In partnership with facilities management provider Atalian Servest, the six month JUMP pilot programme has been introduced to 200 employees at Glasgow Sheriff Court. The programme adopts a multifaceted approach to sustainability, addressing various behaviours for reducing environmental impact while incorporating wellbeing as a key part of the process.
The launch of the pilot at SCTS marks the first JUMP programme for the public sector in Scotland and coincides with Green Rewards’ expansion in Scotland, the company behind JUMP. Other Scottish organisations signed up to using JUMP include RBS, the University of Strathclyde and the University of Glasgow.
SCTS’s employees are encouraged to take part in activities across six behaviour themes; Waste and Recycling, Energy Saving, Water Saving, Health and Wellbeing, Engagement and Your Ideas and Sustainable Travel. Green Points are awarded for taking actions such as reporting your recycling, switching off electrical equipment as well as spending time in nature and practicing mindfulness. The programme facilitates SCTS’s commitment to sustainability at both the individual and building-wide level, and helps maintain a healthy and motivated workforce.
Through digital communications and the online JUMP platform, colleagues are updated with their individual and collective impact. Monthly rewards are given to the top performing individuals, and a charity donation prize will be given to the winning departmental team at the end of the pilot. This use of gamification and rewards are key to JUMP achieving mass engagement and long-term behavioural change.
Erin Miller, Sustainability Coordinator at Atalian Servest said “The JUMP programme we’re running with the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Services in Glasgow is a great way to engage employees in issues such as energy use and waste. Earlier this year SCTS was awarded the prestigious Carbon Trust Triple Standard for successfully cutting carbon emissions, water use and waste, and very few public or private sector organisations have achieved the Triple Standard. Introducing JUMP is an exciting part of SCTS’s continuing journey of sustainability excellence.”
Graham Simmonds, Managing Director at Green Rewards, said: “We are really excited to be working with the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. It’s great to see yet another organisation in Scotland implementing an employee-centred initiative to drive positive change and meet their sustainability targets. ”