Passive Activism Games Go Green: Major studios join PlanetPlay’s Make Green Tuesday Moves initiative to fight climate change
October 10, 2023 Green Gaming Tencent, Apple, Ubisoft, and Nintendo lead the industry in carbon emission reduction The games industry is slowly going green, but still emitted 81 million tonnes of greenhouse gases last year
September 14, 2023 Partnership PlanetPlay and Lockwood Publishing collaborate for an eco-friendly metaverse The partnership aims to inspire climate conscious behaviour in Avakin Life players
July 17, 2023 Sustainable Phones Europe will require all phones to have user replaceable batteries by 2027 The regulation aims to extend the lifespan of gadgets and improve sustainability
June 1, 2023 Green Gaming FunPlus joins 2023 Green Game Jam The game maker is launching an environmental awareness campaign in State of Survival
May 24, 2023 Game Dev Rebellion The Activism Game: How games can provoke positive change for good Game designer and developer Daniel Fernández Galeote on how developers can play their part and motivate pro-environmental action
May 12, 2023 Environment, Social, And Governance Activision Blizzard releases its second ESG report The report clarifies how the company performed last year, and its commitment to the future
May 1, 2023 Marketing Report Longer ads lead to a 23% boom in purchasing intent A new report analyses the impact of various factors in game marketing
February 21, 2023 Playing For The Planet In-game climate positive action boosts revenue and engagement A new report by PlanetPlay shows that environmental content can benefit game makers and the planet
January 27, 2023 Pocket Gamer Connects ustwo's Jennifer Estaris on gaming's potential for positive change The game director took to the stage at Pocket Gamer Connects to discuss climate activism
January 24, 2023 Pocket Gamer Connects Pocketgamer Connects London: What can games do to improve the world? Answer: A lot
December 20, 2022 Green Gaming Niantic planted 301 thousand trees throughout 2022 The company has released a new post showcasing its social impact throughout the year
December 7, 2022 Playing For The Planet Flick partners with PlanetPlay as part of environmental commitment The partnership includes a new Flick Solitaire deck designed by Alliga Mirguesinov.
November 24, 2022 Green Gaming Ubisoft to educate players on environmental matters through in-game activities The gaming giants wants to speak to all its players about the climate crisis
September 2, 2022 Green Gaming Report: US Gamers are more concerned with the environment than the general population A study by Yale and Unity has delved into gamers' opinions on global warming
August 26, 2022 Green Gaming Ex-Disney, Kabam, and EA staff reveal climate friendly studio Carbon Counts is developing EverForest, which will result in real trees being planted as users play
August 3, 2022 Environment Xsolla partners with GamesForest.Club to help preserve forests in Germany and Peru The games industry is going green as more companies take on climate change
August 1, 2022 Going Green Pixel Federation players plant 86,000 trees as part of Green Game Jam 2022 Slovak Company joins the Playing for the Planet Alliance to help the games industry battle climate change
July 25, 2022 Netmarble Bounces Back Morgan Stanley awards Netmarble in latest ESG evaluation South Korean mobile firm receives A rating in latest environmental governance report
June 30, 2022 Gaming Gone Green Supercell, Tilting Point, and Edgeworks among winners at Green Game Jam 2022 Hay Day, Terragenesis, and June's Journey among mobile titles celebrated
June 22, 2022 Gaming For Good Fishing (and hunting) for awareness How Ten Square Games turned their hobby games into a source of eco-education
June 7, 2022 Environmental Events MAG hosts reforestation initiative in third consecutive Playing for the Planet appearance In-game events themed around reforestation developed at Green Game Jam
May 31, 2022 Greener Games Gamigo Group joins Playing For The Planet Alliance The European and North American publisher is the latest in the 43-strong games industry environmental advocacy group
April 22, 2022 Real-world Resources Solitaire Grand Harvest players are helping plant a new Californian forest on Earth Day Supporting the launch of a game initiative
April 22, 2022 Mga 2022 Best Innovation This Earth Day, take a fabulous hot air balloon ride around the GamesForest.Club Georg Broxtermann and Maria Wagner, co-founders of GamesForest.Club, discuss representing the positive change from the mobile games industry, and their optimism around blockchain gaming
March 29, 2022 Environmental Expectations Netmarble unveils ESG report with sustainable management goals Three key initiatives outlined
March 4, 2022 Protecting Pine Playtika to plant up to 100,000 Western white pine trees to reinvigorate species House of Fun players will contribute to number of trees planted through gameplay
February 28, 2022 Gameloft Gets Greener Gameloft joins Playing for the Planet Alliance Commits to decarbonation across operations
February 24, 2022 Going Green Tencent vows carbon neutrality by 2030 Will switch to 100% green energy with the next 8 years
February 15, 2022 Sharks Eating Chickens PG Connects London: a quick-fire green game jam Mensah-Bonsu, Muntean, and Esteris' Green Live Ops panel prompts a lo-fi game jam
February 3, 2022 Foundations Of A Future Forest Gamigo Group plants over 110,000 trees Via continued partnership with Eden Reforestation Project
February 1, 2022 Muscles, Brain, And Determination Rovio partners with Popeye and The SeaCleaners to clean the sea Hosting a week-long event in Angry Birds Friends to promote awareness
January 11, 2022 Environmental Expansion Netmarble launches ESG Management Council, plans to reduce CO2 emissions Aims to reduce annual Co2 output by 5,300 tons
January 6, 2022 Green Footprint Kolibri Games partners with Planetly to attain carbon neutrality Makes contribution for past two years of business operations
March 23, 2021 Protect The Earth Razer wants to be carbon neutral by 2030 Firm has committed to running entirely on renewable energy by 2025 and use recycled or recyclable materials for its products
March 10, 2021 Protect The Earth Rovio teams up with Kahoot to educate players on climate change The Angry Birds creator developed six quizzes for the platform
March 2, 2021 Save The Planet TiMi Studios joins the Playing for the Planet Alliance "Great games can make positive contributions to society"
January 22, 2021 Protect The Earth The United Nations launches Reset Earth for World Education Day To educate the youth on protecting the ozone layer
January 6, 2021 Save The Planet Apple to modify exec bonuses based on environmental values "Beginning in 2021, an environmental, social, and governance modifier based on Apple Values and other key community initiatives will be incorporated into our annual cash incentive program"
January 5, 2021 Green Thumb Ustwo games is planting a new tree for each download of Alba: A Wildlife Adventure So far 276,490 trees have been planted
August 18, 2020 Chari-tree Games industry supports Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation with a record-breaking half-million Euros A group of Finnish games companies have assembled the largest single donation in the history of the Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation