Day: 16 August 2018

IKEA UK and Ireland to remove all single-use plastic straws by 1st October 2018

Stuart Mitchell

IKEA UK and Ireland have announced the removal of all single-use plastic straws from its product range and restaurants by 1st October 2018, as part of its vision to have a positive impact on people and the planet. IKEA will also be looking at possible replacements for use by people with diabilities. The commitment applies to all UK and Ireland stores, including the recently opened IKEA Exeter store, all future IKEA outlets and IKEA online. The announcement is the first of many steps IKEA is taking towards its global commitment…

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FareShare awarded grants from the Government’s Food Waste Reduction Fund

Stuart Mitchell

FareShare is celebrating being one of eight charities to be awarded grants from the Government’s £500,000 Food Waste Reduction Fund. The new grant funding will allow two of our centres in the south of England to store and redistribute even more food with the purchase of both a walk in freezer and chest freezers. And the second grant will be used by FareShare Yorkshire to fund the costs of buying and running a 7.5 ton lorry. This lorry will enable the team to access much needed quality food that suppliers…

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Ethics Panel delivers recommendations for use of facial recognition

Stuart Mitchell

An independent panel that advises London’s City Hall on the ethics of policing has issued a series of recommendations in a report examining the Metropolitan Police’s use of facial recognition technology. The Met has been trialling live facial recognition technology to understand how effective it will be in supporting police operations. The technology automatically checks people passing a camera in a public place that are checked against images on a ‘watch-list’ specially selected on police databases. It is one example of how the Met is using emerging digital technologies, and…

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National Park Foundation Invests More Than $500,000 in America’s National Trails and Wild & Scenic Rivers

Stuart Mitchell

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the National Trails and National Wild & Scenic Rivers systems in 2018, the National Park Foundation today announced 20 grants that will enhance the country’s national trails and wild and scenic rivers and provide increased public access. “Trails and rivers bring people together for shared experiences that last a lifetime,” said Will Shafroth, president of the National Park Foundation. “The National Park Foundation’s grants help maintain these treasured resources and enable more people to connect with them and each other.” These grants demonstrate…

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Asda commits to tackling microplastics in clothing

Stuart Mitchell

Asda becomes the first supermarket to join the Microfibre Consortium, which looks at reducing the impact of microplastics on the environment With reducing plastic use high on customers’ minds, Asda has joined forces with other brands to understand and reduce the impact of microfibres in clothing – which can find their way into the ocean – by joining the European Outdoor Group’s Microfibre Consortium. The Consortium aims to fully understand the issue of microfibre shedding, how and why it occurs, and find ways for industry to reduce it. Asda, which…

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