Extreme weather events worldwide — floods, droughts, fierce storms — seem to suggest climate change that was predicted climate has now arrived. The media is full of dire scientific predictions about the fate of our planet. Organizations can reduce their impact upon their own environment, both directly and indirectly and leverage some simple strategies for doing so. Within that, any battle against climate change can empower a potential new and very challenging frontier for contracting. Organizations are on the frontline of this battle, and they need to start thinking carefully about every potential action and decision that will directly and indirectly impact the environment.
To help organizations do this, I created a simple mnemonic titled STOP WASTE. A mnemonic is a pattern of letters, ideas, or associations that helps us remember something. STOP WASTE, supported by the concept of Value Analysis (VA),1 is the study of the relationship between the design, function and waste of any product, material, or service in worldwide use today. STOPWASTE seeks to reduce all wasteful environmental realities by either modifying the design or material specifications, or by using a more efficient manufacturing process or by possibly substituting a related item or service.
S = Standardisation will reduce wasteful variety for common solutions
T = Mode of transport
O = Over capacity – gold plated solutions
P = Packaging – excessive use of plastic and or glass and none re cyclable materials
W = Weight – often indication of gold plating
A = Any unnecessary processing needs to be removed
S = Supplier input to reduce waste and over processing
T = To make – Review the decision to making inhouse to outsourcing
E = Elimination – What are implications of not undertaking the activity at all
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