The Fight To Tackle E-Waste Do you keep your old laptops, computers, and phones? If you do, you’re not alone, and that’s just part of the reason electronic waste, or e-waste, is the world’s fastest-growing domestic waste stream. The reason this is such a huge issue is not only because of the amount of waste we are producing […]
Play it Green Co-Founder to Mentor SportsPro Sustainability Hackathon SportsPro Media, the world’s leading international media company for the sports industry in print, digital and events, is holding a Sustainability Hackathon this April, following the success of the Hackathon last year. Play it Green Co-Founder, Richard Dickson, is amongst the 27 founders and industry leaders invited to be a mentor for the students taking […]
Sustainability Tip 53: Choose to Refill When you throw a plastic bottle into the recycling, there’s no guarantee that it will actually be recycled. In fact, it probably won’t. According to the World Economic Forum, just 14% of all plastic packaging is collected for recycling around the world. Since the recycling process is so complex, huge amounts of ‘recycling’ that […]
Focus 5 Commits to Sustainability with Play it Green Focus 5 Recruitment has partnered with Play it Green to plant trees, balance their carbon footprint, and drive sustainability within their business. The North-West digital and tech recruitment business will now make an immediate environmental and social impact through the trees they plant, all whilst being provided with the weekly tips and tools to […]
How Big Brands are Pushing Sustainability There’s no denying that the world needs to change to fight climate change, and, slowly, it is. Today, we’re going to take a look at how some big brands are pushing for sustainability from their customers and within their operations. Ford Embraces Electric Vehicles Ford has confirmed the launch of seven new fully-electric vehicles in […]
The Microscopic Ocean Predator Fighting Climate Change Scientists have discovered a new creature off the coasts of Sydney that could be a “secret weapon” in the fight against climate change. According to researchers at the University of Technology Sydney, the single-celled microbe has a taste for carbon and could be used to help balance emissions in our atmosphere. The tiny […]
Business Tip: Make Your Meals Sustainable Of all the many ways businesses can reduce their footprint, food is one area that often gets left to the wayside. Yet, it takes a tremendous amount of energy to produce and transport. On top of that, food waste alone is responsible for releasing around 150Mt of carbon dioxide. That’s almost 30% of the […]
Ben Wild Studios Gets a Climate Positive Workforce with Play it Green Ben Wild Studios has partnered with Play it Green to plant trees, balance their carbon footprint, and drive sustainability within their business. The multi-discipline animation and film studio will now make an immediate environmental and social impact through the trees they plant, all whilst being provided with the weekly tips and tools to lower […]
Sustainability Tip 52: Wear Your Values Environmental sustainability and ethics often go hand in hand. This is no wonder, as many feel that being sustainable is a moral duty to the planet and those who live on it. According to the Center for Humans and Nature, ethics is also inseparable from the ideas of justice, consequence, and proper use of […]
9 Ways Small Business Can Reduce Carbon Emissions by Regi Publico The largest corporations have the most significant contribution to the world’s carbon emissions. Only 100 of the hundreds of thousands of companies worldwide are responsible for 71% of the total greenhouse gas emissions since 1998. However, this doesn’t mean that the carbon footprint of small businesses doesn’t matter. The United Nations’ […]
First “Free Energy Bills” Homes Set to Be Launched in UK The UK’s first factory-built, energy-bills-free homes are set to be launched in Essex next year at a time when energy costs are soaring for households nationwide. We all know British homes are notoriously bad at keeping the heat in, having some of the ‘oldest and leakiest’ properties in Europe. Nine in ten households (more […]