Day: 6 April 2021

Mace and AFC Energy sign UK first partnership in using hydrogen power to decarbonise construction sites

Stuart Mitchell

AFC Energy and Mace Group (“Mace”), the leading international consultancy and construction business, have formed a UK first strategic partnership to use hydrogen power in decarbonising the construction industry. Globally, the construction sector accounts for 38% of energy related emissions, and in London 14.5% of the most harmful emissions such as PM2.5 are from stationary diesel generators on construction sites. Mace and AFC Energy will work together in deploying zero emission hydrogen generators to deliver a transition away from the use of highly polluting diesel generators on construction sites both…

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Save the Children: Taking Action on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Stuart Mitchell

Charity Save the Children reaffirm their commitment to diversity with the following post below on their website: Save the Children reaffirms our unwavering commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, openly reflecting on and sharing the progress we have made, the work we have underway and the opportunities where we still have room to learn and grow. We shared our last DEI update in October, and will continue to do so on a quarterly basis. Save the Children envisions a world where every child gets the future they deserve. To achieve…

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Subscription service launched in Denbighshire to end period poverty

Stuart Mitchell

A subscription service has been launched in Denbighshire to end period poverty and prevent periods being a barrier to education. The Council, through the Welsh Government 2020/21 Period Deprivation Grant, has secured a subscription service for young people in Denbighshire where period poverty could be a barrier to their education.   The free service, in conjunction with social enterprise Hey Girls, will run until March 2022 providing either a package of re-usable period products or a monthly delivery of eco-friendly disposable products directly to subscribers’ home. Those eligible must be enrolled…

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CAP – Six top tips to avoid misleading advertising

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Six top tips to avoid misleading advertising. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. Year on year, roughly 70% of the complaints the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) receives relate to misleading advertising, proving that this is an issue that consumers take seriously and that all marketers should be mindful of. Here are our top tips to…

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Wells Fargo Surpasses $10 billion in Tax-Equity Financing of Renewable Energy Projects

Stuart Mitchell

As one of the U.S.’s leading clean energy investors, Wells Fargo Renewable Energy & Environmental Finance, or REEF, provides tax-equity financing to utility-scale projects in the wind, solar, and fuel cell sectors. Launched in 2006 — and part of the company’s broader commitment to help accelerate the just transition to a lower-carbon economy — REEF has now provided more than $10 billion in tax-equity financing in support of more than 500 renewable energy projects across the company.  “Wells Fargo believes that climate change is one of the most urgent environmental and social…

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