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From random office stationery to low-temperature air conditioners in the office, from bottled mineral water thrown away before drinking to lights that are not turned off after get off work... Various office wastes exist around us to varying degrees.
Regarding the phenomenon of office waste, readers generally believe that although material resources are becoming more abundant and living standards are gradually improving today, diligence and frugality are still a fine tradition that we should maintain, and we should not lose it at any time.
Refined management and networked supervision
Strengthen the awareness of green office
"All offices are locked and the corridors are still brightly lit. This is not uncommon. Office waste like this after get off work can easily be ignored. In public areas such as corridors, can you consider retrofitting voice-activated lights or energy-saving low-power Equipment? This not only saves office costs, but also responds to the country’s call to promote energy conservation and emission reduction, which will serve multiple purposes." Beijing reader Zhang Weihao said, "Reduce office waste should start from these easily overlooked routines and pay more attention to the details around you. ."
According to a questionnaire survey jointly conducted by the Readers’ Letters of this newspaper and the “Leadership Message Board” of People’s Daily Online, 47.91% of the respondents said that their units or departments have not taken any measures against office waste in the past six months.
This also shows that the lack of supervision and management is one of the important reasons for office waste.
The “Regulations of Party and Government Organs on Strict Economy and Opposing Waste” issued by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council clearly stipulate that party committees and governments at all levels should establish a strict economy and against waste supervision and inspection mechanism, clarify the main body, responsibilities, content, methods and procedures of supervision and inspection, and strengthen Regularly supervise and inspect, and carry out special activities such as key inspections and unannounced visits for outstanding problems.
The Action Plan for the Establishment of Energy-saving Institutions jointly issued by the State Administration of Management and other four departments also requires a sound energy conservation and resource management system, clarification of the management organization and work responsibilities responsible for energy conservation, and the establishment of energy and resource management positions.
In the process of advancing the construction of conservation-oriented institutions, some local management systems are worth learning.
The Hunan Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment has established a leading group for energy conservation in public institutions. Its members are the main persons in charge of various offices and directly affiliated units of the agency. There is an energy conservation management office under it, and a management responsibility system for energy conservation work is implemented. Based on actual work, the "Energy Consumption Measurement System" and "Energy Consumption Measurement System" have been formulated and improved.
They also use digital means to establish and improve energy-saving work ledgers, use energy-saving supervision platforms to automatically collect various energy consumption data, analyze and study energy usage patterns, and find loopholes in energy-saving management work in a timely manner.
Yang Lihua, a professor at the School of Administration and Management of Peking University, believes that when formulating assessment and evaluation mechanisms and supervision and management measures, all units must pay attention to seeking truth from facts, embodying humanity and refinement, and strengthening green office awareness while ensuring office conditions and improving office energy efficiency. Technical means to establish a regulatory platform is a good thing, but in the end it must be implemented in every participant."
Rectify formalism and enhance conscientiousness of economy
From "I want to save" to "I want to save"
"The village has set up a file bag for each household of villagers, and the file bag contains detailed information of each household. This was originally for the convenience of the work, but some time ago, the higher-level department inspected it. The director of the village committee requested that all the files be re-made, changing the black and white. It also requires weekly updates. The village cadres have been busy for two days to complete the work. The change of villager files from black and white to color is not very helpful in improving the quality and efficiency of the work. It is more formalistic to require weekly updates, which not only wastes the village cadres. Valuable time, and wasted office funds." said Bao Liya, a cadre in the village of Jilin Province.
“Many office wastes are actually the'four winds' problem, especially formalism.” said Zhang Shengjun, a professor at the School of Government Management of Beijing Normal University. A small number of cadres did not use their energy in order to leave a good impression on their superiors and leaders. In doing meticulous and practical work, but in the details of the color printing of data, it has led to the occurrence of waste.
“It is recommended that relevant departments include similar office waste in the scope of rectification in the process of countering the'four winds', and resolutely stop wasteful behaviors such as overweighting of submitted materials and repeated printing of daily official documents. If it can be dealt with in a practical, scientific and reasonable way Daily work will naturally save a lot of material and financial resources." Zhang Shengjun said.
"Frugality in the office is not only a personal morality, but also a social morality. As a traditional virtue and value pursuit, diligence and thriftiness, whether at the national, social, or personal level, are the core values of socialism. "Liu Guangli, a reader from Shanxi Province, said that in order to curb office waste, we must raise everyone’s awareness of environmental protection and enhance their awareness of saving. "Everyone should become an agent of saving and take frugality seriously in daily office, so as to achieve success. The transition from'I want to save' to'I want to save' makes diligence and frugality a habit and cultivation that is internalized in the heart and externalized in the behavior."
Zhang Shengjun suggested that all units should increase propaganda on conservation, especially party and government agencies at all levels should further promote the construction of conservation-oriented institutions, and guide employees to start from the small things around them.
The majority of party members and cadres, especially leading cadres at all levels, must set an example, take the lead in implementation and set an example to curb office waste, and let strict economy become common practice.
Optimize the process transformation environment
Plug the loopholes of office waste
"In terms of stationery, water, and electricity, some people are in the office and at home." said Hou Caixia, a reader from Jiangsu Province. She spends a lot of money in the office and never saves. Once she leaves the office, her style will change immediately: cut for children. Good pencils need to be counted, ballpoint pens are changed too quickly, and home appliances are ready to use, and reusable items are used to the best of their ability.
"This phenomenon shows that they do not actually have no sense of saving, but feel that the public advantage is not used for nothing. To prevent such waste, in addition to strengthening system constraints and raising awareness of saving, they should also start from optimizing office processes and reforming. Focus on the office environment and other aspects to maximally plug the loopholes of office waste."
According to a questionnaire conducted jointly by the Readers' Letters of this newspaper and the "Leadership Message Board" of People's Daily Online, 25.1% of the respondents believe that paperless office can achieve refined resource management and reduce office waste.
In July this year, the General Office of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security issued the "Guidelines for the Conclusion of Electronic Labor Contracts", instructing employers and workers to use reliable electronic signatures to conclude labor contracts using data messages that can be viewed as written forms.
"According to this requirement, we have added functions such as entry, contract renewal, and resignation to the smart office platform. The human resources department can perform information verification, filing and other tasks without using paper materials, and all tasks can be completed online." Li Tao, director of the operation platform department of a large enterprise, said that after the company implements paperless office, it is expected to save more than 320,000 sheets of paper a year.
Li Tao believes that the promotion of paperless office is not simply to reduce or eliminate the use of paper, but to transform paper data into electronic data and transform traditional processes into online processes by establishing paperless office processes and mature work platforms. "We have also incorporated reimbursement work into the smart office platform to realize paperless reimbursement and automatic approval, eliminating the need to print electronic invoices, post invoices, and fill out the procedures, which not only saves paper, but also greatly improves work efficiency."
Regarding the transformation of the office environment, the Hainan Provincial Government’s Guoxing office area uses contract energy management to carry out energy-saving transformations for air-conditioning systems, lighting systems, drinking water systems, and various energy-using equipment.
The air-conditioning control system sets a unified air-conditioning start-up temperature and start-stop time, eliminates high-energy-consumption lamps and replaces them with energy-saving lamps, and replaces public places such as stairs, corridors, toilets, and underground garages with sound-controlled lamps. The drinking water system uses traditional electric water heaters. Replace it with an energy-saving electric water boiler, and intelligently control the start and stop time of the water boiler according to actual usage. These measures are expected to save more than 600,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity each year.
"Some units have carried out useful attempts to control office waste, such as printing and copying requiring credit cards, and using empty pens to replace the lead pen. The habit of saving is formed, and everyone will not waste office supplies and energy. "Shanghai reader Zhao Qin said that only by focusing on office waste for a long time and often, can we urge everyone to develop the good habit of strict economy and truly be diligent and thrifty in life and work.
Our reporter Shi Yiqi Xiang Zifeng