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Farewell Dan Gipple, we shall miss you

It is with great sadness that we say farewell to our Founder and friend, Daniel Gipple, who passed away on 23 August after a protracted illness. Dan founded BetterPoints in 2010 and led the company as CEO for the next decade, setting in motion a force for change that is spreading across the UK and…
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People in Sheffield rewarded for walking and cycling

BetterPoints is delighted to be working with Sheffield City Council on a new campaign designed to inspire greener and healthier journeys. The council wants to encourage people to try sustainable transport options. BetterPoints Sheffield, which launches this month, will reward everyone who lives, works or studies in the city to earn rewards for getting around…
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Over half a million car journeys cut in Brighton & Hove

Brighton & Hove City Council’s Move for Change campaign is designed to move local residents and workers away from a reliance on private motor vehicles.  In year two (2022), participants recorded over a million sustainable journeys. More than 620,000 of these were found to have replaced a single-occupancy car journey.  Those journeys saved approximately 392…
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BetterPoints makes social prescriptions for active travel easier to swallow

Active Travel England recently allocated funding for eleven local authorities to trial social prescriptions for walking, wheeling and cycling. Active travel is much harder to prescribe than traditional medication. Aside from the potential barrier of opportunity (for example, people won’t walk, wheel or cycle if there are no safe routes for it), a much higher…
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‘My psychiatrist mentioned BetterPoints … it’s given me a reason to go out each day’

John’s psychiatrist recommended a local BetterPoints programme to help improve his mental and physical health. ‘Recently, I had a very scary turn mentally. I have been prescribed new medications as well as therapy, my mental health was severely struggling.  ‘My psychiatrist mentioned BetterPoints and since then, along with my dog, it’s given me a reason…
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‘I walk everywhere now’

Gary suffers from severe depression and was getting no exercise before he joined a BetterPoints programme.   ‘I walk everywhere now: to the school, to the shops and my parents’ houses.  ‘I suffer with severe depression and anxiety. Walking is now a part of my life, it helps take my mind to a better place. It has…
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‘I’ve completely changed how I see driving’

Jamii-Lee saw Brighton and Hove’s Move for Change programme advertised on a bus stop and decided to give it a go. ‘I’ve lost three stone this year already just by walking around and being mindful about my activity. Mentally, it’s made me so much better too. I’ve just got a new mindset, which regular walking…
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How BetterPoints can spot population health risks before they become a problem

Population health management is about predicting future health needs and intervening before someone becomes a ‘patient’. Data is useful but it is important to remember that each data point is a person, and that we need to talk to people to understand the reality of their situation. That was a key theme at the recent…
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200,000 car journeys cut in Renfrewshire, thanks to behaviour change campaign

Renfrewshire Council’s Not Far? Leave the Car campaign encourages local people to record their journeys on the BetterPoints app and rewards them for any that are active or otherwise sustainable. Participants earn a ‘BetterPoint’ for each minute of walking, wheeling or cycling – up to 60 a day – and can collect 15 points for…
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Heathrow introduces incentives app to encourage sustainable commuting

Heathrow Airport is piloting a new Way2Go app, built by BetterPoints, to encourage and reward airport staff for reducing their reliance on single-occupancy car journeys. The app will help reduce CO2 emissions from surface transport and support the airport’s Surface Access Strategy and Net Zero Plan, which were published last year. From 9 May to…
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Mental health practitioner Helena would recommend BetterPoints to clients

Helena is a mental health practitioner in Buckinghamshire. She heard about a local BetterPoints programme and wanted to know if it could help her clients, so she tried it out for herself. ‘A colleague told me about the app’, says Helena. ‘I decided to try it out myself first and now feel confident to recommend…
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Think, Move, Breathe aims for better air quality in South Lanarkshire

BetterPoints is delighted to be working with South Lanarkshire Council to help improve local air quality by reducing the number of polluting journeys. Think, Move, Breathe launched yesterday (Thursday 18 May). The campaign will use incentives, rewards and targeted engagement to encourage local residents to change their travel habits, reducing air pollution and lowering carbon…
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