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News & Articles

23/02/2022

Business Tips, Sustainability

We are excited to announce that Halo Coffee, compostable coffee pod makers, have partnered with Play it Green to plant two trees for every new customer, doubling down on their eco-efforts. Halo Coffee capsules are designed to provide their customers with a truly sustainable alternative filled with speciality grade coffees of the highest quality; […]

Our Good Causes: Sea Shepherd UK

23/02/2022

Good Causes, Sustainability

At Play it Green, 10% of everything we receive from our customers goes to a good cause of their choice, and we want to celebrate the amazing work that they do. Today, we look at one of our most popular charities, Sea Shepherd UK. Sea Shepherd UK is a registered marine conservation organisation founded […]

Noises, Blazes, and Mismatches: Solutions to our Biggest Climate Problems

22/02/2022

News, Sustainability

The latest UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report published last Thursday identifies the most pressing emerging issues of environmental concern: wildfires, noise pollution, and the way our ecosystems operate. The UNEP Frontiers report is published every year and, along with drawing attention to the issues, they also provide science-backed solutions for effective and timely responses. […]

Minimise Water Consumption

21/02/2022

Business Tips, Sustainability, Weekly Tip

When businesses are thinking about becoming more environmentally friendly, water usually isn’t at the top of their priority list. There seem to be far simpler and more beneficial ways to reduce your footprint. However, cutting down on water consumption is essential. Freshwater, as we have talked about previously, is an incredibly precious resource and […]

Save Animals with Your Socks: Weekly Tip 48

17/02/2022

Good Causes, Individual and Family, Sustainability, Weekly Tip

When we talk about “saving the Earth from climate change”, what we really mean is that we wish to save the life living on it. After all, this is what will be impacted; the planet will just keep on turning. This is an important thing to realise, as while we focus on emissions, we […]

Prioritise Sustainable Living at Home

17/02/2022

Guest Article, Individual and Family, Sustainability

by Lisa Walker We all know that it is our job to save the planet for our children and grandchildren. But, short of driving an electric car and turning off the lights when we leave a room, what can we do to offset our carbon footprint, which the Natural History Museum explains is the result […]

New Beginnings Consultation Launch Climate Positive Workshops

17/02/2022

Business Tips, Sustainability

New Beginnings Consultation has launched Climate Positive Workshops through their partnership with us at Play it Green. New Beginnings will now make an immediate environmental and social impact by planting ten trees for every attendee, making the workshops climate positive. This helps lift vulnerable people out of poverty, as they are employed not only […]

Tree Planting Report February ‘22

16/02/2022

Social Good, Sustainability, Tree Planting

Thanks to all of our wonderful members, Play it Green has now planted 51,248 trees across our three sites in Madagascar. Our latest order for 23,500 trees to be planted nearly beat the combined total of our first four orders, showing how we continue to grow and affect more change. We have three […]

From HybridFLEX to Lightyear One: Green Innovation in Transportation

15/02/2022

News, Sustainability

If you happened to be at COP26, you might have boarded the £8mn HydroFLEX, the UK’s first hydrogen passenger train. Instead of being built from new, Porterbook, a rolling stock provider, and 30 other organisations renovated the 30-year old train. It is powered by 227kg of hydrogen fuel and has zero emissions, with the […]

Going Greener: Iduna, Operators of Fastest-Growing Northern EV Charging Network, Partner with Play it Green

15/02/2022

Business Tips, Other, Sustainability

Iduna, experts in sustainable infrastructure development across the mobility, telecoms, and energy sectors, have made their entire workforce Climate Positive through award-winning sustainability experts Play it Green. By teaming up with Play it Green, Iduna will now make an immediate environmental and social impact by planting trees and providing vital funds to a good cause whilst […]

Step Into Something More Sustainable - Weekly Tip 47

10/02/2022

Sustainability, Weekly Tip

Did you know that more than 25 billion pairs of shoes are produced every single year? Each pair will typically generate around 30 pounds of carbon emissions, an unusually high footprint for a product that requires no electricity or sophisticated components. In fact, that’s the equivalent of leaving a 100-watt lightbulb burning for an entire […]

News & Articles

Halo Coffee Joins Play it Green to Enhance their Environmental Efforts

Our Good Causes: Sea Shepherd UK

Noises, Blazes, and Mismatches: Solutions to our Biggest Climate Problems

Minimise Water Consumption

Save Animals with Your Socks: Weekly Tip 48

Prioritise Sustainable Living at Home

New Beginnings Consultation Launch Climate Positive Workshops

Tree Planting Report February ‘22

From HybridFLEX to Lightyear One: Green Innovation in Transportation

Going Greener: Iduna, Operators of Fastest-Growing Northern EV Charging Network, Partner with Play it Green

Step Into Something More Sustainable - Weekly Tip 47