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Tip #3 - Switch Your Coffee Capsules

09/04/2021

Business Tips, Individual and Family, Retail, Sustainability, Weekly Tip

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 […]

First UK tidal-powered EV charging point

06/04/2021

Business Tips, Sustainability, Travel

In a UK first, tidal power is now being used to power electric vehicles in Shetland. Nova Innovation has announced the opening of the UK's first tidal-powered electric car charging station. The facility is situated on the island of Yell in Shetland, on the shores of Bluemull Sound, at Cullivoe harbour. Nova's tidal turbines have […]

Purpose – More important in retail than ever before!

30/03/2021

Business Tips, Retail, Social Good, Sustainability

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 […]

Asda removes plastic bags for fresh produce

22/03/2021

Business Tips, Retail, Sustainability

The supermarket chain, ASDA has announced that plastic bags will be removed from all of its fresh produce aisles. According to the supermarket, this change should prevent more than 100 million pieces of plastic from being used by the store each year. In September of last year, the supermarket began a trial of removing plastic bags […]

Law Firm creates climate positive workforce

22/03/2021

Business Tips, Social Good, Sustainability, Tree Planting

Manchester Solicitors, 3D Solicitors who work out of Queen’s Chambers in Manchester have joined Play It Green to become the first Manchester-based law firm to make their workforce Climate Positive. 3D Solicitors, one of Manchester’s most prestigious firms, who have been involved with many famous legal cases, set up their Forest Garden with Play […]

The world’s most sustainable Football Club

14/02/2021

Sports

Forest Green Rovers introduces eco-thinking and technology to a new and diverse audience: football fans. In 2010 The team began its journey to become the world's first carbon neutral football club and has since been described by FIFA as "the greenest football club in the world". Based in Gloucestershire, England, Forest Green Rovers has introduced […]

Is sustainability the future of business?

14/02/2021

Business Tips, Sustainability

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 […]