Weekly Tip 46: Save Water, Save the World It can sometimes seem like water is an endless resource. After all, just turn on the tap and out it comes, right? Sadly, however, this very much isn’t the case. While the Earth may be covered in water, 97% of it comes with salt, leaving only a very measly 3% of freshwater. Even […]
The Eco Coffee Company Gets a Sustainability Boost The Eco Coffee Company has doubled down on their sustainability efforts and created a Climate Positive Workforce through Play It Green. Eco Coffee will now plant enough trees every month with Play it Green to more than rebalance the carbon footprint of its staff’s personal lives and all their work-related travel. On top of […]
Climate Positive Music Launches with Held by Trees Album 'Solace' Held By Trees is a new instrumental project bringing together veteran musicians from the stables of TalkTalk, Pink Floyd, Dire Straits and Blur. For their debut album ‘Solace’, they have partnered with us at Play it Green to make Climate Positive Music. This means a tree is planted for every album sold! Sitting […]
Weekly Tip 45: Reduce, Rinse, Repeat Take one look around the average households bathroom, and you’ll soon see why bathroom and beauty products are often considered some of the most unsustainable. From the plastic packaging it comes in to the chemicals contained inside, it’s clear why there has been a growing demand for sustainable cosmetics. Still, some products can be […]
Member in Focus: Binnacle Insurance For this week’s Member in Focus we talked to Richard Walker, Head of Product and Digital at Binnacle Insurance about what they do, why sustainability is so important to them, and how Play it Green is helping them on their journey. To start, why don’t you tell us a bit about Binnacle Insurance and what […]
SECR: Understanding Your Business's Footprint If you are looking to become a more sustainable business, knowing your footprint and understanding where it comes from are essential in order to track your progress. SECR, or Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting, is a U.K. scheme to standardise the reporting of emissions and energy usage. Introduced in 2019, it is mandatory for […]
Sustainability Round-up: Businesses Going the Extra Mile for the Planet Decathlon Embraces Rental Sportswear Decathlon has partnered with Hirestreet, a fashion rental platform, to launch an initiative allowing customers to rent clothes for skiing and hiking. The new project is being aimed at those seeking a sustainable alternative to buying all-new outfits for your ski or hiking trip. Hirestreet also believes that increased interest in […]
Switch to Green Energy All businesses, no matter their size, have a responsibility to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions they put into the climate. One of the best ways to do this is to switch to renewable energy. The climate crisis and depleting fossil fuel resources has led to a boom in renewable energy being generated. […]
Weekly Tip 44: Backpack Your Way to Sustainability Living the perfect sustainable life isn’t going to happen overnight. Today, we’re going to talk about something that can (quite literally!) help you in your journey: your backpack. The majority of trusty two-straps are made from a mixture of materials, most of which are notoriously bad for the environment. This includes plastics such as […]
Making The Most of Your Business's Sustainability Efforts Businesses today are finding that sustainability is coming at them from all angles, from consumer and employee demand to the rapid Government expansion of green legislation. To keep up with the pace of change, business needs to be seen supporting the environment and our planet. However, whether you’re already far along your sustainability journey […]
Earthships: The Homes of the Future, Made from Trash In the early 1970s, Mike Reynolds took up a new hobby; off-road motorcycle racing on the high desert plateau around Taos, New Mexico. He had just graduated from architecture school at the University of Cincinnati and was trying to injure himself to avoid being drafted into the Vietnam War. He never left and instead […]