Go Green! Challenge

An eco-friendly challenge that turns greener choices, outdoor movement, and everyday sustainability habits into points and progress.

3 weeks Environmental Wellness Team or Individual

$10 per participant

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$1000 minimum per challenge

An eco-friendly challenge that turns greener choices, outdoor movement, and everyday sustainability habits into points and progress.

3 weeks Environmental Wellness Team or Individual

$10 per participant

|

$1000 minimum per challenge

Challenge Description

Go green and get moving! In this challenge, participants earn points for eco-friendly actions, outdoor movement, and nature-focused activities that support a more sustainable daily routine.

Each week introduces simple ways to make greener choices, from reducing single-use plastics and conserving water to walking, bicycling, eating meatless meals, gardening, and spending more time outdoors.

Participants track eligible activities through synced fitness devices or manual entry, with progress reflected on an individual or team leaderboard to keep the momentum going and celebrate every planet-friendly choice.

What's Included

  • Step-based tracking for walking, running, hiking, and elliptical activity
  • Individual or team competition formats
  • Leaderboard visibility to track rankings throughout the challenge
  • Optional prizes for top performers

Key Details

Duration

3 weeks

Format

Team or Individual

Theme

Environmental Wellness

Goal

Highest Total points

Optional Prizes

Offering prizes is a simple way to increase participation and keep employees engaged throughout the challenge. Based on what we see drive the most engagement, here are the most effective options:

Recommended for this challenge

  • Reusable stainless steel water bottle and food container set
  • Gift card to a local nursery or garden center
  • High-quality canvas tote bag for farmer's market trips
  • Adjustable gardening tool set with durable gloves

Or explore broader categories

  • Gift Cards or Monetary Rewards – A flexible option that appeals to a wide range of employees and consistently drives participation.
  • Extra PTO or Time Off – A highly valued reward that feels meaningful without adding direct cost to the program.
  • Recognition or Bragging Rights – Leaderboards, shoutouts, or a simple trophy can reinforce friendly competition.
  • Company Swag or Branded Items – Fun, tangible rewards employees can take with them beyond the challenge.

Getting Your Challenge Set Up

Once you submit your request form, IncentFit handles the heavy lifting.

We'll review your request, set up your challenge, and send you an email to register your account and finalize your setup - so you can launch with minimal effort.

Launch This Challenge

Submit a few details and the IncentFit team will help get your challenge set up.

Frequently asked questions

Most challenges can be set up and ready to launch within 1–2 business days. Once details are submitted, the IncentFit team handles configuration and ensures everything is ready for employees to join.

The Go Green! Challenge can be configured as either a team-based or individual experience, depending on your goals and the type of competition you want to create.

Employees can track steps through connected devices or manually log activity through the IncentFit app or web platform.

Steps can be earned through walking, running, hiking, or elliptical workouts, making it easy for employees to participate in ways that fit their routine.

Yes. Offering prizes is optional but highly recommended to increase participation. Common options include gift cards, extra PTO, company swag, or recognition for top performers.

For team challenges, performance is based on the average number of steps per participant to create a level playing field. For individual challenges, participants are ranked by total or average daily steps.

Employees can typically join within a short grace period after the challenge begins. After that, admins can work with the IncentFit team to add participants if needed.

Administrative work is minimal. Once the challenge is set up, IncentFit handles tracking, scoring, and reporting. Most admins spend very little time managing the challenge after launch.

Admins have access to real-time reporting, including participation rates, step totals, leaderboard standings, and overall engagement throughout the challenge.

The Go Green! Challenge is ideal for organizations looking for an easy, inclusive way to increase movement, encourage participation, and create friendly competition across employees.

Go Green! is a 3-week environmental wellness challenge that encourages participants to make more sustainable choices through eco-friendly actions, outdoor movement, and nature-focused activities.

Go Green! combines physical activity with planet-friendly habits. Participants can earn points not only for movement, but also for actions like conserving water, reducing single-use plastics, gardening, eating meatless meals, and spending time outdoors.

Eligible activities may include walking, running, hiking, bicycling, reducing single-use plastics, conserving water, eating meatless meals, gardening, and spending time outside.

This challenge helps participants connect everyday routines to sustainability. By focusing on small, repeatable actions, Go Green! encourages participants to think about how their daily choices can support both personal well-being and the environment.

Yes. Go Green! can be set up as either a team or individual challenge. Team formats are great for building shared momentum, while individual formats allow participants to focus on their own greener habits and personal progress.

Participants earn points by completing eligible eco-friendly, movement-based, and outdoor activities throughout the challenge. Each activity has its own scoring method, and total points determine leaderboard rankings.

Movement-based activities, such as walking, running, hiking, and bicycling, can be tracked through synced fitness devices or manual entry. Eco-friendly actions, such as reducing plastic use, conserving water, gardening, or eating meatless meals, are typically logged manually.

No. Go Green! is designed to be easy to participate in with everyday choices. Participants can join by walking outside, conserving water, choosing a meatless meal, tending to plants, reducing single-use items, or completing other simple sustainability-focused actions.

Yes. Because many activities can be completed anywhere, Go Green! works well for in-office, remote, and hybrid groups. Participants can contribute through outdoor movement and sustainable habits from wherever they are.

Yes. Organizations can add optional prizes to help encourage participation. Good prize ideas for this challenge include gift cards, reusable water bottles, eco-friendly products, plant kits, company swag, extra PTO, or recognition for top participants or teams.