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What our members say
HSBC
Colin approached HSBC 18 months prior to the consolidation of 8500 staff and 13 key city offices into one site in Canary Wharf. The move would leave the bank with 3000 tonnes of redundant office furniture comprising 7000 desks and workstations.
The simplest and most cost effective solution would have been to send the furniture, equivalent to 178 double decker buses, to landfill. But our core values, indeed our own staff would not have accepted this wasteful and environmentally unfriendly option. It was the best use of the furniture for the benefit of others. It was not only an environmental success that delivered jobs and employment in a deprived area but the banks chairman and CEO were right behind the project
Peter Bull, Community Group Executive HSBC
"Through Green-works [HSBC] have found an innovative solution to ensure our furniture will be put to good use."
Nic Boyde, Head of Adminisrtation HSBC
Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto find, mine and process mineral resources. They became a Green-Works member in 2007 to ensure that their redundant office furniture was diverted from landfill. Green-Works received over 138 tonnes of furniture from Rio Tinto.
Rio Tinto is committed to implementing the principles of sustainable development and Green-Works is a good fit
About their furniture going to Sierra Leone. Its funny thinking that our chairs could end up somewhere like Sierra Leone. The more big businesses get involved in this the better
Sean Jones, Facilities Manager, Rio Tinto
BT
BT engaged Green-Works to clear a total of 275 tonnes of redundant furniture. Some of which went to schools and community groups in Ghana.
Green-Works has helped BT divert a total of 275 tonnes of redundant furniture away from landfill, which is a wonderful achievement. This project also enabled Green-Works to provide employment or training opportunities for five young people who were either long term unemployed or offenders
Gillian Burdis, Corporate Responsibility Manager
Diageo
The worlds largest premium drinks company. Diageo renewed their Green-Works membership in December 2007.
Green-Works provide and excellent service. They have responded to all our requirements and enabled Diageo to support our community partners with the minimum of fuss
Amanda Bowman, Head of Community Affairs. (former)
DEFRA
Government Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Sustainable development cannot be imposed from above. It will not take root unless people across the country are actively engaged. How inspiring therefore, to have examples such as Green-Works
This really is sustainable development in action!
Margaret Beckett, (at the time Secretary of State for DEFRA. Extract from the foreword to the Governments Annual Report (2001) on sustainable Development.
Parliamentary Works (Furniture) Department
"The eyes of the world are obviously on the British Parliament and the way we work. We therefore have to be very conscious about the way we buy and dispose of furniture and equipment. In recent years it has become more difficult to sell 'surplus to requirement' furniture by public auction, which has meant we have had to look for alternative means of disposal, i.e. the likes of yourselves. We have now been working with you for about 2 years, in that time delivering in somewhere between 20 to 30 loads. After some early teething problems relating to delivery and payment we have now settled into a comfortable working relationship with goods being delivered in by our removal contractors Bishops Move and Swift and French."
Parliamentary Works (Furniture) Department