Heathrow launches Sustainable Innovation Prize

UK businesses and organisations are being invited to apply for Heathrow’s first Sustainable Innovation Prize submitting ideas on how to address the environmental challenges of airports and the aviation industry. The winning entry of the Sustainable Innovation Prize will be awarded £20,000 and the green light to develop their idea, earning the opportunity to use Heathrow as a ‘live laboratory.’ Here they will be able to trial and develop their winning concept and gain exposure to Heathrow’s operation and partners in the process.  This launch of the Sustainable Innovation Prize…

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The New ‘Green’ Tea: Co-op Brews Up Solution To Plastic Tea Bags

The Co-op is brewing up a fully biodegradable paper tea bag, making it the first retailer to find a solution to the problem of plastic waste caused by the nation’s favourite beverage. The convenience retailer’s famous own-brand 99 tea will be developed without polypropylene, which is an industry-wide method used to enable teabags to hold their shape. The move could save nine tonnes of plastic every year from being dumped into household rubbish and compost collections. The Co-op, which sells around 4.6 million boxes of tea annually (around 367 million…

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Trust in charities rose to high of 64% in 2017

Charities rose to the fifth most trusted public institution last year with trust levels peaking at 64% according to the Trust in Charity report for 2017 according to nfpSynergy. Below are a few key findings. To see the report in full, please visit nfpSynergy’s webpage. Trust in charities rose early in 2017 and then plateaued in the 55-60% range. Trust in charities rose to a high of 64% early in 2017, then dipped in the middle of the year to 55% and 57% and rose at year end to 60% By…

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The Beating Hearts Ball online auction is now open to raise money for life saving research

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has launched its exclusive online auction with luxury items and once-in-a-lifetime experiences, ahead of The Beating Hearts Ball at The Guildhall on Tuesday 20 February.  The online auction is live until midday on Tuesday 20 February. Proceeds raised from the auction and the gala ball will help fund pioneering research in the fight against heart and circulatory disease and to support The Miles Frost Fund, set up by the family of the late Sir David Frost in partnership with the BHF. Auction lots  The chance…

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Limited edition prints available for World Pangolin Day

Artist Tori Ratcliffe has teamed up with World Land Trust (WLT) for a special sale of limited edition prints of her pangolin portrait in time for World Pangolin Day on 17 February. The signed and numbered prints are currently available in the WLT shop, with 100 per cent of profits going towards conserving the Borneo Rainforest habitat of the Sunda Pangolin in Kinabatangan. Tori was moved to support pangolin conservation when she came across an article with detailed photographic portraits describing the threats they face from poaching and habitat destruction.…

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