations and we will explore several ways you can do this legally, safely, effectively and with maximum impact. We will also have some downloadable resources at the end to help you implement the advice in the article. 

The objective here is to help your organisation to increase your impact in the local and regional community- but also avoid waste disposal costs, increase landfill diversion by reuse and head towards zero waste.

If an item/s is heading for the skip, it makes sense for the facility manager to improve estates management to give furniture for free to not for profits- legally and safely. It is the same with office furniture clearance or decommissioning- it is good for waste minimisation and sustainability as well as your costs. 

Here's what we will cover:

• How to donate office furniture to charity
• How to point charities to the Warp It online portal
• How to maximise community leadership and set up your own charity network
• How to use your staff body to reach out to charities and make more meaningful connections

You can view the video or read the content. If you are already a Warp It customer skip forward to 4.14 on the video!

It's very easy to get started on Warp It. Here we show you how by breaking it down into a series of simple steps.

What will you learn?

• How to add an item.
• How to add items in succession. 
• How to claim an item.
• How to add an item to your wish list.
• How to allocate items internally.
• How to mark items for internal use only.
• How to mark items for external use only.
• How to set up a private group.

Following this, you'll know exactly how to use Warp It and be set up to effectively save your organisation money, and reduce its impact on the environment.