How can I be more sustainable? Sustainable Certifications. People often ask how can I be more sustainable? Well, it’s a journey that won’t happen overnight, but Play It Green is here to act as your guide to a better planet. On your journey to a more sustainable future, one of the biggest impacts you can have is to change your buying […]
Preloved Kilo to Plant a Million Trees Preloved Kilo has partnered with Play It Green to plant over a million trees within the next decade and help drive down the carbon footprint of their customers and workforce. The Preloved Kilo group provide George at Asda with their pre-loved vintage range, promoting sustainable fashion and a circular economy for clothing. Preloved […]
Weekly Tip 17 – Ditch harmful laundry detergent Everyone knows that washing on 30 degrees and drying your clothing naturally is far better for the environment than hot washes and tumble dryers. But, did you know that laundry detergent causes plastic waste as it usually comes in single-use plastic bottles? Plastic waste is a global issue as we all need to move away […]
Weekly Tip No 14 – Ditch Single Use Water Bottles Most people nowadays are aware of the damage to the environment drinking water from a single-use plastic bottle does. From the manufacturing process which uses lots of energy and pumps out harmful emissions to the fact that plastic takes up to 500 years to break down. Sadly, this awareness has not led to […]
Weekly Tip #11 - Change Your Cleaning Products Did you know that your cleaning habits can have a negative impact on the environment and contribute to climate change? Every year, home cleaning generates more than 29 billion pieces of plastic each year. We all know that plastic takes hundreds of years to break down and often ends up in the ocean. In fact, […]
Great News About Sustainable Business Travel Currently, the world’s global emissions are around 40 gigatons of CO2 every year and our current ‘climate budget’ for limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees is quickly running out! By offsetting our footprint through tree planting we can slow global warming down and by changing our behaviour and reducing our footprint, we can stop […]
Tip #4 - Use a more sustainable loo roll! Did you know that over 30 million acres of forest are destroyed annually for traditional paper production? This has resulted in huge areas of our planet being subjected to deforestation. Cutting down trees also destroys animal habitat and has endangered many species. The very lifecycle of paper is damaging to the planet from beginning […]
Tip #3 - Switch Your Coffee Capsules Coffee capsules are very handy and fit in well with our fast-paced society. They’re convenient, simple to use, and consistently produce excellent coffee. The environmental effect, on the other hand, is disastrous. In the United Kingdom alone, over 300,000,000 aluminium and plastic coffee capsules are used each year. And despite recycling systems being in place, […]
Purpose – More important in retail than ever before! Consumers are, now, more than ever looking to shop with brands that share their ideals and values. How can retailers determine their purpose and convey it to both their employees and customers? Fears for the future of our planet and the treatment of workers are driving a surge in the numbers of socially conscious customers. […]
Is sustainability the future of business? Companies are increasingly wanting to act in a sustainable manner that complies with ethical and climate goals. Investors, customers, and business leaders are more attentive than ever to sustainable development. The extent to which a business behaves in this way can affect the shape of the business and even its long-term value. Businesses usually label […]