5 surprising ways to re-use glass jars.
All the best things in life come in jars: peanut butter, Nutella, jam, olives, mayonnaise… the list goes on! But consuming these foods at the rate we do leave us with an awful lot of jars – with the average UK family getting through 500 glass bottles and jars annually. And while glass is a great […]
Bring Your Dog to Work: How Office Dogs Boost Wellbeing and Productivity
This Friday, 23rd June, is National Bring Your Dog to Work Day, an annual event that encourages workplaces across the UK to welcome furry friends into the office. The initiative raises funds for dog welfare charities, with this year’s donations supporting All Dogs Matter and Animals Asia. But beyond supporting a good cause, having a […]
We’ve launched our new food waste challenge!
You breader believe it! The Food Waste challenge is launching and rolling out across three London Boroughs this month – Havering, Kingston and Waltham Forest. Now you might think “that’s a bit munch”, “wheat’s in it for me?”, “I don’t carrot all”, or “I donut want to get involved”, but we think it’s incredibly eggciting […]
Why we went to a rave before work – and other outside the box wellbeing ideas.
If you haven’t heard of the rise of the ‘conscious clubbing’ culture, it’s time to get your head around the idea of sober, early morning raves. Yes you heard us, these morning parties, coined as the ‘healthy way to enjoy a party without drugs or alcohol’ have been taking off in recent years. Morning Gloryville are just […]
Sick of soggy salad leaves? We’ve come up with a great alternative!
This week it emerged that UK consumers throw away 40% of the bagged salad they buy every year. That is 37,000 tonnes, the equivalent of 178million bags, going uneaten every year. Mind boggling figures. But really when you think about it – this news is unsurprising. I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t lost many […]
5 ways to improve your physical and emotional wellbeing at work
On average, we spend at least 50% of our waking hours at work. But are we really awake? A lot of us sit at our desks for so long that our body starts to shut itself off, leading to physical and emotional fatigue as well as the daily post-lunch battle to keep your eyelids open. […]
Rubbish recycling tips: Were you misinformed by the media this week about what you can and can’t recycle?
This week, whisky lovers and cleaning fanatics were left questioning their shopping habits, from the news that the elaborate packaging on these products makes them are “a nightmare” to recycle. As well as cleaning spray bottles with a metal spring and whisky bottle packaging, Pringles tubes and Lucozade Sports bottles were singled out by The Recycling Association […]
RBS shortlisted for prestigious Business Green Leaders Award
This month we’re proud to announce that our Jump scheme at RBS has been shortlisted for a BusinessGreen Leaders Award, in the Employee Engagement Campaign of the Year category. Following a successful pilot and roll out of Jump across 1,700 workplace locations in the UK and Ireland, RBS have been recognised for their use of […]
Is there money in your rubbish?
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure – so the saying goes. An article recently published by Money Saving Expert suggests there could be some truth in this. Thrifty householders have been making money selling on their household waste, with toilet roll tubes, jam jars and coat hangers proving to be in high demand with those doing […]
EAUC Annual Conference
We are pleased to be exhibiting at this year’s EAUC Annual Conference, showcasing our work with Swansea University, Bournemouth University, Brunel University, East Kent College and University of Chichester. This year’s conference theme is Global Goals: Local Action and will recognise the critical role universities and colleges across the planet have to play in finding and […]
RBS UK & Ireland roll out Jump
After a successful pilot which led to a 5% average electricity reduction at pilot locations and 500,000 disposable cups being saved, the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) have scaled up their Jump programme to cover all 1,700 locations in UK and Ireland to maximise impact. The Jump behaviour change programme will be encouraging employees to […]
Cut waste by composting
Did you know that 30% of your rubbish bin could be composted instead of thrown away? Home composting is the process that transforms your food waste and garden waste into a nutrient rich food that will keep your garden blooming year after year. Now that Spring has arrived, it’s the perfect time to get out to […]