Sustainable Bread: A Better Slice
Sustainable Bread: Introduction Sustainable Bread is a timely subject for September, with Sourdough September running throughout the month. Bread has fed people for thousands of years, yet supermarket loaves rarely tell you much about their grain or baker. Farming methods, flour, fermentation, energy, packaging and waste all change the footprint of something we buy almost […]
Sustainability Terms, G Edition
Sustainability Terms, G Edition: Introduction Sustainability Terms, G Edition continues our monthly A-Z guide with eight connected terms that businesses are increasingly seeing in reports, tenders, carbon plans and marketing. This month moves from the gases a company measures to the standards used for reporting, then into claims, finance and carbon removals. The aim is […]
OBO x Play It Green: New Member
OBO: Introduction We’re pleased to welcome OBO to the Play It Green community. OBO is a global workplace consultancy with a wealth of experience connecting people, culture and thoughtful design. Its team works with organisations and innovative brands to create workplaces that feel good, work well and support the people using them. The business brings […]
Latest Sustainability News for August 31st
Sustainability News for August 31st: Introduction The Sustainability News for August 31st brings together three stories about resilience under pressure. Clean energy is growing through political uncertainty, solar is supporting grids during heatwaves, and farmers are receiving support during drought. For the Play It Green community, that mix feels especially relevant. Progress becomes more valuable […]
Sustainable Stationery: Smart Choices for School and Work
Sustainable Stationery: Introduction Sustainable Stationery can make the late-summer return to school and work feel organised without filling another drawer with duplicates. Fresh notebooks, bright highlighters and untouched pencil cases carry a certain appeal, especially when September feels like a reset, yet the greener starting point costs less: check what still works, finish half-used supplies, […]
Nature Repair Report August 2026
Nature Repair Report August 2026: From Order to Outcome The Nature Repair Report August 2026 answers a question our customers often ask: what actually happens after they fund nature repair? A number on a dashboard is useful, but most people want to see the process behind it. They want to know where their contribution goes, […]
Inspiring Sustainability News for August 24th
Sustainability News for August 24th: Introduction The Sustainability News for August 24th arrives with three signs that cleaner choices are becoming easier to fund and use. Britain is backing cleaner flight, electric cars are gaining market share, and efficient homes are changing mortgage decisions. Each story links climate progress with movement, affordability and dependable household […]
Sustainable Lunch Boxes: Better Packed Lunches
Sustainable Lunch Boxes: Introduction Sustainable Lunch Boxes need to cope with far more than sitting neatly on a kitchen shelf. They are packed in a rush, carried to work or school, knocked around in bags, and expected to keep food fresh without leaking onto books, clothes, or laptops. Because they may be used hundreds of […]
The 2026 World Cup and Climate Risk for Business
Climate Risk for Business: Introduction Climate risk for business can sound distant until heat, smoke or disrupted travel starts affecting staff, customers and operations. The 2026 FIFA World Cup has made that connection visible on a huge scale. The expanded tournament brought 48 teams and 104 matches across 16 host cities in Canada, Mexico and […]
Best Sustainability Innovations of 2026, So Far
Best Sustainability Innovations of 2026: Introduction The Best Sustainability Innovations of 2026 returns with three ideas that have moved closer to everyday use since our March selection. Back then, we explored heat-storing building materials, nature-led wastewater treatment and semi-transparent solar cells. Nearly half a year later, another group of practical innovations has earned our attention. […]
Eco-Friendly School Uniform: Good Choices for 26/27
Eco-Friendly School Uniform: Introduction Thinking about an eco-friendly school uniform now can make the end of August rush easier for family budgets and gentler on the planet. Every garment faces playgrounds, paint, lunchboxes, lost-property piles and growth spurts that arrive without warning. Clothing in circulation offers one of the smartest starting points. Hand-me-downs, school exchanges […]
5 Sustainability Books for Business This Summer
Sustainability Books for Business: Introduction The best sustainability books for business can give a familiar challenge a fresh angle, which is useful when mid-summer arrives and you are running out of ideas for another read. A good book can help people step back from targets, reports and daily tasks to see where their business has […]
Latest Sustainability News for August 10th
Sustainability News for August 10th: Introduction The sustainability news for August 10th brings cleaner European energy, stronger farming partnerships and a record British renewable electricity agreement. These stories may cover different sectors, yet each one shows practical action creating greater stability and lower long-term risk. Across the Play It Green community, businesses keep showing that […]
Eco-Friendly Backpacks: Carry Better Into September
Eco-Friendly Backpacks: Introduction Eco-Friendly Backpacks are a smart August choice, as families, students and commuters start balancing summer days out with September planning. One week the bag is carrying sun cream, snacks and travel bits, then suddenly it needs to cope with school books, laptops, lunch boxes, gym kit and the daily chaos of getting […]
Sustainability Regulation: Proof, Part of Business
Sustainability Regulation: Introduction Sustainability Regulation is now part of normal business, and the biggest change is not the paperwork. It is the need for proof as buyers, clients, regulators and customers are asking better questions, so vague claims are starting to look weaker than careful, measured action. New BSR and GlobeScan research shows the shift […]
Psyched x Play It Green: New Member
Psyched: Introduction We’re pleased to welcome Psyched to the Play It Green community. Psyched helps organisations listen to their people through anonymous employee surveys and AI-led analysis. Its platform gives leaders a clearer view of what is happening across their teams, helping them turn employee feedback into better decisions. Good feedback matters in any business […]
Latest Sustainability News for August 3rd
Sustainability News for August 3rd: Introduction The Sustainability News for August 3rd brings energy security, ocean protection and waste-to-hydrogen technology into one unusually connected week. Europe is considering a major electrification push that could reduce fossil fuel imports by €200bn. The UK has ratified the High Seas Treaty after helping shape the agreement. Hyundai has […]
Eco-Friendly Insect Repellent: Keep Bites at Bay
Eco-Friendly Insect Repellent: Introduction Eco-Friendly Insect Repellent is a timely topic for summer, when garden drinks, camping trips and evening walks can turn into an all-you-can-eat buffet for mosquitoes. It is one of those products many people buy in a hurry, usually after the first bite has already happened. The greener choice is not always […]
Nature Repair Report July 2026: How Water Connects
Nature Repair Report July 2026: Introduction The Nature Repair Report July 2026 looks at the water connection running through land, coast, sea and people. Water rarely gets top billing in nature repair, yet it shapes soil health, food systems, coastal protection, marine habitats and daily life for local communities. At Play It Green, the community […]
Latest Sustainability News for July 27th
Sustainability News for July 27th: Introduction The sustainability News for July 27th brings together cheaper clean electricity, smarter packaging rules and more circular vehicles. That sounds like a niche dinner party, but stick with it; it is actually useful. This week, we found out that renewables saved the world $480bn in fossil fuel costs. PackUK […]
Planet-Friendly Deodorant: No Sweat, Less Waste
Planet-Friendly Deodorant: Introduction A planet-friendly deodorant is one of those summer swaps that becomes very relevant the moment a packed train, hot office or festival tent starts testing everyone’s life choices. Deodorant is used by billions of people around the world, which means the format, packaging and ingredients are worth looking at properly. Nobody wants […]
New SBTi Rules Explained
New SBTi Rules: Introduction New SBTi Rules raise the bar for business climate claims. The Science Based Targets initiative published Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2.0 on 11 June 2026. Version 2.0 can be used for target validation from 1 February 2027, with Version 1 remaining open for submissions until the end of 2027. For businesses, […]
Inspiring Sustainability News for July 20th
Sustainability News for July 20th: Introduction The Sustainability News for July 20th brings together climate security, heat resilience and energy storage, with three stories showing adaptation becoming practical. These are not distant concerns or simple policy headlines; they are real systems being prepared for times when pressure will be even worse. This week, the UK […]
Sustainable Travel Toiletries: Pack Less, Waste Less
Sustainable Travel Toiletries: Introduction Sustainable Travel Toiletries are one of those holiday upgrades that make sense the moment your shampoo explodes in your bag. We have all been there, one minute you’re packing for a relaxing break, the next your pants smell like coconut conditioner. Travel toiletries feel small, but they create a lot of […]
Sustainability Terms – F Edition
Sustainability Terms – F Edition: Introduction This week, we continue our monthly A-Z guide with Sustainability Terms – F Edition. The guide is for companies that want plain English, not jargon, and this month’s terms appear everywhere from supply chain questions and food systems to energy plans and sustainability statements. Some affect cost, some affect […]
JOGLE: Running for Hospitality
JOGLE: Introduction JOGLE is much more than a 900-mile relay from John O’Groats to Land’s End. It’s a nationwide challenge that brings communities together, celebrates the hospitality industry and raises vital funds for the Licensed Trade Charity (LTC), helping ensure the people behind our licensed hospitality community receive support when they need it most. At […]
Inspiring Sustainability News for July 13th
Sustainability News for July 13th: Introduction The Sustainability News for July 13th brings together solar energy, offshore wind and smarter reuse, with three stories showing large organisations putting practical systems in place. For the Play It Green community, that matters, as real change becomes easier to trust when people can see it working. This week, […]
Eco-Friendly Tote Bags: Carry More, Waste Less
Eco-Friendly Tote Bags: Introduction Eco-Friendly Tote Bags are the beach bag, shopping bag, work bag and “where did I put the car keys?” bag rolled into one. They feel simple, useful and greener than grabbing another plastic carrier at the till. That is true, but only when they are made well and used often. A […]
Circular ROI: Short-Term vs Long-Term Value
Circular ROI: Introduction Circular ROI sits at the centre of this guest Business Tip from Rachel Sheila Kan, founder of Real Circularity™ and Circular Earth. Her latest piece looks at a problem many organisations face when they start circular work: they say they want long-term change, then judge it with short-term, linear thinking. Rachel’s view […]
Latest Sustainability News for July 6th
Sustainability News for July 6th: Introduction The Sustainability News for July 6th brings together farming, cleaner shipping and safer streets, with three stories showing practical progress in action. This week starts with a new farming scheme designed to back soil health, wildlife and food security. We then look at MSC Cruises reaching a major carbon-intensity […]