8 Sustainability Team Building Activities With a Purpose

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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has grown increasingly important in recent years, with both employees and consumers expecting organisations to take meaningful steps to protect the environment and positively impact their communities.

To help companies achieve their CSR goals, we are thrilled to introduce our new sustainability team building events, carefully crafted to raise awareness of sustainable practices both in the office and at home, all while offering fun and engaging activities for your team.

Make a difference with sustainability team building events

Eco-awareness

Environmental conservation

Community impact

Practical knowledge and skills

Support CSR goals

“Feel good” factor

Team bonding

Employee retention and attraction

Boost company reputation

Our sustainability team building activities are designed to make a meaningful positive impact on both your team and the planet, featuring fun and engaging challenges centered on eco-friendly practices. You have the flexibility to select individual activities as standalone events or combine them for a more comprehensive experience. Whether at your office or any venue across the UK, we’ll bring these events directly to you, providing all the necessary equipment and dedicated event staff.

Explore each of our innovative sustainability team building activities below:

1. Living Wall Sustainability Workshop

Large green living wall in office conference room
Lush green living wall in wooden frame above brown sofa in office
Green living wall next to office desks

What is the Living Wall Sustainability Workshop?

It’s a hands-on team building workshop where participants join forces to construct a stunning living wall that will enhance your office while improving air quality. This activity is suitable for all skill levels, from total beginners to gardening enthusiasts.

Where does it happen?

The workshop can take place in your office or at any venue in the UK. We come to you!

How does it work?

  • Your group will be divided into teams, engaging in fun and lighthearted challenges to earn the necessary equipment for building the living wall.
  • Using their teamwork, creativity and new know-how on living walls, teams will come together to craft a beautiful and functional living wall. We’ve got all the materials and equipment covered!

What’s the impact?

  • Gain valuable insights from our expert on the functionality and environmental benefits of living walls.
  • Learn practical gardening skills and tips that you can apply beyond the event.
  • Elevate your office aesthetics with a stunning living wall installation.
  • Experience improved air quality.
  • Feel less stressed in the workplace.
  • Foster environmental awareness to encourage your team to be more eco-friendly.

Get in touch today for a free, bespoke quote!

2. Terrarium Sustainability Workshop

terrarium making kit for team building workshop
women building terrarium in sustainability team building workshop
open terrarium with green plants on office desk

What is the Terrarium Sustainability Workshop?

It’s a hands-on, interactive team building workshop where participants engage in fun team building activities and create beautiful terrariums to take home or display in the office. This activity is suitable for all skill levels, from total beginners to gardening enthusiasts.

Where does it happen?

The workshop can take place in your office or at any venue in the UK. We come to you!

How does it work?

  • Your group will be divided into teams, engaging in fun and lighthearted challenges to earn the necessary equipment for creating the terrariums.
  • Combining their collective skills, creativity and the newfound knowledge on terrariums, teams get their hands dirty to construct and personalise unique miniature ecosystems.
  • Guided by the expert, learn how to layer your terrarium and get creative with colourful plants and decorative figurines. We provide all the materials and equipment needed!

What’s the impact?

  • Gain valuable insights from our expert on biodiversity and how ecosystems work.
  • Learn hands-on skills on how to build a terrarium.
  • Relax and reconnect with nature and your team.
  • Take home a beautiful terrarium to decorate your space.
  • Enjoy the therapeutic practice of looking after your terrarium as a long-term hobby.
  • Stress reduction and a more positive workplace.
  • Foster environmental awareness to encourage your team to be more eco-friendly.

Get in touch today for a free, bespoke quote!

3. Kokedama Sustainability Workshop

hands shaping kokedama moss ball with string
close up on hands binding kokedama ball with string
mutiple kokedama moss balls with green plants on table

What is the Kokedama Sustainability Workshop?

It’s a therapeutic and immersive team building workshop where participants engage in fun team building activities and create beautiful Japanese kokdedama art to take home or display in the office. This activity is suitable for all skill levels, from total beginners to gardening enthusiasts.

Where does it happen?

The workshop can take place in your office or at any venue in the UK. We come to you!

How does it work?

  • Your group will be divided into teams, engaging in fun and lighthearted challenges to earn the necessary equipment for creating the kokedama.
  • Work together and learn how to correctly prepare the kokedama plants, cleaning the roots, wrapping them in soil and shaping the moss around the plant. We provide all the materials and equipment needed!

What’s the impact?

  • Dive into the rich history of kokedama with insights from our expert.
  • Get hands-on experience in preparing, building and nurturing your kokedama.
  • Enjoy a meditative and therapeutic experience, reconnecting with nature and your team.
  • Take home a beautiful kokedama art to add a natural and minimalist touch to your space.
  • Reduce stress in the workplace.
  • Inspire environmental awareness within your team, encouraging eco-friendly practices.

Get in touch today for a free, bespoke quote!

4. Bee Hotel Sustainability Workshop

bee habitat workshop crafting with sticks
man hanging bee hotel in tree after team building workshop
man holding bee hotel to his face in sustainability wworkshop

What is the Bee Hotel Sustainability Workshop?

It’s a practical team building workshop where participants tackle a series of fun team building challenges and build unique bee habitats. These Bee Hotels can be installed in a garden or shared office green space, providing shelter for solitary bees. This sustainability team building activity is suitable for all skill levels, from total beginners to DIY enthusiasts.

Where does it happen?

The workshop can take place in your office or at any venue in the UK. We come to you!

How does it work?

  • Your group will be divided into teams, engaging in fun and lighthearted challenges to earn the necessary equipment for building the Bee Hotels.
  • Unleash your team’s collective imagination, creativity and DIY skills to craft the Bee Hotel structures using blocks of wood, bamboo sticks and paint. We provide all the materials and equipment needed!

What’s the impact?

  • Understand the crucial role bees play in pollination, learn about the various bee species and how Bee Hotels contribute to protecting solitary bees.
  • Help conserve solitary bees by providing a safe habitat for laying their eggs and raising their young.
  • Learn how to maintain your Bee Hotel and ways to attract pollinators to your outdoor area.
  • Get practical DIY skills through a unique team project.
  • Enjoy a fun team-bonding experience.
  • Promote awareness of environmental sustainability and wildlife conservation efforts.

Get in touch today for a free, bespoke quote!

5. Living Art Sustainability Workshop

women creating living frame in sustainability team building workshop
succulent plants in old wooden frames
succulent in old shoe for sustainability team building event

What is the Living Art Sustainability Workshop?

It’s a therapeutic and immersive team building workshop where participants engage in fun team building activities and create beautiful living art to take home or display in the office. This activity is suitable for all skill levels, from total beginners to gardening enthusiasts.

Where does it happen?

The workshop can take place in your office or at any venue in the UK. We come to you!

How does it work?

  • Your group will be divided into teams, engaging in fun and lighthearted challenges to earn the necessary equipment for creating the living art pieces.
  • Get your hands dirty and let your creativity flow as you craft unique living art, using natural materials like plants, moss and driftwood, either in a living frame or an adorable planter. Wherever possible, we’ll upcycle old and discarded items.

What’s the impact?

  • Learn the essential techniques for creating fully functional living art.
  • Gain practical gardening skills that you can apply beyond the event.
  • Develop a deeper understanding of upcycling, ecosystems and sustainability.
  • Enjoy a relaxing and therapeutic gardening experience, reconnecting with nature and your team.
  • Display your unique botanical creation at home or in your office, promoting stress reduction and enhancing wellbeing.
  • Foster team awareness and appreciation for natural environments.

Get in touch today for a free, bespoke quote!

 6. Birdhouse Sustainability Workshop

man drilling birdhouse in sustainability workshop
wooden birdhouse decorated with colourful flowers in team building activity
painting birdhouses in sustainability team building workshop

What is the Birdhouse Sustainability Workshop?

It’s a practical team building workshop where participants engage in a series of fun team building challenges and build unique birdhouses which can be installed in the participants’ gardens or in a shared office green space. This activity is suitable for all skill levels, from total beginners to DIY enthusiasts.

Where does it happen?

The workshop can take place in your office or at any venue in the UK. We come to you!

How does it work?

  • Your group will be divided into teams, engaging in fun and lighthearted challenges to earn the necessary equipment for building the bird boxes.
  • Guided by our expert facilitator, assemble the birdhouses and add your creative touch as you decorate them. These charming little houses will not only look great in your garden but also provide a safe shelter for nesting birds.

What’s the impact?

  • Develop a deeper understanding of environmental sustainability and the importance of supporting bird conservation.
  • Help provide nesting shelters for birds, supporting their population.
  • Get practical DIY skills through a unique team project.
  • Enjoy a fun team-bonding experience.

Get in touch today for a free, bespoke quote!

7. Foraging Experience Team Building Activity

women picking wild mushroom in forest during team building event
wild garlic in a basket after foraging team building
wild foraging plants mushrooms and flowers on a wooden board

What is the Foraging Experience Team Building Activity?

It’s a sustainable team foraging trip where participants engage in a series of fun team building challenges and identify seasonal wild foods in the local area. This activity is suitable for all skill levels, from total beginners to foraging enthusiasts.

Where does it happen?

This team building activity takes place outdoors at various locations across the UK. The itinerary can be tailored to your preference.

How does it work?

  • The experience is divided into three parts. The day begins with an immersive session teaching you about the wild foods that grow in the UK and the local area, focusing on the safest things to identify and the most important to avoid.
  • Next, teams embark on an exciting foraging adventure, gathering edible wild foods while participating in various fun team challenges and games.
  • The day concludes with a delicious 3-course meal using the wild foods collected during the day.

What’s the impact?

  • Learn how to forage sustainably and how to identify edible and poisonous plants, flowers, fruits and mushrooms, guided by an expert.
  • Gain skills in preparing and cooking wild foods.
  • Raise awareness and increase appreciation for the natural environment.
  • Enjoy a fun and thrilling team-bonding experience.

Get in touch today for a free, bespoke quote!

8. Community Clean Up Team Building Activity

people planting in community clean up team building activity
team planting flowers in community garden for team building
people digging in community clean up team building

What is the Community Clean Up Team Building Activity?

It’s a hands-on community gardening experience where teams help preserve and improve a local green space in London. This activity is suitable for all skill levels, from total beginners to gardening enthusiasts.

Where does it happen?

This team building activity takes place at a public green space in London that could benefit from some attention such as a park, playground, council estate or community garden.

How does it work?

  • Your group will be divided into teams to compete in light-hearted challenges while engaging in hands-on gardening tasks such as digging, planting, pruning, building bug hotels and litter picking.
  • Through collective effort, witness the remarkable transformation of the space.

What’s the impact?

  • Enhance the biodiversity of the site.
  • Create a beautiful natural area for local residents, giving back to the community.
  • Learn from an expert horticulturist about how plants and trees support urban environments.
  • Walk away with practical gardening skills.
  • Enjoy a fun and thrilling team-bonding experience.
  • Raise awareness and increase appreciation for the natural environment.

Get in touch today for a free, bespoke quote!

Organising an environmental team building activity?

Our expert team is here to give you personalised recommendations and ideas for a successful environmental team building event. Get in touch today for a free venue finding service and free, bespoke proposal in less than 45 minutes.

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FAQs

What are sustainability team building events?

Sustainability team building events are activities designed to promote environmental awareness and eco-friendly practices within a team. These events typically involve hands-on projects and challenges that encourage teamwork, creativity and learning about sustainability. Participants might engage in activities such as building birdhouses, creating living walls, foraging for wild foods or constructing bee hotels. The goal is to foster a sense of environmental responsibility, enhance team cohesion, boost organisational corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts and provide practical skills that can be applied both in the workplace and in personal life.

Why organise a sustainability team building activity for your organisation?

Sustainability team building activities aim to educate participants on eco-friendly practices while strengthening teamwork and communication through hands-on projects and team building challenges. Additionally, they boost employee morale and satisfaction, enhance your corporate image and support your corporate social responsibility (CSR) goals.

Where can I host a sustainability team building activity?

Our sustainability team building workshops can be held at your preferred venue in the UK, and we will travel to you with all the necessary materials and a professional event crew. If you don’t have a venue in mind, we will assist you in finding the perfect location for your event at no extra cost.