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💡9 tips to successfully refurbish your workspace. Well, three in this post, and all nine in our latest blog. Your workspace is a strategic asset, not just where everyone turns up for work. Laid out and used effectively, it helps you enhance productivity and improve employee wellbeing. So, how do you go about creating a successful workspace? 1️⃣ Set clear objectives Know what you’re trying to achieve before you do anything. For example, do you prioritise having more collaboration space or improving employee wellbeing? 2️⃣ Know your employee needs Conduct surveys or interview employees to gather feedback. They know what they need, so ask them. 3️⃣ Future-proof your workspace For example, make your space easy to adapt with flexible layouts and modular furniture. Because nothing stays the same for long. Want to learn more? Read our blog and unpack 9 tips to successfully refurbish your workspace 👇 https://buff.ly/3S854Dm PS. Office Depot stocks a huge range of modern furniture for workspaces. It’s well worth a look when you’re ready to get more from your space.

👏 We’ve released our latest Environmental and Society Manifesto. As part of OT Group, we’ve committed to: ✔️ Reduce our carbon emissions against our 2021 carbon baseline by 50% by 2030. ✔️ Increase our social value by 50% against our 2021 baseline by 2030. Working closely with our employees, customers, suppliers, investors, and communities is a continual journey. And we’ve made good progress during the last year. But there’s more to come. Our vision focuses on three key areas: 1️⃣ Planet We strive to reduce our carbon and regenerate nature. 2️⃣ People We want to drive a fairer society and support our local communities. 3️⃣ Partners We encourage responsible behaviours from everyone we work with. During the last year, we’ve actively reduced our carbon footprint and remain on target for our 2030 goal. We’ve also improved inclusion across the business and established a community outreach programme. And we’ve revised our sustainable procurement process. Positive steps in the right direction. Want to read our Environmental and Society Manifesto? You’ll find it here 👇 https://buff.ly/4bMye1N #SustainableFuture #GreenVision

😕 Maintaining control of your procurement can be hard. Here are three common headaches… 1️⃣ Supplier risk With so much depending on the reliability and continuity of your suppliers, you must pick partners carefully. Can you rely on their quality of service? Does their supply chain align with your ESG strategy? 2️⃣ Time constraints Without slick processes, procurement can be time consuming. And your team only has so many hours. Are you dividing your attention between too many suppliers? Are you swamped with invoices to process? Do you receive endless deliveries to check in? 3️⃣ Raw material shortages It can be your worst nightmare when a supplier lets you down. The impact across your business can be huge, right through to your own customer service. Are you confident of maintaining key supplies? Are you a valuable customer to your suppliers? Do you have a back-up plan if something goes wrong? Procurement teams that choose to partner with Office Depot discover MORE control and MORE visibility. Why? ✔️ Access to over 1 million products from one supplier. ✔️ Office Depot Online – a smart ordering platform that provides complete visibility. ✔️ Account management support – we work closely with customers who make us their sole supplier for workplace supplies. Don’t suffer in silence. Talk to us and see how we can ease your procurement pains. https://buff.ly/3W8qTUE #Procurement #ESGInvesting #Officesupplies

👍How to improve your workplace supplies purchasing… Partner with one supplier that offers you a massive range. ✔️ Reduce your invoices ✔️ Reduce your deliveries ✔️ Reduce your spend with cost efficiencies Office Depot stocks over 1 million products, ready to order with via our online platform: Office Depot Online. We call this your “endless aisle”. Everything to need (literally everything) under one roof. Office products, catering goods, workwear, technology, furniture, signage, maintenance supplies, printing services…the list goes on. Of course, alongside efficiencies from consolidating your suppliers, our account team will support you however they can. Are you ready to embrace your endless aisle and improve your purchasing? Open an account today. https://buff.ly/3W8qTUE #SmartProcurement #EfficientPurchasing #OfficeSupplies

👍 8 ways to start decentralising your procurement… It’s a growing trend. Many purchasing departments want to decentralise procurement and gain operational efficiencies. But, doing so is not without risks, such as rogue spending and loss of internal supplier compliance. Here are 8 ways to get decentralised procurement right from the outset: 1️⃣ Establish your objectives, with clear guidelines and spending limits. 2️⃣ Train your regional teams so they make SMART decisions. 3️⃣ Standardise your processes (but allow for regional flexibility). 4️⃣ Choose preferred suppliers and work closely with them. 5️⃣ Collaborate using effective communication channels. 6️⃣ Monitor key performance metrics. 7️⃣ Embrace technology to gain visibility and efficiencies. 8️⃣ Commit to continual improvement and adaptation. Many organisations are turning to single-source suppliers as they decentralise. The move prompts cost efficiencies while reducing invoices (and deliveries). Also, working closely with fewer suppliers ensures you retain control as you move towards decentralised procurement. Want to understand how Office Depot can support your decentralisation goals? Get in touch for a chat. https://buff.ly/3W8qTUE #Decentralisation #OfficeDepotTransformation #OfficeSupplies

😨 It was their worst nightmare. Co-branded merchandise would NOT arrive in time for a crucial event … Burnley College sponsors Burnley FC. It’s a strong partnership that boosts the college’s reputation in the region. But, when their usual supplier let them down just before an important home match at Turf Moor, Office Depot stepped in. A tall order, Burnley College needed 500 co-branded scarves and a large flag printing - within two weeks! Using our CCS Tail Spend Solution Framework, we helped Burnley College meet this urgent deadline. And now, we’re a trusted extension to their team, meeting print deadlines, even when they’re tight. 🗨️ “Their expertise and dedication ensured that we were able to make a big impact at the game and showcase our partnership with Burnley FC.” Sally Dahmke - Marketing Manager - Burnley College Read the Burnley College case study to learn more. And trust us with your tight print deadlines because we’ve proved we can do it 💪 https://buff.ly/3WlJihU #TailSpend #ProcurementEfficiency #BurnleyCollege #BurnleyFC

Where does your business stand on homeworking?    Back in May, 19% of businesses (1 in 5) said they either used (or intended to increase) homeworking as a permanent model in the future.   Meanwhile, ONS figures show that those “only working from home” has fallen from 38% in June 2020 to 14% in May 2024.    So, where do you stand? Does homeworking help or hinder your productivity? And how does it affect your employees?    Tell us what you think in the comments (and read what others say) 👇    #homeworking #wfh #officeworking 

🌞 Today is #CleanAirDay, the UK’s largest air pollution campaign. It matters because air pollution causes 36,000 deaths in the UK every year. In fact, the World Health Organisation and the UK Government acknowledge air pollution is the largest environmental health risk we face today. And it’s not just outdoor air quality. Many indoor workplaces suffer from poor-quality air due to chemical and biological pollutants. Interior furnishings, construction materials, and even electrical equipment can create pollutants indoors, not to mention the CO2 we exhale. 🤒 Poor indoor air quality risks health, well-being, and productivity. So, Clean Air Day might be a reason to do something about it. By using air purifiers in your workplace, you reduce nasty pollutants lurking in the air. Everyone benefits from a cleaner, safer environment during their working day. View a huge range of workplace air purifiers in Office Depot Online. Whatever your budget, start improving your indoor air quality right now. Click below to find our range of products and shop now for better air quality. https://buff.ly/3xOGVeh

You want the best possible price when buying workplace supplies. That goes without saying. So, where does sustainability fit in? And how does it help you embrace sustainable procurement? By working with suppliers who offer you great prices AND sustainability credentials, you manage your budgets and positively contribute to reducing your Scope 3 carbon emissions. Sustainable procurement concerns more than the products you purchase. It must also impact broad environmental and societal issues relating to that product choice. Things like ensuring ethical labour and contributing to local communities. For that reason, Office Depot views sustainable procurement in three dimensions: 1️⃣ Our environment 2️⃣ Our society 3️⃣ Our economy When you get sustainable procurement right it becomes an integral part of the way you buy. Your supplier choices and processes evolve to help you reduce your carbon footprint and make the right purchasing decisions for society as a whole. Want to discover how Office Depot supports sustainable procurement? We’d love to chat. Find out more https://buff.ly/3W8qTUE #Sustainability #ProcurementExperts #CarbonFootprint

😲 For most businesses, the supply chain causes 90% of your environmental impact. That’s a massive percentage. Supply chains have a responsibility to act. So, we’ve embraced technology to improve our ESG supply chain reporting, helping our customers meet their environmental goals too. Using a software platform called Calathea, we gather and analyse ESG data from our suppliers. The platform then uses machine learning to spot patterns, predict risks, and suggest improvement strategies. Why does this matter to you? You’ll probably need to provide transparent ESG data, whether aligned to the International Sustainability Standards Board, CDP, Ecovadis, or another regulatory body. Using Calathea, we help you do this, ensuring your Scope 3 ESG reporting is transparent. So far, we’ve onboarded our key suppliers to this AI-powered platform (40% of supplier spend). By 2025, we’ll have onboarded 100% of our supplier spend to it. When you partner with Office Depot, we’ve got your Scope 3 ESG reporting covered. It’s one more step towards meeting your environmental goals. Read more about how we’re doing this in our blog 👇 https://buff.ly/3W4hf5o #Scope3Emissions #SustainableSupplyChain