Ribena Announces Next Green Moves After Saving 40,000 Tonnes Of Plastics Over 10 Years

One of the nation’s most loved drinks brands, Ribena, is celebrating over 10 years of making its bottles from 100% recycled plastic, also known as rPET. Ribena’s use of rPET has prevented 40,000 tonnes of additional plastic from being produced – the equivalent weight of around 30,000 Ford Fiestas. Ribena was the first UK soft drink brand to use 100% recycled plastic bottles – a move that was a major step forward for sustainable packaging. The brand is now introducing additional ways to make its packaging even more sustainable. Thebrand…

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Landsec leads coffee cup recycling initiative in UK first

Property company Landsec has partnered with a consortium of national coffee retailers, led by Costa Coffee, to revolutionise the lifecycle of disposable coffee cups and vastly improve the sustainability of the coffee industry. In a UK first, an industry-wide working group – established by Landsec – is trialling methods to dramatically increase the amount of coffee cups successfully recycled. Three Landsec retail destinations – Bluewater, Trinity Leeds and Gunwharf Quays – are running individual trials to establish the best way of encouraging customers to dispose of their coffee cups properly…

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Water Company To Charge Forward with “Second Life” Energy Storage Deal

Northumbrian Water is planning to pilot the use of large scale battery storage at a number of sites across the North East, Essex & Suffolk. Battery storage can help reduce energy spend; batteries can be charged at low cost then power the company′s sites during high-cost evening peak times. Batteries can also help National Grid to balance supply and demand of energy across the UK and add resilience at the company′s sites by providing back up power. The aim of the pilot is to prove the process′ ability to reduce…

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CIPR to support Women & BAME in Communications Conferences

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) is proud to support the Women in Communications and BAME in Communications Conferences taking place on 9 and 10 April, respectively.  The unique conferences aim to provide current and future leaders with the skills and understanding to confront issues of representation.  According to the CIPR’s State of the Profession research, two-thirds of the public relations industry is comprised of women, but the number of women occupying board and director level positions remains stubbornly low. Meanwhile, more PR professionals than ever believe PR campaigns are more effective when…

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PRCA plans a year of celebrations to mark 50 years of raising standards as world’s largest PR professional body

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) is announcing a raft of celebrations to mark its 50th year. The PRCA is also announcing that after an unparalleled year of growth in 2018 -including the APPC merger, and the launch of PRCA Southeast Asia- it now represents well over 30,000 practitioners, making it the world’s largest PR professional body. The anniversary begins with a special 50th anniversary logo which will be used throughout 2019. Other activities will include a 50th anniversary celebratory book, a major birthday party celebration in November, numerous…

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