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News & Articles

17/08/2022

Business Tips, Educational Articles, Retail

Did you know that consumer behaviour aids businesses in deciding what goods and services to produce or provide? Organisations can more quickly identify an unmet demand when they are aware of what customers purchase and how they go about doing so. In short, consumer behaviour drives corporate behaviour and there is great news. […]

Understand The Reasons Why Sustainability Is Important for Business

03/08/2022

Business Tips, News, Retail, Sustainability

According to the latest research by WGSN and Informa Markets, consumers are likely to enter a "period of realignment" in the next twelve months that prioritises thoughtful consumption and sustainable living. The recent WGSN poll found that consumers are wanting to embrace ethical and environmentally responsible production processes after "years of rapid industry, technological, and […]

SheHeThey Makes a Positive Impact with Play It Green

18/07/2022

News, Retail, Sustainability, Tree Planting

SheHeThey has partnered with Play It Green to make their workforce climate positive, drive sustainability within their business, and make an even greater positive environmental and social impact. The only marketplace fully dedicated to people who embrace equality, SheHeThey exists to create a cycle of positive consumerism, increase visibility and elevate the voices of […]

The Companies Bringing Sustainability to Their Customers

24/05/2022

Business Tips, News, Retail, Sustainability

Businesses can play a huge role in making sustainability more accessible to consumers. This week’s news shows how three major companies are making an impact and helping others do the same. IKEA Plans to Sell Solar Panels to Customers This month, IKEA US partnered with residential solar panel manufacturer SunPower to launch a new programme […]

Sustainability Round-up: Businesses Going the Extra Mile for the Planet

25/01/2022

Business Tips, Other, Retail, Sustainability

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 […]

The Waste Race: How Brands are Embracing a Circular Economy

11/01/2022

Business Tips, Other, Retail, Sustainability

The human population is increasing, resources are dwindling, and we’re producing more waste than ever. It’s clear that something needs to change. Embracing a circular economy means encouraging people to share, lease, reuse, repair, refurbish, and recycle existing materials and goods for as long as possible. This extends the life-cycle of products, reducing waste to the […]

What is Greenwashing (and How Can You Avoid It)?

01/12/2021

Business Tips, Other, Retail, Sports, Sustainability

Branding something as eco-friendly, sustainable, or green does not mean that it always is. 'Greenwashing' is a trend that many businesses have participated in, whether knowingly or not. But what exactly is it, and how can it be avoided? The term 'greenwashing' was coined in 1986 by Jay Westerveld, an American environmentalist and researcher, after he […]

Member in Focus - Preloved Kilo

29/11/2021

Business Tips, Member in Focus, Retail, Sustainability

For our first-ever Members in Focus, we talked to Steve Lynam, Managing Director of Preloved Kilo, about sustainability in business, the impact of fashion, and their partnership with Play it Green. Can you tell us a bit about Preloved Kilo and how you got started? Preloved Kilo is the U.K.'s leading fully-independent vintage and retro clothing […]

Weekly Tip 25 - Ditch Your Dish Scrubber

09/09/2021

Retail, Sustainability, Weekly Tip

Everyone knows that plastic is bad, right? That’s why we are ditching our shampoo bottles for bars, our toothpaste tubes for toothpaste mints and most of us take our reusable bags to the supermarket. On top of that, most of us recycle paper, tin, plastics (those that can be recycled) and food waste. […]

Green Rankings for Savers

06/09/2021

Educational Articles, Other, Retail, Sustainability

When Which? surveyed their members about their savings, they found that well over a quarter said ‘they care about the values of the companies they invest their savings in’. Following on from this they also found out that over two-thirds of their members had no idea how to find out information about a bank’s […]