Friday5 ⚡️ How teams are achieving more with fewer resources

carl@futureplanet.love (Carl Pratt) — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 10:46:18 GMT

👋🏽 Hi there 😊

68% of UK finance leaders now rate cost reduction as a strong priority, up from 53% just one quarter earlier (Deloitte UK CFO Survey, Q3 2026). For sustainability teams, the message is clear: do more with what we have.

The good news? We are more and more learning where we can make smarter more impactful actions to transform our organisations. These are structural, these are cultural, these are often small shifts in our approaches that can have a lasting impact.

This week’s Friday5, inspired by a theme discussed in the Sodexo Community of Practice, illustrate actions with real results. Cardiff Met saved over £700,000 in a year. SUEZ saved £2 million.

🌿 Make others’ responsibilities clear, so they can act for you (UK directors’ duties)
🌿 Change what you look for, and how you ask (Cardiff Metropolitan University)
🌿 Use the tenders you already run to engage suppliers on carbon (Haleon)
🌿 Find shared goals and fund solutions together (Edinburgh Community Solar Co-operative)
🌿 Ask staff what they want, then build it into policy (SUEZ)

Of all the ways to do more with less, the most cost effective and impactful is collaboration. When we share our stories, and the solutions we find, we save time and amplify our influence.

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Friday5 ⚡️ How teams are achieving more with fewer resources