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11/07/202311/07/2023

From Theory to Action: How AI Strengthens Sustainability Initiatives

How can we meet today’s needs while ensuring future generations’ prosperity in the face of climate change? Integrating the latest advancements in AI with sustainable initiatives might be the answer we were looking for.

“From start-ups to mid-sized companies to large corporations, companies are key drivers in the development of AI applications, with many now bringing AI-based solutions to market that help reduce environmental impacts, make systems and processes more resource efficient, and improve systems understanding of the environment and climate.” – Lernende Systems

PwC projects that AI will contribute an extraordinary $16 trillion to the global economy by 2030. Similarly, using AI for environmental applications might increase global GDP by 3.1% to 4.4%, all while decreasing global greenhouse gas emissions by 1.5% to 4%.

So, Where Are We in the Fight Against Climate Change?

In short – the time is ripe, and the stage is set. Now is the moment to act. According to a compelling study by Nature, AI possesses the potential to facilitate the realisation of an impressive 79% of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

AI has sometimes been perceived as a theoretical field that lacks the ability to provide practical solutions – but this is far from the truth. AI is already employed extensively for data analysis, simulation, testing, logical reasoning, learning, prediction, and adaptive capabilities. The result? These capabilities have the potential to drive companies and societies towards achieving greater energy efficiency and decarbonisation.

AI is a formidable catalyst in streamlining management processes across critical sectors such as agriculture, water, energy, and transportation. BCG surveyed global public and private sector leaders in climate change and AI, concluding that 87% believe advanced analytics and AI are perceived as valuable tools in combatting climate change.

Without a doubt, the most successful businesses are always exploring how they can integrate technology to improve productivity, customer satisfaction and improve bottom-line results. McKinsey predicts that by 2030, 70% of all businesses will have adopted AI-powered solutions to optimise operations and increase productivity. And sustainability represents one of the most important aspects.

So, in the context of sustainability, what are the key areas where AI will have a transformative impact? Briefly, these are:

Enhancing Data Analysis
Assessing Environmental Footprints
Streamlining Energy Efficiency

Let’s discuss them more in the following sections.

Enhancing Data Analysis

AI reshapes sustainability data analysis, making it simple for organisations to monitor emissions across their whole carbon footprint. Predictive AI helps predict emissions in the future, which is helpful in establishing realistic goals. Prescriptive AI and optimisation also provide insights to simplify procedures and boost manufacturing and transportation efficiencies, both of which help cut down on carbon emissions.

Ever heard of the World Environment Situation Room (WESR)? It’s an innovative digital platform launched by UNEP in 2022 that testifies to AI’s transformative power in analysing intricate and multi-layered data sets. With the robust backing of a consortium of partners, WESR serves as a sophisticated curator, aggregator, and visualiser of high-quality earth observation data and sensor input. Thus, the platform provides near real-time analysis and future predictions on an array of critical indicators, including atmospheric CO2 concentration, shifts in glacier mass, and sea level fluctuations. It’s like having a supercomputer dedicated to protecting our environment!

Assessing the Environmental Footprint

According to a whitepaper co-authored by IDC and Baidu titled “Smart Carbon Emission Reduction, Inspire the Transformation to Green Energy,” AI technology is expected to provide up to 70% of carbon emission reductions by 2060. From now until 2060, this equates to a decrease of more than 35 billion tonnes of carbon emissions.

But how? Well, AI can compute product footprints across their entire lifecycles and supply chains, enabling businesses and consumers to make enlightened and impactful decisions. And this granular data becomes indispensable for effectuating sustainable digital nudging on leading e-commerce platforms such as Amazon.com, Shopify, and Alibaba.

Streamlining Energy Efficiency

Insights from McKinsey indicate that AI has the potential to substantially reduce energy consumption in the logistics and transportation sectors, with estimated decreases ranging between 15% to 20%. AI bolsters the predictability of demand and supply for renewables across a decentralised grid, enhances energy storage, efficiency and load management, and aids in the integration and reliability of renewable sources.

But there is more – a Gartner report postulates that by 2025, AI and ML-integrated robots could be instrumental in enhancing the operating efficiency of 50% of cloud data centres, with an astonishing upswing of up to 30%.

Bottom Line

It’s not just wishful thinking or idle talk, companies of all sizes, from start-ups to large corporations, are actively driving the development of AI applications that reduce environmental impacts, enhance resource efficiency, and improve our understanding of the environment and climate.

But it’s not just about numbers and statistics – it’s about action and innovation. The goal here is to refine AI technology further, transforming it into an influential instrument for addressing environmental, social, and governmental issues.

As UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon once said, “Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social justice, exercise environmental stewardship, and strengthen governance.”

09/09/202219/07/2023

5 Ways to Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Your Diet

Globally, food production currently accounts for a third of greenhouse gas emissions. Deforestation to make way for animal feed plantations, mono-cropping, and transportation are some of the leading causes. Unfortunately, mainstream farming methods are unsustainable and cause irreversible environmental damage.

Here at Jump, we used August to highlight the importance of avoiding high-emissions ingredients. We found simple things you can do to reduce the impacts of your diet without compromising flavour or convenience. Here are our top 5 tips:

Eat more plant-based meals.

A plant-based diet is not only delicious and healthy but generally uses fewer resources to produce than a diet rich in meat and dairy. To reduce your meat intake, swap a few meals weekly for plant-based alternatives such as pulses, lentils, beans and tofu.

Opt for organic options where possible. Inorganic farming methods rely heavily on chemical pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers, which can seriously affect the environment. Soil is a finite resource, and when it’s damaged, it can actually emit carbon. Restorative farming methods which promote biodiversity and soil health are the way forward.

Avoid industrially farmed meat and dairy.

Free-range and organic eggs, meat and dairy are better for the environment because they use less feed from harmful sources. Soy-based feed is often linked to deforestation as plantations are created by clearing trees, particularly in the Amazon rainforest.

Organically farmed animals naturally fertilise soils and re-vegetate abandoned lands, which mitigates the land use change associated with raising livestock.

Buying meat and dairy from diverse and slow-growing breeds also means investing in ecosystems’ health and supporting small farmers’ livelihoods.

Source local produce.

Food miles are the distance food travels to get to your plate. Fruit and vegetables imported abroad typically have higher food miles therefore emitting more carbon emissions than locally grown produce which has lower food miles.

The impact of transporting fruit and vegetables overseas can be significant. Many countries now use refrigeration units in their ships to keep foods fresh, which requires vast amounts of energy.

Cook your food from scratch.

This tip might not seem obvious, but plenty of people still buy ready-made meals from supermarkets instead of cooking from scratch. This increases the amount of packaging you accumulate and uses more resources and energy to manufacture the meals and store them until they are purchased.

Cooking your own meals is much more environmentally friendly. Choosing low-carbon ingredients lets you know exactly what has gone into making your dish.

Making your own hummus, for example, takes just a few minutes and uses far fewer resources than buying the pre-prepared version from the shop. As an added bonus, it tastes much better than shop-bought versions!

Reduce packaging.

When food is packaged, it is typically covered in layers of plastic which are incredibly difficult to recycle. When consumers buy foods in plastic packaging, they are often unaware that some of this will end up in the bin and be thrown away instead of recycled.

Choose products without excessive packaging or opt for recyclable packaging if possible. Buying loose fruit and vegetables rather than having them pre-packaged also helps to reduce the amount of plastic you are using.

08/06/202204/08/2022

Net Zero NHS: how Trusts across England are engaging staff in sustainability

Happy NHS Sustainability Day 2022! In this blog, we are looking at how 19 NHS Trusts have been using Jump programmes for engaging staff in sustainability. From Newcastle down to Dorset, our partnered trusts have been using people power to reduce carbon and go net zero.

What is net zero NHS?

The NHS has two net zero goals. Firstly, for their directly controlled emissions to be reduced to net zero by 2040. Secondly, for emissions they can influence to reach net zero by 2045 (source). NHS Trusts are aware that to achieve these goals, their staff have got to be engaged in the strategy and willing to participate in carbon reduction. This is where our partnership comes in.

Jump programme’s for engaging staff in sustainability

Our platforms are built around the strands of our behaviour change model, with gamification and community being key facets that ensure employee engagement. Gamification refers to elements such as points, teams, leaderboards, and prizes. Activities cover key sustainability areas the Trust want to target, such as energy saving, green travel, and waste reduction. Alongside integration of sustainability strategy documents, these activities educate staff in the Trust’s goals, their carbon impact and how to reduce it. The combined elements of creating understanding, reasoning, and opportunity, alongside the incentives and repeated actions, create habits that form into long term behaviour change. Our cross-scheme tracker allows users to see the total impact the combined Trusts have had. To date, they have performed 294,662 actions and saved 592,905 kg of CO2. Below we will look at some examples of our NHS programmes and what’s interesting about their bespoke programme.

Manchester University Foundation NHS Trust (MFT)

MFT are the largest trust in the country and in 2019 launched a Jump programme. This was so that they could track staff engagement in initiatives, as well as complex data such as CO2 emissions saved, and kilograms of waste avoided. Since their launch, they have saved over 29,000 bathtubs of water and recorded over 31,000 meat free days!

Today, MFT are running an exciting three-month active travel campaign on their platform. The campaign aims to travel 50,000 kilometres and has activities for individuals of all fitness levels. This helps engage a wider range of staff and ultimately reduce scope 3 emissions. By creating a campaign that aligns with their strategic interests, MFT is actively keeping high engagement with diverse, new activities and this also allows them to reap the trackable data that goes alongside it. This is running alongside one of our quarterly campaigns, which is currently biodiversity themed. Check out MFT’s case study!

Dorset ICS Group

The Ecoearn programme launched in May and was our first programme created for an ICS Group. The group have a combined total of five organisations and 24,000 staff. This is a great example of how Trust’s can come together to tackle carbon as a community working towards a shared goal, which is key to creating long lasting behaviour change. This countywide approach is sure to have massive positive impacts and we can’t wait to see the results come in over time!

SBRI Healthcare Funding

We also think on NHS Sustainability Day it is worth an honourable mention to our SBRI Healthcare funding! Using this we are working to create a product that will help NHS Trusts all over the UK track and measure sustainability data. This is our world-first healthcare specific carbon calculator. It will act as an invaluable tool in the strategy for going net zero. As it will help educate Trusts on their most carbon emitting areas, ultimately allowing them to make changes and get to net zero faster.

A special thanks to all of our NHS Trust clients for their continued work towards net zero!

04/11/202104/11/2021

New app gives you ‘green reward’ discounts at Nottinghamshire shops for helping tackle climate change

A new mobile app has been launched which lets people get discounts at local shops for doing acts which benefit the environment.

Councillor Abby Brennan, Rushcliffe Borough Council’s portfolio holder for communities and climate change says the scheme, coined ‘Green Rewards’, is being supported by all Nottinghamshire councils.

It launches from Monday, October 25 and people who download the app (on iOS or Android) can take part in quizzes and log their daily activities to earn points.

Recycle Week is back for 2018!

Recycle Week’s annual campaign, organised by WRAP, will be running from Monday 24th September to Sunday 30th September. This year marks the campaign’s 15th year, and is set to be one to remember. Themed ‘Recycling. We do. Because it matters’, the campaign will be focusing on plastics, aiming to highlight the benefits of recycling and encourage people to recycle more. WRAP is calling on all organisations, businesses and individuals to get involved during the week. It’s a perfect opportunity for all our Jump members to get on board and ramp up their office recycling!Take a look at the Recycle Week video and get inspired!

Why should you recycle?Recycling is vital if we want to protect our environment for future generations to enjoy. Landfill is not a sustainable option for our waste disposal – it releases harmful chemicals into the environment, takes up a huge amount of space and wastes valuable resources. Recycling ensures that less waste is sent to landfill, and makes the most of materials that would otherwise be wasted. There are small positive steps we can all take to increase the amount we recycle, and Recycle Week is definitely the week for it!

Why are plastics such a problem?Plastic pollution has been a hot topic in recent months, with thanks to programmes such as BBC’s recent Blue Planet II series which brought our attention to plastic waste in our oceans. Although plastic is a useful material in terms of its durability and diverse applications, it’s inability to break down is leading to huge problems for our natural environment. Did you know that it takes 20 years for a plastic bag to biodegrade, 200 years for plastic straws, and 450 years for plastic bottles? Click here to be shocked with more facts about plastic pollution. Recently we have seen a huge push for people to cut down on their plastic use by reusing items, and recycling wherever possible. Thanks to programmes like Blue Planet II, people are more motivated than ever to do something about their waste.

As part of our Jump staff engagement programmes, we make recycling worth it for our members as well as the environment. Our behavioural change campaigns encourage staff to recycle more, and motivate members to do so through rewarding their efforts with Green Points and prizes for the top earners. During Recycle Week, staff at Bournemouth University can win an extra 100 Green Points for watching the Recycle Week campaign video. Whether it’s encouraging recycling, reducing plastic use, or swapping to reusable coffee cups, we are totally behind the small steps that can lead to a bigger positive impact. We’ll be sharing our top tips and updates throughout Recycle Week, so follow us on our Twitter page. Happy recycling!

04/08/201828/02/2023

Launch of behaviour change programme at the University of Bristol encouraging employees to be the change.

This summer we launched our latest employee engagement programme, known as ‘Be The Change’, to employees at the University of Bristol.

Bristol is well known for its dedication to being an environmentally friendly city and in 2015 was awarded European Green Capital status. It is exciting to see the education sector demonstrate the same commitment to sustainability, as the University of Bristol has already made impressive steps to minimise its environmental impact.

Through the provision of the ‘Be the Change’ programme via our specialist online platform and web app we’re helping the University continue to achieve improvements to sustainability. The aim is to encourage employees to take part in activities which tackle plastics, reduce carbon use and boost wellbeing both at home and at work. To incentivise these actions, members are awarded ‘Green Points’ for every positive step they take. The members receiving the highest number of ‘Green Points’ are eligible to win vouchers for local and national retailers and donations for their favourite charities. This gamification creates ongoing momentum in environmentally friendly behaviours, embedding sustainability and wellbeing at the core of University culture.

‘Be the Change’ launched as a pilot to test the appetite for behaviour change among colleagues, and just over a month from launch we’ve already seen 530 members sign up and over 7,000 sustainable actions reported. The University of Bristol is the 8^th UK University to launch the programme, joining Reading University, Bournemouth University, the University of Strathclyde, Chichester University, Swansea University, Anglia Ruskin University and the University of Winchester. Following the success of our other University programmes we have high hope for the future of the Be The Change!

For some further information on the success of our behaviour change programmes, please get in touch at [email protected].

23/03/201828/02/2023

Beyond the blackout – How Earth Hour is raising awareness around the world

This weekend millions of us around the world will be switching off all non-essential lights between 8.30pm and 9.30pm (local time) as a symbolic display of solidarity for the planet.

Earth Hour is an annual event and campaign, brought about by the World Wildlife Fund to encourage us to think about the impact our actions have on the Earth’s biodiversity and natural resource reserves. According to the World Wildlife Fund, if we don’t take action on climate change, we could lose up to 50% of species by the end of this century. View image on Twitter

The first ever lights out Earth Hour event started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia and has since spread to over 7,000 cities in the world and towns across 187 countries and territories. Last year, nearly 9 million people across the UK switched off to send a clear message of support for climate action.

This year, Earth Hour is going beyond a symbolic 1 hour switch off and calling on supporters to also make a promise for the planet and share it on Twitter using the hashtag #PromiseForThePlanet. Their suggestions for promised include reducing plastic use, using reusable coffee cups, washing clothes at a lower temperature, switch to green energy or become a flexitarian.

Earth Hour teams will also be using the 2018 Earth Hour movement to highlight environmental issues most relevant in their country or region. Colombian advocates will call for the Colombian government to commit to zero deforestation by 2020, French Polynesia is expected to move to protect 5 million square kilometers of its seas to preserve ocean ecosystems, Guatemala will campaign for freshwater conservation and in Nepal Earth Hour teams will mobilise support for clean, renewable energy. Want to join the movement? Here are the 3 most important things you can do:

Set yourself a reminder to switch off all non-essential lights when you leave the office on Friday
Take part in Earth Hour at home by switching off all non-essential lights between 8.30pm – 9.30pm this Saturday 24^th March
Make a promise for the planet and share it on Twitter using the #PromiseForThePlanet

Our Jump employee engagement programmes motivate employees to take part in environmentally sustainable actions both in the workplace and at home by rewarding them for their positive actions. Our corporate and university clients, including RBS, Swansea University, the University of Winchester and Bournemouth University have all benefited from reductions in carbon emissions and increased energy savings after Jump was introduced to their employees. Since implementing Jump, RBS has seen over 500,000 disposable cups saved, an average energy reduction of 5% energy and a 10% reduction in out of hours electricity consumption, which totalled an estimated £3 million energy savings in 2017.

For more information, or to request a case study visit www.teamjump.co.uk or email [email protected]

02/02/201818/05/2023

How to travel smart and reduce your carbon footprint without ditching your car.

Transport accounts for around a quarter of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, so travelling sustainably is one of the most important things you do to cut down your carbon footprint.

Walking and cycling are the greenest options for commuting to work, with zero emissions associated to these forms of transport. But if you live far away from work and walking or cycling isn’t an option for you, there are still plenty of things you can do to make your journey in a car more energy efficient and less harmful to the planet.Car sharing You can cut the cost of your daily commute and your carbon footprint by car sharing. There are plenty of options for car sharing; from setting up an informal car share with your colleagues in the office to offering a lift on Liftshare.com or joining Co-Wheels car club. Inflate your tires, deflate your footprint A recent study conducted by truck maker Volvo and tyre manufacturer Michelin showed having the right tyre pressure can reduce fuel consumption, and therefore C02 emissions by up to 15%. So make sure to regularly check your tyres are at the correct pressure, as a lower fuel consumption will not only reduce your carbon footprint, it will also save you money on fuel. Buy a used car Around 25% of a car’s total emissions are produced in the process of making it and the other 75% are produced when you drive it. So if you’re in the market for a new car, buying an old car instead of a brand new one will automatically reduce your emissions. If you are set on a new car, look for one with low emissions or an electric car – which will mean you never have to pay for fuel again! Our employee engagement scheme at Bournemouth University is a great example of how to encourage your staff to travel to work more sustainably. Staff here are rewarded for travelling actively (on foot or by bike), on public transport and for car sharing.

Photo: Bournemouth University staff car sharing on their way to work Across all our Jump schemes, staff have recorded over 300,000 kilometres of sustainable travel. To find out more, or request a case study, email [email protected].

08/01/201812/03/2024

Green Rewards on the rise – Our top 5 highlights from 2017

Last year was a fantastic year for Green Rewards, with some truly outstanding achievements for our Jump programme. We’re proud to share our highlights from 2017 with you below, and look forward to the exciting opportunities 2018 will bring.

1. Jump welcomes 3 new UniversitiesWe started 2017 with the launch of a Jump pilot at Bournemouth University to 450 employees. A year later, we are rolling out the programme to all 2,000 employees at the University and we’ve got 2 other new Universities also implementing the Jump programme. Following a successful 4 month pilot from Sept-Dec 2017, the University of Winchester will also roll out the Jump programme to all staff in January 2018. The University of Strathclyde has also joined our ranks, as the first Scottish university to launch Jump, with a pilot rolling out to 250 employees in February 2018. We’re thrilled by these new developments and look forward to seeing Jump expand in line with the increasing commitment in the academic sector to reducing carbon emissions, saving energy and incentivising employees to take part in wellbeing initiatives.

2. RBS wins Bank of the Year In May 2017, Jump at RBS won Bank of the Year at the Better Society Awards– ahead of runners-up HSBC, Liberum, Barclays and Societe Generale for its achievements in reducing carbon and saving energy across the 1,700 workplaces where it has been implemented. Successes include generating a 5% average electricity reduction across active sites and saving 500,000 disposable cups. RBS expects to see savings of £3 million in 2017 in energy alone.

3. Jump records over 1 million positive actions In December 2017 we brought you the news that we’ve logged over a million positive actions! In total, we’ve logged 1,313,900 positive actions to date across all our client schemes, which has led to an average energy reduction of 8%, and an average of 307,590 km travelled sustainably. This impact data shows just how successful our programmes are at creating sustainable behaviour change.

4. Over 75,000 donated to charity 2017 was a big year for donations, with all of our members performing incredibly well and engaging with waste reduction, sustainability and wellbeing activities. Thanks to their positive actions we’ve managed to donate a whopping £75,182 to charity on their behalf! A big well done to everyone who has been taking part.

5. Jump programmes shortlisted for 6 Awards 2017 saw our Jump programmes receiving recognition for their work reducing carbon emissions, saving energy and improving wellbeing for employees. Also shortlisted for 6 Awards in 2017, including the BIFM Awards, the Better Society Awards, the Employee Benefits Awards, the Guardian University Awards, the Sustain Wales Awards and Edie’s Sustainability Leader’s Awards. It’s been a year of achievements and expansion for Jump and we look forward to seeing even more successes to come in 2018!

26/10/201718/05/2023

Swansea University’s Swell programme is shortlisted for Edie’s Sustainability Leaders Awards.

Our sustainability and wellbeing programme at Swansea University has been shortlisted as a finalist for the 2018 Edie Sustainability Leaders Awards, in the Engagement and Behaviour change category.

The Edie awards celebrate sustainability excellence and innovation and we are thrilled that Swansea University’s programme has been recognised for its positive impact and achievements at the university.

The programme, named SWell, uses an innovative online platform and app to motivate employees to take part in sustainability and wellbeing activities. Through team work, friendly competition and rewards for participating teams and individuals, these sustainable steps become embedded in the university culture.

Since its introduction at the university just over a year ago, the SWell programme has seen over 23,000 kg of CO2 saved from employees travelling sustainably, a 19% reduction in carbon intensity, over 105,000 miles travelled sustainably and over 45,000 positive actions logged.

We’re delighted the programme has been spotlighted for its success in reducing carbon emissions, saving energy and incentivise employees to take part in wellbeing initiatives and we look forward to the announcement of the winners at the awards ceremony dinner 24th January 2018.

Want to find out how we could encourage your staff to act more sustainably? Please get in touch at [email protected].

10/10/201718/05/2023

The hunt is on … For Warwickshire’s recycling champion of the year.

We’ve launched an exciting new contest for residents of Warwickshire County Council: Warwickshire’s Recycling Champion of the Year 2018. We’ve teamed up with Warwickshire Waste Partnership, to deliver the contest to residents in Warwickshire’s five districts and boroughs: Warwick, Stratford-on-Avon District, Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough, Rugby Borough and North Warwickshire Borough.

The contest will engage residents in recycling more of their everyday household items and will be a fantastic opportunity to recognise and reward local recycling champions. There are plenty of prizes up for grabs for top recyclers, including a two night staycation in the luxury Lady Craven Suite at the Coombe Abbey hotel, provided by Shakespeare’s England. With online heats and a live final at the Market Hall Museum in Warwick, this looks set to be an exciting contest! To take part, residents will need to be signed up to the Slim Your Bin campaign, which we’ve been running with Warwickshire Waste Partnership in Warwickshire’s 5 districts and boroughs since November 2016. Anyone in Warwickshire can sign up for free by visiting www.warwickshire.slim-your-bin.com. Once signed up, residents can nominate themselves to take part in the contest by filling in a quick, online form at: www.warwickshire.slim-your-bin.com/recyclingchamp. Nominations will close on November 30^th this year and finalists will go head-to-head at a live final at the Market Hall Museum in Warwick next spring.

Like many of our other Recycling Reward schemes, the Slim Your Bin campaign motivates residents to recycle by delivering an innovative online platform and communications campaign, helping residents learn how to recycle more and waste less and motivating them to ‘slim’ their bins. In keeping with our approach of using incentives and rewards to inspire behaviour change, the campaign rewards residents for recycling with individual prizes for top bin ‘dieters’ and community prizes for the communities that recycle the most. We’re really looking forward to seeing how the competition progresses and the impact is has on community recycling rates!

Think you could run a competition like this in your area? Feel free to contact us by calling 020 7326 5055 or emailing [email protected] for more information.

06/09/201718/05/2023

Charities, Challenges & Recycling Champions – A summer update

It’s been a really busy summer for us here Jump (Local Green Points), with plenty of highlights to share with you – including the launch of our Food Waste challenge, door to door campaigns, charity cheque presentations, and new partners we’re excited to start working with.Here’s a quick summary of what we’ve been up to over the past few months…

The Food Waste Challenge is live!

Our Food Waste Challenge is well and truly launched! The London Borough of Havering and the Borough of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk are the first of our Local Green Points schemes to launch the innovative online platform, which asks residents to make pledges based on the five food waste ‘themes’ identified by WRAP and offers tools and guidance to help them cut down their food waste. The Food Waste Challenge will also be launching in the London Boroughs of Camden and Waltham Forest later this year, where we look forward to seeing more residents saving money by cutting down their household food waste. Keep an eye on our press page for all the updates.

Local charities feel the benefits

This summer we’ve been busy awarding donations to charities and community projects around the UK on behalf of members of our Jump (Local Green Points) schemes. As a reward for cutting down waste and increasing recycling, members can choose their favourite community project to receive donations on their behalf. Since May, we’ve awarded over £12,000 to charities in Hammersmith & Fulham, Waltham Forest, Warwickshire, West Norfolk and Hackney. For more details, visit our press page.

Knock knock…

Following a successful first year of West Norfolk Recycling Rewards, The Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk commissioned us to canvass 10,000 households across the Borough. Our Recycling Advisors spoke to residents about their recycling services and helped them sign up to the rewards scheme. We’ve also been busy working with Kingston Council to sign up residents to Kingston Recycling Rewards, as well as with Westminster City Council on a project to raise awareness about recycling and reduce contamination rates in the local area – and we’ve already recycling rates increase in the areas where doors were knocked. For more information about our door to door campaigns, have a look at our blog on how to run a successful door to door campaign.

The hunt is on for Warwickshire Recycling Champion of the Year

We’re working with Warwickshire Waste Partnership to launch an exciting new competition to Warwickshire residents: the Warwickshire Recycling Champion of the Year. With online heats and a live final at Market Hall Museum in Warwick, the competition is not to be missed! There are some exciting prizes up for grabs, including a two night staycation for two in the luxury Lady Craven Suite at the Coombe Abbey hotel, provided by Shakespeare’s England. To be in with a chance of winning, you’ll need to sign up to the ‘Slim Your Bin’ campaign at: www.warwickshire.slim-your-bin.com. It’s free to enter and open to all Warwickshire residents.

Coming soon…Epping Forest Recycling Rewards!

We’re thrilled to announce that this autumn we will be launching Epping Forest Recycling Rewards – our latest Jump scheme. We’ll be bringing you more details of the scheme in the next few months, so keep an eye out for the launch on our press page. It’s an exciting time ahead for us, with plenty to keep us on our toes! We look forward to keeping you posted 🙂

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