Deforestation contributes to 13% of total human-caused CO2 emissions, exacerbating the biodiversity crisis with 1 million species facing extinction today. That’s why the GamesForest.Club, a Berlin-based NGO supports the games industry in investing into forest protection and forest restoration to tackle climate change. Since November 2021 the community of forest restorers has grown to over…Continue readingHow games companies restore forests, share their impact to raise awareness and fight climate change
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A conversation with Ukie Ukie is the trade body for the UK’s games and interactive entertainment industry. The group represents 2,000 games businesses and 50,000 staff, and works across a wide range of initiatives and activities, from education to policy, from events to investment, all to support the UK games industry. Given the continued escalation…Continue readingBuilding green momentum in the UK games industry
Vermila Studios’ blueprint for a more sustainable games studio Founded in 2020, Madrid-based Vermila Studios is an up-and-coming studio with a young team and some big ideas on how to put sustainability at the forefront of the business. The company is currently hard at work on its debut game Crisol: Theatre of Idols, a first-person…Continue readingHow Madrid-based Vermila Studios encouraged its staff to become green-fingered
MAG Interactive is a Swedish mobile games developer based in Stockholm with a global player base and a wealth of puzzle games in its portfolio. We recently sat down with Chris Peters, QA Coordinator and Customer Support Manager, who’s responsible for the quality control and support for all their Live Ops games. Chris is one…Continue readingA chat with MAG Interactive about reforestation and protecting the oceans
As part of World Environment Day game studios are taking part in Green Game Jam to raise awarenessContinue readingMore than 25 game studios raise awareness of green issues as part of the second annual Green Game Jam
How Climate Replay plans to make a difference by activating players and content creators through fun, educational videos and other creative activities.Continue readingClimate Replay: Play Games, Save The Planet
The Green Games Guide is an English perspective towards the games industry way to lower carbon footprintContinue readingGreen Games Guide – a resource for game businesses
Embracer Group’s story about the power of raising a question and how this led to awareness and change toward green energyContinue readingHow Embracer Group emphasized green energy in the group
Games reach billions of players all over the world. Perhaps one of the largest impacts we can have as an industry, is to make use of our reach to nudge the world in a greener direction. Through our games, we can empower, educate and nudge players. Especially the games that are already launched, live and…Continue readingEmpower and nudge players in-game
In a partnership between game companies and the United Nations, Playing For The Planet has an ambition to reduce the industry’s environmental impact. Playing For The Planet is an open alliance, where companies can join by committing to reduce their negative impact on the environment. The commitments include anything from goals of carbon neutrality and…Continue readingPlaying For The Planet: A UN initiative to make games greener