ISB Global & CIWM Software Research Project
The research and campaign by ISB Global and the CIWM is the first set of research and promotional activities designed to investigate how the UK waste industry uses and perceives software technologies.
The project focuses on how, collectively, we can better understand industry requirements and software technologies, and work more effectively together to improve commercial offering, efficiency, meet zero targets and create a sustainable, circular economy.
The Research Objective
ISB Global is working with the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management
(CIWM) to understand how waste management professionals in the UK use and perceive software technologies available to them.
The CIWM engaged with its UK member base in an impartial and unbiased set
of research activities. From a questionnaire, focus group, initial results, and subsequent webinar presentation, a report is set to be published to help understand how business software technologies are used in various contexts. The results of this research will help to align the sector and software suppliers to create more efficient relationships that will contribute to realising zero targets and circular performance.
The Questionnaire
Is a comprehensive set of primary research questions in multiple formats, designed to collect information on the sample and a large range of how the UK waste industry uses and perceives software and related technologies.
The Focus Group
The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) hosted a focus group to discuss the completed questionnaire and results. The aims was to provide greater insight, clarify, alleviate bias and deliver a set of preliminary research findings.
The Webinar
The results, subsequent analysis and further information was then presented and hosted by the CIWM and ISB Global in a webinar.
The Webinar was open to all, not just CIWM members. Initial results were surveyed for greater analysis by this wider industry audience, providing greater scope, clarification, to alleviate bias and understanding of the research. This also forms the basis for future work in aligning software technologies.
The Report
The final report will bring together all the research methods, analysis, commentary, recommendations and conclusions. It will focus on the hypotheses, questions and answers. This will be enhanced together with subsequent information and feedback from the primary research activities.
It is intended that the report will provide a baseline for understanding the current use and perception of software in the UK Waste Industry. It will lead to a greater understanding of requirements, to drive technology and digital transformation. Helping realise the contribution of software technology to net zero, zero waste targets, efficiencies and circularity for all.
The Results
ISB Global and The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) expect that this research and report will give useful and practical insights to all those working in the UK waste sector.
We want to achieve closer partnership and collaboration for the industry so that we can work together to realise the benefits of software technologies at a crucial time when the industry is in transition to the circular economy.
We envisage these campaign activities to be a step towards better understanding of how industry and technology can work together for the greater good.
Ultimately, this research is part of a wider commitment to building an increasingly dynamic sector that cements the United Kingdom as the most advanced circular economy in the world.
The Waste Industry needs YOU.
Complete your contact details below to receive a copy of the ISB Global & CIWM research report, the most extensive primary research survey completed in the UK on use and perception of software in the industry.
ISB Global and the CIWM hope that you fnd the full report, results, commentary and recommendations both insightful and useful and urge you to look at your current use and perception of software technologies to help drive the sector forward, mitigate climate risk and progress a digital transition to circular economy.
THE CIWM RESEARCH PROJECT
CAMPAIGN INFORMATION
For more information about the focus group, please click below:
An industry specific research project initiated by ISB Global
With support from: Innovate UK Edge Scaleup Programme
QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions regarding any aspect of the focus group, please do not hesitate to ask.