Eco Friendly Spring Cleaning: Reset Without Waste
Eco Friendly Spring Cleaning: Introduction Eco Friendly Spring Cleaning always seems like a good idea when the light changes and the dust suddenly becomes visible. With today being the spring equinox, when day and night balance out, homes across the country get the same treatment. Windows open, rugs are dragged outside and skirting boards are […]
Nature-Based Solutions: More Than Carbon, Smarter for Business
Nature-based solutions are often discussed through the lens of carbon. For many businesses, that is where the conversation begins and ends. Yet ecosystems do far more than absorb emissions, and the strategic implications extend well beyond carbon accounting. In this guest contribution, Dr Silvia Pineda-Munoz draws on her background in palaeontology and ecology to explain […]
BagBudy x Play It Green: New Member
BagBudy: Introduction We’re pleased to welcome BagBudy to the Play It Green community. BagBudy is a London-based baggage transfer service helping travellers move luggage to and from Heathrow Airport so they can explore the city hands-free before or after their flights. By removing the hassle of dragging suitcases across London, they create a smoother, more […]
Inspiring Sustainability News for March 16th
Sustainability News for March 16th: Introduction The Sustainability News for March 16th highlights a shift in how finance, food retail and national policy are responding to environmental risk. The headlines look different this week, yet they share a common thread. Capital, supply chains and public budgets are all being reshaped by ecological reality. From billion-dollar […]
Sustainable Kids Party Bags: No Plastic, More Party
Sustainable Kids Party Bags: Introduction Sustainable kids party bags rarely get much attention when planning a birthday. Most of the focus goes into cake, decorations and keeping a group of children happily entertained, so the small bag handed out at the end becomes an almost automatic final step. One of our Play It Green members […]
Sustainability Terms for Business – C Edition
Sustainability Terms for Business – C Edition: Introduction Sustainability Terms for Business – C Edition continues our A–Z guide with a focus on carbon, climate, and governance language that shapes real business decisions. Many of these C sustainability terms for business appear regularly in strategy documents, reporting frameworks, and investor conversations. They are often used […]
Kelda Showers x Play It Green: New Member
Kelda Showers: Introduction We’re pleased to welcome Kelda Showers to the Play It Green community. Kelda Showers is a UK-based company designing high-efficiency, air-powered shower systems that significantly reduce water use, energy demand and carbon emissions without sacrificing the powerful shower experience people expect. Founded in 2009 and based in Southampton, Kelda has built a […]
Inspiring Sustainability News for March 9th
Sustainability News for March 9th: Introduction The Sustainability News for March 9th reflects a more mature phase in how climate responsibility is being approached across business and government. The tone this week is not dramatic, yet the implications are significant. Sustainability is increasingly shaping operational design, supply relationships and long-term investment decisions rather than sitting […]
Eco-Friendly Gardening: Soil, Bees, Better Choices
Eco-Friendly Gardening: Introduction Eco-Friendly Gardening begins with the unseen world beneath our feet, where soil health sets the stage for a thriving garden. As spring approaches, garden centres stack compost and bedding plants, but few of us consider how our gardens truly function. There are 23 million private gardens in the UK, covering more land […]
Make Circularity Real: Expert Guest Post
Make Circularity Real: Introduction Make Circularity Real is the principle that guides this week’s guest article from global circularity expert Rachel Sheila Kan. Drawing on decades of applied work across fashion systems and regenerative supply chains, Rachel explores how businesses move circular strategy from theory into operational reality. Circularity is widely discussed in boardrooms, yet […]
Charity In Focus: North West Air Ambulance Charity
North West Air Ambulance Charity: Introduction The North West Air Ambulance Charity is one of the causes Play It Green members have helped raise thousands of pounds for through our 10% regive. It is a charity defined by urgency and expertise, stepping in at moments when seconds matter and outcomes are uncertain. Serving more than […]
Inspiring Sustainability News for March 2nd
Sustainability News for March 2nd: Introduction The Sustainability News for March 2nd brings together three stories that show climate progress unfolding across forests, airports and rooftops. From declining deforestation in Colombia, to Heathrow exceeding fuel mandates, and a nano-engineered paint that cools buildings while harvesting water, this week spans land, transport and infrastructure. What stands […]
Sustainable Laundry: Better Rinse and Repeat
Sustainable Laundry: Introduction Sustainable Laundry is rarely framed as a system, yet it quietly shapes energy use, indoor air quality, and household costs, especially in winter. In February, outdoor drying is limited for many UK homes, so laundry decisions sit indoors. That shift matters more than people realise. This Weekly Tip focuses on how laundry […]
Nature Repair Report for February 2026
Nature Repair Report for February 2026: Introduction The Nature Repair Report for February 2026 focuses on Play It Green’s agroforestry work in Senegal, where degraded farmland is being restored through mixed tree and food-crop systems delivered in partnership with veritree. At Play It Green, we do not carry out restoration ourselves. We fund and scale […]
Juntos x Play It Green: New Member
Juntos: Introduction We’re pleased to welcome Juntos to the Play It Green community. Based in Holborn, Juntos is a new community-focused workspace created as an alternative to traditional offices and transactional coworking. Built around togetherness, transparency and shared responsibility, the space has been designed to support connection, wellbeing and long-term value. From day one, they […]
Inspiring Sustainability News for February 23rd
Sustainability News for February 23rd: Introduction The Sustainability News for February 23rd brings together three stories that show sustainability moving closer to everyday decisions. Progress this week sits inside homes, across land, and within financial systems that shape how change actually happens. These are no longer distant targets, rather, they are examples of systems starting […]
Sustainable Umbrellas: Why Design Them to Fail
Sustainable Umbrellas: Introduction Sustainable Umbrellas sound like a niche concern until you notice how many broken ones line the streets after a windy day. Few products fail so quickly, so predictably, or with so little surprise. A sudden gust, a snapped rib, an inside-out canopy, and the decision is made for you. Another umbrella is […]
Impact-Integrated Business Strategy: Better Growth
Impact-Integrated Business Strategy: Introduction An impact-integrated business strategy embeds nature repair and social impact directly into how a business operates, manages risk and creates value. Across many organisations, this explains why suppliers are chosen differently, why investment priorities have shifted, and why sustainability shows up in operations rather than marketing. This is not a values […]
Charity In Focus: Shelter
Shelter: Introduction Shelter was one of the three charities Play It Green launched with. From day one, 10% of our turnover was committed to supporting their work, long before the business made any profit. That choice was intentional. Housing sits at the heart of safety, mental health, work, and dignity. Without a secure home, everything […]
Inspiring Sustainability News for February 16th
Sustainability News for February 16th: Introduction The Sustainability News for February 16th highlights progress that feels practical rather than performative. This week’s stories focus on systems changing from the inside, where people are invited to take part rather than simply observe. Across retail, foodservice, and transport, sustainability is being built into everyday behaviour. Recycling is […]
Eco-Friendly Toothbrushes: A Great Sustainable Swap
Eco-Friendly Toothbrushes: Introduction Eco-Friendly Toothbrushes are rarely talked about, yet they sit quietly at the centre of a global plastic problem. Most of us replace a plastic toothbrush every few months without thinking twice. Scaled across billions of people, that routine creates billions of items that cannot be recycled and will outlive us by centuries. […]
6 Sustainability Terms for Business: Letter B
Sustainability Terms for Business: Introduction Sustainability work often slows inside organisations for a basic reason. The language feels unclear, abstract, or detached from everyday decisions. When people are unsure what the terms mean, confidence drops and action stalls. This A–Z series exists to make sustainability terms for business easier to understand and easier to use. […]
Wellnergy Festival x Play It Green: New Partnership
Wellnergy Festival: Introduction We’re thrilled to welcome Wellnergy Festival, founded by Nick Steiert, to the Play It Green community. Wellnergy has become one of the UK’s most uplifting wellness festivals, bringing people together through fitness, mindfulness, music, nutrition, and laughter in London and Manchester. Through our partnership, customers have the option to plant a nature […]
Inspiring Sustainability News for February 9th
Sustainability News for February 9th: Introduction The Sustainability News for February 9th brings together three stories that show what progress looks like when sustainability is embedded properly. This week spans sport, jobs, and energy, with each story reflecting steady delivery rather than noise or slogans. From a football club turning sustainability into shared responsibility, to […]
Sustainable Valentine’s Day: Big Love Without Waste
Sustainable Valentine’s Day: Introduction Having a Sustainable Valentine’s Day is about showing care without defaulting to waste, pressure, or performative spending. Valentine’s Day has drifted from personal gestures into a tightly scripted consumer event, where success is measured by spend rather than thought. A Sustainable Valentine’s Day keeps the romance and removes the excess. Chocolate, […]
Circular Adoption Has No Silver Bullet
Editor’s Note This guest Business Tip on Circular Adoption is written by Rachel Sheila Kan, circularity expert and founder of Real Circularity. It draws on applied experience working with businesses on circular adoption inside real commercial and operational constraints. Rather than quick fixes, this piece explores why circular progress works best as an iterative, connected […]
The People Alchemist x Play It Green: New Member
The People Alchemist: Introduction We’re pleased to welcome The People Alchemist, founded by Juliette Yardley, to the Play It Green community. Juliette is a Behavioural Change Specialist, trainer and coach with more than 25 years of experience working with individuals, teams and organisations. Through The People Alchemist, she focuses on the human side of work, […]
Inspiring Sustainability News for February 2nd
Sustainability News for February 2nd: Introduction The Sustainability News for February 2nd brings together three stories that show what progress looks like when action replaces intention. These are not abstract targets or distant promises. They are practical examples of businesses and landowners making decisions that reduce impact, restore nature, and reshape systems that have been […]
Ethical Underwear: Small Items, Big Footprints
Ethical Underwear: Introduction Ethical underwear is one of those purchases that feels insignificant right up until you take a step back and look at it properly. It is worn every day, washed constantly, replaced far more often than most other garments, and yet rarely questioned in terms of materials, production or waste. Most underwear is […]
Nature Repair Report for January 2026
Nature Repair Report for January 2026: Introduction The Nature Repair Report for January 2026 marks a defining moment for the Play It Green community as we launch our first mangrove restoration site in Tanzania. This expansion builds directly on the momentum you have helped create across East Africa, West Africa, and the Pacific coast of […]