Circular economy

How we’re making workplace technology more sustainable

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In Defra we are changing how we buy, use, reuse and recycle workplace technology. Anna Fountain and Katie Bishop update on how we are making this technology more sustainable, what we have learned so far, and their ideas for how we can enable Defra colleagues to get involved in supporting our digital sustainability aims.

How our move to GovPrint is delivering sustainability and social value

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John Dare explains how GovPrint, our new managed print service, shows that we’re doing more than replacing old devices. By partnering with the Ministry of Justice and DSA Connect, we’re turning end-of-life printers into an opportunity to deliver zero landfill waste while supporting rehabilitation and employment.

Introducing Our New Recommendations Paper for Government on the Circular Economy

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Emily Watson-Breeze is a Sustainability Activation Manager at BT and is a member of the Government Digital Sustainability Alliance (GDSA) circular economy working group. The views in this post are their own and not the UK government’s. Driving Circularity in …

Why we’re supporting the Government Digital Sustainability Alliance

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Gerry Hackett and Ewen Anderson tell us why they have each volunteered to chair one of our Government Digital Sustainability Alliance (GDSA) working groups, sharing their personal career journeys to this point, and their ideas for where they see some …

How we’re taking our circular economy message on the road

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Buoyed by the positive reaction to their session and panel discussion at the recent Government Digital Sustainability Alliance (GDSA) Summit, Mimi Moll and Emily Watson-Breeze from the Circular Economy Working Group share their key reflections from the event and set out their priorities looking forward.