ECO activities
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ECO activities

What is the ECO feature?

The ECO feature in Activy marries the concepts of SPORT and TRANSPORT. Now, your physical activities like biking or walking can double as eco-friendly tranSPORTation, showcasing your commitment to a greener planet and healthy lifestyle.

Mark your transportation activities as ECO.

Some of your activities can be not for sport only but serves your transportation needs. You can mark your those activities, such as rides or walks, as ECO. This highlights your efforts in reducing CO2 emissions and calculate the carbon footprint reduction.

Mark the activity as ECO on the Activy Summary screen
Mark the activity as ECO on the Activy Summary screen

How to flag an activity as ECO?

  1. In your activity summary: Navigate to the activity summary in your Activy app.
  2. Click ECO button: Look for gren box and mark it as ECO with button "ECO".
  3. See your CO2 savings: Activy will calculate your savings in each challenge you participate, based on your avoided transportation behaviour and converters used in the challenge

Automatic marking of ECO commutes to work

If your challenge organizer (employer) has set workplace locations, each of your activities (e.g., walking, cycling) to and from this place will be automatically marked as ECO. Then you don't have to take any action in the app!

Your CO2 savings after marking activity as ECO
Your CO2 savings after marking activity as ECO

Your CO2 savings depends on the challenge and transportation behaviour

Your CO2 savings in kilograms calculation depends on your transportation behaviour split and challenge settings. Note that not all challenges enable CO2 savings calculation! For most challenges CO2 savings are enable only for activity categories of “on foot” (walking) and “on wheels” (biking, skating, etc).

CO2 Savings depends on your avoided transport behaviour

Moreover, the ECO feature comes with customizable options allowing to calculate your CO2 savings more precisely, based on your specific transportation habits. Your CO2 savings will vary depending on whether you switch to active transportation from a diesel car, an electric vehicle, or public transport.

ECO behaviour settings screen
ECO behaviour settings screen

How to set your transportation behaviour split?

  1. On joining a challenge: while joining most of the challenges, the ECO screen will be displayed and you will be asked to set your usual transportation behaviour you avoid by choosing active transportation
  2. In your user settings: go to user settings (gear icon on home screen) and choose “CO2 savings” to enter the screen with transportation behaviour settings.
  3. Define your split: Indicate the percentage split between your modes of transportation - private vehicle and public transportation (e.g., 40% car, 60% public transport).
  4. Define vehicle type: You can choose between gasoline car, diesel car, electric car, hybrid car, motorbike, e-motorobike, e-scooter).
  5. Adjust anytime: You can edit your transportation split at any point during a challenge. Note that changes will only affect future activities, not past submissions.

Of course, we are aware that this calculation and transportation behaviour could be more complex that the presented split. While it is rather hard to reflect the reality, we believe this is a nice simplified model that can help calculate CO2 savings with enough precision.

See the impact of the entire challenge community

Go to the screen of your challenge from bottom menu and scroll down to see the section about ECO. You will see aggregated ECO statistics of all participants. Let’s reduce carbon footprint together!

ECO statistics of the entire challenge community.
ECO statistics of the entire challenge community.

Why should you engage with the ECO feature?

  1. Impact Beyond Fitness: Transform your workout into a contribution towards reducing global carbon emissions. Your choice to bike or walk isn’t just good for your health; it’s a step towards a sustainable future.
  2. Precision in Contribution: With customizable CO2 calculation, your efforts are accurately captured, reflecting the true value of your eco-friendly transportation choices.
  3. Motivation for Active Commutes: This feature encourages you to rethink your commute, offering a compelling reason to switch to more sustainable modes of transport.
  4. Corporate Sustainability: For companies involved in Activy challenges, this feature aids in compiling essential data for ESG and CO2 reporting, aligning employee wellness with environmental responsibility.

How to make the most out of the ECO feature?

  • Flag your ECO activities: Every commute can be an eco-deed. Make sure to flag your commuting activities as ECO in the app.
  • Set and update your transportation split: Reflect your real-world transportation habits in the app for more accurate CO2 savings calculations.
  • Encourage others: Share your achievements and the impact of your eco-friendly choices to inspire your network to join the movement.

Your SPORT, Your TRANSPORT, Your Impact

With Activy’s ECO feature, your sporting endeavors could become meaningful TranSPORTation choices. It’s an invitation to not only meet your fitness goals but to also embrace an eco-conscious lifestyle.

You can be pedalling towards your better health but at the same time commuting to work - each activity is an opportunity to contribute to environmental sustainability.

Methodology used to calculate saved CO2

The values displayed in the application are calculated based on the mode of transportation you have declared. The adopted CO2 emission values are based on the WLTP (Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test Procedures) methodology, presented by the European Environment Agency for vehicles registered in Europe. More information can be found at data source we took our information from.

Average CO2 emission values according to WLTP:

  • Average WLTP emission (regardless of engine type) = 108.1 gCO2/km
  • Diesel engine vehicles = 145.1 g CO2/km
  • Petrol engine vehicles = 133.9 g CO2/km
  • Diesel/electric hybrid vehicles = 35.1 g CO2/km
  • Petrol/electric hybrid vehicles = 33.8 g CO2/km
  • Electric vehicles = 0 g CO2/km

Average CO2 emissions from using public transport, calculated based on data from:

  • Average emissions from public transport = 46.84 g CO2/km

Average CO2 emissions from driving a gasoline motorcycle - data source.

  • Average emissions from driving a gasoline motorcycle = 80.73 g CO2/km

Average CO2 emissions from driving an electric motorcycle - data source.

  • Average emissions from driving an electric motorcycle = 15.317 g CO2/km

Average CO2 emissions from driving an electric scooter - data source.

  • Average emissions from driving an electric scooter = 3.975 g CO2/km