Sustainable boost for Strathclyde
Employee engagement programme generates impressive increase in sustainable and wellbeing behaviours at University of Strathclyde. After a successful pilot, the University of Strathclyde is rolling out its sustainability and wellbeing engagement programme to all of its employees this October… Read more
edie 31/08/2018
University of Strathclyde widens sustainability behaviour change programme The University of Strathclyde is rolling out an organisation-wide behaviour change project to boost sustainable habits among staff, after a five-month pilot saw the institution reduce its carbon emissions by 15,000kg. Read more
Ditching the meat: How cutting meat from your diet can lower your environmental impact.
The link between meat and the environment has been reported in numerous studies and news reports, with the meat industry being highlighted as one of the most significant contributors to current environmental problems. Food production is responsible for a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions, due to land clearance for animal agriculture and also due to animal byproducts, […]
EAUC
Bournemouth University cut 400 tonnes of CO2 emissions Bournemouth University (BU) has seen improvements to sustainability and wellbeing at the University after introducing the Jump (Green Rewards) behaviour change programme to all staff. Read more
Daily Echo
University hails its ‘green’ staff ‘behaviour change’ programmeThe university says it has 40 per cent of staff signed up, and it has so far “avoided over 400 tonnes of CO2 emissions and seen over 515kg of disposable cup waste avoided”. Read more
University Business 19/08/2018
Breaking the mould at Bournemouth University The south coast institution has reduced plastic use on campus after rolling out a Jump (Green Rewards) behaviour change programme to all staff … Read more
What the hot weather means for your garden and why you should start recycling it again.
After a baking hot few weeks, London’s green spaces haven’t been looking so green. With low levels of rainfall and the longest summer heatwave since 1976, gardens are looking scorched! Garden waste volumes have decreased following the dry spell and we’ve heard from our local authority partners how tough the last few weeks have been for garden […]
Edie
Bournemouth University turns to gamification to cut emissions and plastics use. Bournemouth University has revealed an employee engagement scheme has enabled it to avoid more than 500kg of disposable coffee cup waste and reduce its carbon emissions by more than 400 tonnes over an eight-month period. Read more
Employee Benefits
Bournemouth University sees 40% of staff sign up for wellbeing and sustainability programme. Bournemouth University has seen 40% of its 2,000 employees sign up and participate in its employee wellbeing and sustainability programme. Read more
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 […]
Where does your recycling really end up?
Yesterday, we heard concerns from the National Audit Office that a significant amount of items recycled in the UK could in fact end up in landfill abroad.“ Most people are unaware that most of our recycling goes abroad,” said Mary Creagh, chair of the Environmental Audit Committee of MPs. n the UK we do not have the […]
Let’s Recycle!
Hackney charities receive £7,500 Five local charities in Hackney have received £7,500 worth of donations from residents who are part of Hackney Council’s Recycling Rewards scheme. Read more