Turning Insight into Impact: How Johnsons Asset 360 is Redefining Sustainable Workplace Change
By James Hewitt, Product Manager, Johnsons Asset 360 at Johnsons1871 Group
In a world where workplace change happens faster than ever, one truth has become impossible to ignore: we can’t keep managing assets the old way.
For years, offices, labs, and corporate sites across the UK have been refitted, downsized, or reconfigured, yet tonnes of usable furniture and technology have gone to waste simply because the right data, systems, or accountability weren’t in place.
At Johnsons Asset 360, we set out to change that.
From spreadsheets to sustainability intelligence
When we launched the first version of the system, our goal was simple: to give clients real visibility of their assets in real time.
Now, with the launch of Johnsons Asset 360, we’ve gone much further.
We’ve rebuilt the system working in partnership with our clients on a modern, scalable infrastructure, a platform that doesn’t just record what you own, but helps you understand how to use, reuse, and redistribute it for maximum value and minimum waste.
For our clients, this means being able to answer crucial questions instantly:
- What do we have across our portfolio?
- What’s in storage and what’s it costing us?
- What can be repaired, reused, or donated instead of replaced?
- And what impact, environmental, financial, and social are we making by doing it better?
Johnsons Asset 360 turns these questions into data-driven decisions.
The power of circular thinking
We’ve built the system around our Reuse Hierarchy, a structured process that ensures every asset is given the best possible next life.
Whether that means refurbishing office furniture, redeploying IT equipment, or donating items through our Social Showroom and Assets4Change Social Enterprise network, the principle is the same: nothing valuable should go to waste.
This is where our work becomes personal. We’ve seen furniture destined for landfill now being used in schools and community hubs. We’ve seen IT equipment helping charities modernise their spaces. And we’ve watched as surplus assets have powered training opportunities and social enterprises, creating jobs and fresh futures from what others left behind.
That’s real circular value, economic, environmental, and social.
Transparency that drives trust
Too often, sustainability programmes stop at good intentions. What’s been missing is proof.
Johnsons Asset 360 changes that by giving clients live dashboards that measure and report every action, from carbon savings and reuse rates to community donations and cost avoidance.
It means procurement and sustainability leaders can finally show evidence of impact, backed by transparent, auditable data. No assumptions. No spreadsheets. Just clarity.
Smarter workplaces, stronger communities
At Johnsons, we believe that smart workplaces are not just efficient, they’re socially responsible.
Through Johnsons Asset 360, we’re helping organisations embed circular principles directly into how they operate, supporting their ESG strategies while creating tangible benefits for people and communities.
This is what the future of workplace change looks like:
smarter, transparent, data-led, and deeply human.
We’re proud to be part of that shift, and prouder still to help our clients lead it.
