Jump wins NHS England contract to develop carbon engagement tool
Sustainable tech company Jump has been awarded a £690,000 contract from NHS England to develop a healthcare-specific carbon engagement tool designed to encourage NHS staff to reduce their carbon footprints. Read full article.
Five Tips to Jumpstart Your Sustainability Communications
Want sustainability communications that are talk of the town, or at the very least, talk of the office? Well look no further, we have put together our five top tips for sustainability communications that will keep your green agenda on the tip of every employee’s tongue! But first, why bother? The why: Improving internal business […]
Jump wins funding to help the NHS go net zero
We are excited to announce that Jump has been awarded a £690,000 contract from NHS England to develop a world first healthcare specific carbon engagement tool. It will help the NHS go net zero by empowering the 1.4. million NHS staff to adopt more environmentally friendly practices. The tool will allow users to calculate the […]
Employee Sustainability Initiatives: Five Ways to Engage Your Workforce
In the past, businesses often focused solely on profitability, taking action only when it directly benefited their bottom line. Unfortunately, this short-sighted approach often left sustainability as an afterthought. However, the landscape is changing. To ensure long-term success, businesses must implement effective employee sustainability initiatives. Engaging your workforce in these efforts is not just good […]
COP27: how businesses can take climate action
Once again everyone’s favourite lip service summit is back. World leaders and experts have been gathered in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt to discuss the climate crisis for the past thirteen days with, so far, not much success. As it is unlikely any impactful outcomes will result from COP27 and time is running out for climate action, […]
Free fruit trees offered to Eastwood and Kimberley residents
Free apple, pear and plum trees are being offered to residents across Broxtowe borough – including in Eastwood and Kimberley. Read full article.
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 […]
Jump aboard: meet the newest organisations making positive changes with Jump
Over the past month, we have welcomed some new organisations to the Jump community. They are jumping aboard and setting off on their sustainability engagement journey with either a bespoke Jump programme or The Net Zero Challenge. This includes: The University of Greenwich, who are joining eleven other universities using Jump products to engage staff […]
Humanitarian Day – a hopeful conversation with an Environmental Activist.
“If you want to save the world, save it because you love it.” – Gary Schnieder. Over the last few months, my eco-anxiety has been at full whack. From the 40°C heatwaves in the UK to the record number of wildfires in Europe and the highest recorded rainfall in Australia. The impacts of climate change […]
The benefits of cycling to work
The 4th of August 2022 marks Cycle to Work day. As this year is the 10-year anniversary of Cycle-schemes annual awareness day we thought we would take a look into the benefits of cycling to work. In this blog we will be looking into why cycling some, or all of, our commute can be beneficial, […]
Nottinghamshire councils turn to gamification to increase bus use
A collaboration between local councils in Nottinghamshire will see members of the public encouraged to use buses through a gamified mobile app that offers discounted journeys. Read the article
Jump Insight Seminar 2022: Engaging People in Net Zero
Last week we held our Jump Insight Seminar at the Royal Geographical Society in London for a series of brilliant presentations around the theme of ‘Engaging People in Net Zero’. As this was our first in person event since 2019, it was great to have the Jump community together to exchange ideas and best practise […]