Sustainability blogs that accept guest posts range from green living sites to business sustainability publishers. Well-known names that take outside writers include Treehugger, Grist and Sustainable Brands, alongside hundreds of smaller sustainability blogs. Pick sites whose readers match your topic, read each site's current guidelines and pitch one specific idea.
Sustainability has moved from a niche interest to something almost every business has to talk about. Renewable energy companies, ethical brands, recycling services, B Corps, charities and climate tech startups all want to reach readers who care about the planet.
That interest brings a lot of greenwashing, and sustainability editors are wary of it. They want posts with evidence behind them, honest about trade-offs and clear about what a reader or business can do.
This page sits alongside my free list of websites that accept guest posts, which covers sites across every niche.
Which sustainability blogs accept guest posts?
These are long-running sustainability publications that are known for running work from contributors, freelancers or guest writers. Each one works differently, so treat this as a starting point:
- Treehugger: a long-running green living site that works with freelance writers on sustainability.
- Grist: a nonprofit climate news site that takes pitches from freelance journalists.
- Sustainable Brands: a business sustainability publisher that runs contributed articles from practitioners.
- EcoWatch: an environmental news site that publishes contributor and partner content.
- Mother Earth News: a long-established magazine on self-reliance, gardening and green living.
- YES! Magazine: a nonprofit publication that takes freelance pitches on solutions to social and environmental problems.
Several of the publishers above are newsrooms that take freelance pitches rather than guest posts, and the business titles want practitioners with real results. Guidelines change, and some sites pause submissions for months at a time, so read each site's current pitch or write for us page before you send anything.
Should you aim for the big names or smaller sustainability blogs?
The famous sustainability titles are worth a pitch if you have real expertise and patience, but they get far more pitches than they can use, and many only work with writers they already know. Smaller sustainability blogs with a loyal readership are often the better first step. They reply faster, they're more open to new writers, and a post on a focused site that your buyers read can do more for you than a line on a huge site they never visit.
Whichever you choose, judge a site on its readers and how it looks after them, not on one metric. A site that still publishes, edits with care and has real people commenting is worth more than a bigger site that publishes anything.
Green living, climate news or business sustainability?
Sustainability sites write for different readers:
- Green living sites want practical posts on reducing waste, saving energy and living more simply.
- Climate and environment sites want reporting and analysis on policy, science and solutions.
- Business sustainability sites want posts on reporting, supply chains, circular models and leadership.
- Mission-led and charity sites want stories of projects, communities and campaigns making a difference.
Ethical products fit best on green living sites. Consultancies, software and services for sustainability teams belong on the business sites, and charities do well on mission-led sites.
What do sustainability editors want?
Evidence. Sustainability editors want claims backed by data and named sources, with honest limits. Don't call something carbon neutral, plastic free or green without saying exactly what that means and how you know.
They also want solutions. Readers are tired of bad news. A post that shows what worked, what it took and what a reader could copy is far more welcome than another warning.
Free guest post or sponsored post on a sustainability blog?
Free contributions are possible on business sustainability sites and smaller green living blogs, especially from practitioners with real results. Newsrooms commission freelancers. Sponsored posts are common on green living sites, and they're faster and more predictable for brands with a launch or campaign date.
How do you check a sustainability blog before you pitch?
- Read the three newest posts. Is the site still publishing, and who writes for it?
- Find the current guidelines. Look for a write for us, contribute or pitch page, and check its date.
- Check for greenwashing. A sustainability site that runs any brand's claims without question won't be trusted by readers for long.
- Find a name. A real editor you can email beats a form that never replies.
- Ask if posts are permanent. Some sites prune old content in clean-ups.
There's more in how to check backlink quality and my guide to high DA guest posting sites. Sustainability overlaps with business and lifestyle, so my business blogs that accept guest posts and lifestyle blogs that accept guest posts pages are useful places to widen your search.
How should you pitch a sustainability blog?
Lead with a result or a clear how-to. "How a small bakery cut its food waste by half without new equipment" is a pitch. "A sustainability article" is not. Say who you are and what you've done.
Keep links to evidence and useful tools. A link to a report, a calculator or a detailed case study is easy for an editor to approve. A link to a product page in a post about climate change isn't.
Be honest about trade-offs. Editors trust writers who admit what didn't work or what's still hard, and readers do too.
Can you place a sustainability post on my blog?
Yes, when it's about marketing a purpose-led business or charity: talking about sustainability without greenwashing, building trust, or social media for mission-led brands. lilachbullock.com is a marketing blog that's been publishing since the dial-up days, with thousands of indexed articles, and my readers are business owners, marketers and entrepreneurs, mostly in the USA and the UK. Green living tips and climate reporting suit the sites above better. Guidelines are on my nonprofit page.
How placing a post on my blog works
- Email [email protected], or start on my write for me page, with your target URL, topic and niche.
- I reply with whether it fits and which format I'd pick: a new sponsored post or a link insertion into an existing, indexed article.
- You send the article, or I choose the right existing article for your link.
- I edit, publish and send you the live URL.
Accepted posts usually go live within 24 to 48 hours of everything being agreed. Placements are permanent. I invoice by PayPal, and if you're an agency, I never contact your client.
If you're weighing up where to place a post, how buying a guest post on my blog works explains what you get and what I turn down.
Placing a sustainability post? Email [email protected] with your target URL, topic and niche, or start on my write for me page. Agencies and repeat buyers are welcome.
Frequently asked questions
Which sustainability blogs accept guest posts?
Well-known examples that take outside writers include Treehugger, Grist, Sustainable Brands, EcoWatch, Mother Earth News and YES! Magazine. Check each site's current guidelines before you pitch, because they change.
Do sustainability blogs accept guest posts from brands?
Many do, if the post is honest, backed by evidence and useful to readers. Be ready for questions about any green claims you make.
What should I pitch a sustainability blog?
Pitch a practical, evidence-backed post showing a real result or a clear way for readers or businesses to act.
Can I place a sustainability guest post on lilachbullock.com?
Yes, if it's about marketing a purpose-led business or charity. Email your target URL, topic and niche and I'll tell you if it fits.