UK SBS Government Chief Scientific Adviser’s Themed Annual Report “From Waste to Resource Productivity”

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The Government Office for Science (GO-Science) is an organisation that ensures that government policies and decisions are informed by the best scientific evidence and strategic long-term thinking. The Brief To design, prepare graphics, typeset, proof and print copies of the ‘From Waste to Resource Productivity’ report in hard copy and online to a high standard, to aid effective dissemination of the project’s key messages. The report will be in two parts: Part 1: 10-page report written by Sir Mark Walport and Professor Ian Boyd, including a 1-page executive summary. This will be a response to the body of evidence presented in part 2, and will identify key trends and make specific recommendations to policy-makers, politicians and key organisations about where further action is warranted. Part 2: Evidence base and case studies running from 100 to 150-pages which will underpin the 10-page report. It will be written by experts in their respective fields. It will cover topics such as: “what is waste?”, resource efficiency, the consequences of waste, opportunities to design out waste and opportunities for UK leadership on waste management. About UK Shared Business Services Putting the business into shared services UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our customers improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise. It is our vision to become the leading provider for our customers of shared business services in the UK public sector, continuously reducing cost and improving quality of business services for Government and the public sector. Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations. Core services include Procurement, Finance, Grants Admissions, Human Resources, Payroll, ISS, and Property Asset Management all underpinned by our Service Delivery and Contact Centre teams. UK SBS is a people rather than task focused business. It’s what makes us different to the traditional transactional shared services centre. What is more, being a not-for-profit organisation owned by its customers, UK SBS’ goals are aligned with the public sector and delivering best value for the UK taxpayer. UK Shared Business Services Ltd changed its name from RCUK Shared Services Centre Ltd in March 2013. Our Customers Growing from a foundation of supporting the Research Councils, 2012/13 saw Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) transition their procurement to UK SBS and Crown Commercial Service (CSS - previously Government Procurement Service) agree a Memorandum of Understanding with UK SBS to deliver two major procurement categories (construction and research) across Government. UK SBS currently manages £700m expenditure for its Customers, our growth projections anticipate this will rise to £1bn in 2013/14.