Day: 23 December 2018

Letter from CEOs to UK Prime Minister calls for a net zero emissions goal by 2050

Stuart Mitchell

On the 10-year anniversary of the UK Climate Change Act, the CLG celebrates the UK’s achievements towards a zero carbon economy and calls for clear guidelines from government to catalyse future progress. In a letter signed by CEOs from Anglian Water, Coca-Cola European Partners, Danone, IAG, Interface, Scottish Power, Signify UK & Ireland, SSE, Thames Water Utilities Ltd and Unilever, the CLG demands clear targets set by governments to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 at the latest. The letter highlights the importance of: The government setting clear long-term goals so businesses can…

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Barclays backs next generation to boost Britain’s farms

Stuart Mitchell

Barclays has launched #FarmtheFuture, a nationwide campaign encouraging farmers to plan for their future and tell young people about the benefits of a career in agriculture, as new data reveals that Britain’s farming population is ageing rapidly. The bank has teamed up with TV presenter and former JLS boyband star JB Gill, who has swapped pop stardom for a rural life of turkey and pig farming, to show the younger generation that farming could be their perfect career. The number of British farmers aged over 65 has increased by 70…

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Chinese viscose sector’s sustainability roadmap fails to deliver

Stuart Mitchell

A new report, Dirty Fashion: Spotlight on China, by the Changing Markets Foundation finds that a new sustainability initiative from Chinese viscose producers is short on ambition and will not meet NGO requirements on responsible viscose, which have been endorsed by leading fashion brands. The Collaboration for Sustainable Development of Viscose (CV) has launched a three-year Roadmap, which claims to provide a way for Chinese viscose producers to achieve sustainable supply chains. However, Changing Markets, which has been investigating and campaigning on sustainable viscose production since early 2017, finds that…

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3MW battery to power Emirates Stadium

Stuart Mitchell

Arsenal FC are delighted to announce the installation of a ground-breaking battery storage system (BSS) that will store enough energy – provided by official renewable energy partner Octopus Energy – to run Emirates Stadium for an entire match. The storage system, developed by UK-based Pivot Power with funding support from investment manager Downing LLP and facilitated by Octopus Energy, has been designed to meet our peak levels of energy consumption and will store enough power to run the Emirates for 90 minutes. It’s the equivalent of powering 2,700 homes for…

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PRCA announces winners of 2019 PR and Communications Council election

Stuart Mitchell

The PRCA has announced the results of the election for the 2019 PR and Communications Council, the think-tank of the PR and communications industry. In total, there have been 71 elected appointments to the Council, following a record-number of votes (over 2,800) cast. The full list of winners is below: Small Agency (up to £1.5m) Daria Chernyshenko, The Agency Partnership Marcus Chrysostomou, Westco Trading Paul Cockerton, Dynamo PR Will Cookson, Pangolin PR Jo Cresswell, Milk & Honey PR Jules Herd, Five in a Boat Liam Keogh, Palm PR Nicola Koronka, Missive…

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