Jump insights: how to feel empowered from home
We’re sharing some of our top tips for businesses, organisations and individuals to feel empowered from home to take positive sustainability action.
Food sustainability and climate action: our first webinar
We’re exploring new digital pathways for communicating and recently held our first Jump Insight Series webinar on food sustainability and climate action.
Employee ownership to drive Jump forward
By Graham Simmonds, Jump Chief Executive I set up Jump in 2011 hoping to motivate lots of positive actions – from recycling to energy saving to sustainable commuting – carried out by lots of people across lots of different sectors; with all these individual actions adding up to a big cumulative impact. So it’s very […]
All Together April: Our Wellbeing Campaign
All Together April As we move through the unprecedented times of Covid-19, here at Jump we have been looking for ways to help those living and working from home. Our programmes have already been optimised for working from home, for our universities, NHS Trusts, councils and corporate organisations. But we want to make sure that […]
Looking after your mental health whilst working from home
Our current status: working from home During a period where more of us than usual may be working from home, with many UK employees forced into self-isolation, it is important for both employers and employees to take steps to ensure that the wellbeing and mental health of their whole team is considered during this time. […]
Be a climate activist in the workplace
Many of us are making the switch to more sustainable behaviours in the face of the climate emergency. We are opting for plant-based diets, becoming more mindful of our waste, choosing more sustainable travel options and being conscious about our environmental footprint. This change has come about with a wave of campaigns that are raising […]
Jump achieves 3 million positive actions
Our 2019 roundup Participants in Jump’s engagement programmes have achieved a record-breaking 3 million positive actions for sustainability and wellbeing. This has resulted in over 765 tonnes of avoided CO2 emissions. Through activities such as ‘Switch Off’ almost 145,000 kWh of energy has been saved. Alongside this, over 3.5 million sustainable travel miles have been […]
Guest Blog: Sustainability, Healthcare and Behaviour Change
Our January guest blog is written by Kate Straznikiewicz, exploring the connection between sustainability, healthcare and behaviour change in Manchester. Kate is an Administration Assistant for ERNDIM as part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT). Sustainability, healthcare and behaviour change in Manchester Working for the largest NHS Trust in England, I have been amazed […]
Jump insights: COP25
2019 has been a big year for climate action. We’ve seen Fridays for Futures, Climate Strikes, international conferences, climate summits and we’re now rounding the year out with COP25. What is COP25? COP25 is a two week international climate change conference held in Madrid, bringing together leaders from all across the world. In the opening […]
Data in the trend for climate action
The role of data in the trend for climate action is essential. As an individual it can often be overwhelming to digest data such as; how much energy we use, how we travel, the food we purchase, and how this relates to the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs), alongside behavioural decisions. The ability to empower individuals […]
Guest Blog: Universities and Behaviour Change
Our October guest blog has been written by Anika Kovalická, exploring why universities are central to creating lasting behaviour change. She is a Nottingham Trent University student studying Global Studies and International Relations. Universities and Behaviour Change Attending the School Strike for Climate protests raised a question – “why, suddenly are all these kids are […]
Engaging your workplace in wellbeing
Employers are engaging ever more closely with workplace wellbeing, with mental health negatively affecting one in six UK workers each year as the leading cause of sickness absence. Each year 300,000 people in the UK will lose their jobs due to a long-term mental health problem. When you begin to put this all together, the […]