The Three-Step Solution: Repair
Everything we do at Play it Green is guided by our unique 3-step solution to climate change: Reduce, Repair, Regive. This week, we take an in-depth look at step two and what repairing the planet really means. When people think about climate change, they often think about all the possible catastrophic things that could […]
The Companies Bringing Sustainability to Their Customers
Businesses can play a huge role in making sustainability more accessible to consumers. This week’s news shows how three major companies are making an impact and helping others do the same. IKEA Plans to Sell Solar Panels to Customers This month, IKEA US partnered with residential solar panel manufacturer SunPower to launch a new programme […]
How Businesses Can Help Others Live More Sustainably
The climate crisis is one of the biggest challenges humanity has had to face, and all businesses have a responsibility to help by reducing their footprint and living more sustainably. However, businesses are also in the position to do so much more. They can spread the message of sustainability, inspiring others to take action […]
Sustainability Tip 61: Cheers to Sustainable Beer
Beer is one of the world’s most beloved drinks, bringing people together for more than 10,000 years. Unfortunately, it’s also reaping havoc on our environment. From start to finish, making beer takes a huge toll on our planet. The most common ingredients – wheat, barley, hops, sugar – are some of the most water […]
Member in Focus: Venture Entertainment
In this week’s Member in Focus, we talk to Lisa Burton, the Founder and Director of Venture Entertainment, about what they do and their journey to becoming a more sustainable business. To get us started, why don’t you tell us a bit about Venture, how you got started and what you do? Venture is a […]
Sandgreen Caravan Park Drives Sustainability with Play it Green
Sandgreen Caravan Park have partnered with Play it Green to make their workforce Climate Impact, lower their carbon footprint, and give back to a good cause. Sandgreen Caravan Park is an idyllic, peaceful and natural holiday park in Southern Scotland, nestled behind the sweeping curve of its own private sandy beach, their customers have […]
The Three-Step Solution: Reduce
Everything we do at Play it Green is guided by our unique 3-step solution to climate change: Reduce, Repair, Regive. You may have noticed we recently changed the order to put Reduce first. This is because we believe it is the most important of the three, and today we would like to take some […]
Drones Could Soon Deliver Your Mail
Royal Mail has recently unveiled plans to deploy a fleet of more than 500 drones across the UK in a bid to reduce emissions and improve reliability in remote communities. The initiative is being done in partnership with Windracers, a logistics drone company specialising in mail delivery. The plan will see Royal Mail use […]
How to Help Your Staff Commute Sustainably
Transport continues to be the number one source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.K. and for businesses looking to step up in the fight against climate change, it’s the perfect area to start reducing in. There are plenty of options, from upgrading your fleet to electric to switching to home-working. Yet, these aren’t […]
Held By Trees Release Planet-Friendly Merch
Held by Trees, launched their Climate Impact Album ‘Solace’ in partnership with Play it Green, and have now introduced an incredible selection of merchandise which will help make an even bigger positive environmental impact. Held By Trees is a new instrumental project bringing together veteran musicians from the stables of TalkTalk, Pink Floyd, Dire Straits […]
Sustainability Tip 60: Reuse Your Bags
Everyone knows that plastic bags are bad for the environment, polluting the planet and posing a severe threat to marine life. Yet, most of us are still guilty of using them, at least on occasion. So why, and how, can we stop for good? First, let’s talk a little about their impact. The Impact of Using […]
Amaris Plants 1000 Trees For Earth Month
Amaris has completed Play it Green’s 1000 Tree Challenge, making a huge impact for Earth Month. By raising the necessary funds to plant 1000 Trees, Amaris Group has rebalanced the carbon footprint of 88 people for a month. Outside of absorbing CO2, the trees will also help prevent soil erosion, flooding, provide better […]
Disruptive Thinking Makes Their Workforce Climate Impact
Disruptive Thinking, who help organisations to create, plan and execute business growth strategies, have partnered with Play it Green to drive sustainability within their business while giving back to a good cause. Through their partnership with Play it Green, Disruptive Thinking will now be provided with the tips and tools needed to lower their […]
Climate Impact Products
Shoppers around the world are on the search for Climate Impact products, changing a once-niche market into a mainstream audience. This year, research has shown that purpose-driven consumers, those who choose products and brands based on how well they align with their values, became the largest segment (44%) of consumers across all product categories, and […]
A Look at the Climate-Resilient Floating City of the Future
Image Source: OCEANIX/BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group The changing climate makes sea level rises a serious and dangerous threat, putting up to 760 million people living in coastal regions at risk. One South Korean city is hoping to ‘turn the tides’ with a new city, one that can sustain itself and floats on the sea. The […]
Lighthouse Sustainability Partners with Play it Green
Lighthouse Sustainability has made their workforce Climate Impact by partnering with Play it Green. Lighthouse Sustainability offers support and experience to businesses facing today’s sustainability challenges. They work with trusted partners to offer support on all areas of sustainable business, including providing Carbon Literacy training to business owners and their employees. Through their partnership […]
How Being Sustainable Helps Attract Better Talent
Businesses who embrace sustainability often do so out of a responsibility to the planet or to attract more customers. Yet, there’s another reason why they should consider it: to attract better talent. Employees are looking more and more to get hired by companies performing well on environmental sustainability and social responsibility. Take Unilever as […]
Sustainability Tip 59: Use Your Dishwasher
When people decide to make their kitchens more eco-friendly, they often first think of buying beeswax wrap, silicone sponges, and glass jars. Of course, all of these things will help lower your carbon footprint, but alone they are not enough. You have to change your behaviours too, including how you wash your dishes. […]
World Environment Day: What is it and why should you care?
It’s one month till World Environment Day! Taking place every June 5th, the event is led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and has been held every year since 1974. Now, it is the largest global platform for environmental outreach, with millions of people around the world engaging to protect the planet. […]
Tree Planting Report May ’22: The Importance of Mangroves
Play it Green has now planted 81,284 trees across our three sites in Madagascar, thanks to the help of all our fantastic members. These trees will make a difference to the health of the planet and all of the people on it. We are incredibly proud of what our partners and we have accomplished […]
Plastic-Eating Bacteria and How They Could Save the World
The manufacturing of plastic pollutes our air, and its waste pollutes our environment. In the ocean, microplastic particles may have started to outnumber zooplankton, and we humans are unintentionally eating a credit card’s worth of plastic every week. Solving the issue won’t be easy, but some scientists believe they have found the key: […]
Be Transparent about Sustainability
There are many things that get in the way of companies becoming more sustainable, but a major one is the fear that they may unknowingly engage in ‘greenwashing’. With the brand’s reputation on the line, many businesses decide it is safer to simply not take any action at all. This is the wrong move. […]
Sustainability Tip 58: Don’t Let Your Food Go To Waste
Between 33-50% of all food produced globally is never eaten. Meanwhile, 1 in 9 people around the world go to bed hungry every night. These statistics are as shocking as they are terrible. Clearly, the way we manage our food needs to change, not just for people but for the planet, too. To […]
Member in Focus: The Eco Coffee Company
For this week’s Member in Focus, we talked to Kieran Mitchell from The Eco Coffee Company all about being a sustainable business, what that means to them, and how Play it Green has helped them on their journey. To get us started, why don’t you tell us a little bit about The Eco Coffee Company […]
Didsbury Gin Takes Climate Action with Play it Green
Didsbury Gin has partnered with Play it Green to drive sustainability within their business, make their workforce Climate Impact, and help them on their journey to Net-Zero. Manchester gin-thusiasts Mark Smallwood and Liam Manton created Didsbury Gin in 2017, and since, the brand has gone from strength to strength. Unlike many other fruit flavoured […]
Earth Month: Invest with Education
Earth Month is coming to a close, but the work to invest in our future continues. We want to take a look at one last area that’s essential when it comes to fighting climate change; education. The reasons education is so vital are simple; we need to know, first off, what the problem is […]
Breakthroughs in Solar Energy: 18 Hour Storage and Solar Phones
A “radical” new scientific breakthrough in solar energy storage means that solar-powered electronics are one step closer to becoming a part of our everyday lives. In 2017, a group of scientists at the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden created an energy system that makes it possible to capture and store solar energy for […]
Consumer Attitudes Towards Sustainability and What We Can Learn
New research has shown that consumer attitudes towards sustainability have changed. More consumers (64%) are concerned about the environment than they are about their own financial situation (54%), their health (40%), or the health of others (47%). The study by Accenture questioned more than 2,000 UK adults about their shopping habits and how important […]
Bread & Butter Make Their Workforce Climate Impact
Bread & Butter have teamed up with Play it Green to repair the planet, make their workforce Climate Impact, and drive sustainability within their business. Bread & Butter help sustainable retail brands create effective advertising campaigns and websites that align them with their ideal customer to grow their following and increase demand. Through […]
Sustainability Tip 57: Make Every Day Earth Day
Happy Earth Day! Today is all about celebrating the wonderful world that we live in and, with this year’s theme, thinking about how we can invest in the planet for our future. The simplest answer, living more sustainably. As we talked about in our Invest in Nature article, Earth is our only […]