If you want to motivate people, try buying them a coffee
Finding the right incentives doesn’t mean you have to pay big bucks for rewards: the University of Sheffield recently took 741 car journeys off the road simply by offering free cups of coffee....
View Article1,500 free travel tickets claimed in Sheffield sustainable transport promotion
Sheffield City Council offered a free one-day travel pass to people signed up to the BetterPoints Sheffield programme in the run-up to Christmas. The council wanted to encourage more people to try...
View ArticleBetterPoints helped Ruth become an active travel champion
When individuals are shown how they can make small changes and are helped to make them, they often become advocates for those changes. Ruth is an excellent example of this. She had wanted to be more...
View ArticleHeathrow Airport incentives app cut car commutes by 40 per cent
Heathrow Airport’s Way2Go app programme, built by BetterPoints, helps reduce CO2 emissions from staff commuting to support the airport’s Surface Access Strategy and Net Zero Plan. In a four-month...
View Article‘Using public transport has led me to talk to other passengers, hear their...
Teresa used to drive everywhere but made a conscious decision to get rid of her car when she moved to a flat close to Leamington Spa’s town centre, where everything was accessible by foot and public...
View ArticleNikki is discovering more about her local neighbourhood by travelling actively
Nikki enjoys being outside and spending hours in the garden, and loves to give something back to the local community. She signed up to BetterPoints Southwark as soon as she heard about it through a...
View ArticleThe Surrey ice cream business that’s profiting from the BetterPoints app
We all know the importance of a healthy local economy: it provides jobs, supports businesses, fosters community and belonging, and creates a shared stake in the prosperity and wellbeing of an area....
View ArticleWalking is king, so why the obsession with cycling?
Cycling is a great way to get around actively and a great way to exercise, but it’s not what most people choose when they take up the challenge to travel actively. The UK government’s latest figures...
View Article‘I never used to walk … I’ve lost 4kg with my new active lifestyle’
‘I never used to walk before I joined the BetterPoints Hounslow challenge’, says Ishrat. ‘It’s such a helpful app, it has encouraged me in all aspects, walking, running, and cycling too. ‘Each day is...
View ArticleHow BetterPoints supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Many people were sceptical when the UN announced its sustainability goals in 2015. How could the world achieve such ambitious targets by 2030, especially when some countries seemed more interested in...
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