Month: December 2018

Costa Coffee and Barclaycard launch UK’s first contactless reusable ‘clever cup’

Stuart Mitchell

Costa Coffee has partnered with Barclaycard to launch the UK’s first reusable contactless coffee cup. Available in Costa Coffee stores this November, the Clever Cup harnesses contactless payment technology to turn customers’ reusable coffee cups into a fast and convenient way to pay. Powered by bPay by Barclaycard technology, Clever Cup users can track their spending, top up their balance, and take control to block or cancel the contactless payment element online or using the dedicated bPay app, available on iPhone and Android devices. The Clever Cups form part of…

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Europe’s first bioenergy carbon capture and storage pilot now underway

Stuart Mitchell

The commissioning of an innovative Bioenergy Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) pilot plant at Drax Power Station has started with the first carbon dioxide expected to be captured in the coming weeks. If successful, the six month pilot project will capture a tonne of CO2 a day from the gases produced when renewable power is generated using biomass at Drax – the UK’s biggest power station, near Selby in North Yorkshire. BECCS is vital to global efforts to combat climate change because the technology will mean the gases that cause…

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Heineken partners with Drink Aware and Tesco for the first time to encourage shoppers to have alcohol free days

Stuart Mitchell

Ahead of Alcohol Awareness Week, Heineken 0.0, Drink Aware and Tesco joined forces for the UK’s first in-store promotion of Drink Free Days. The initiative, ran in 450 Tesco stores across the country from mid-November to early December, promoted Heineken 0.0 no-alcohol beer and Drink Free Days. There will be a combination of impactful signage in the beer aisle, displays on the digital advertising screens in more than 250 large format stores, and a banner on the Tesco online shopping website. The shelf edge at the point of sale will…

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New Study Finds 89% of UK Fleets Plan to Go Electric Before Government’s 2030 Goal

Stuart Mitchell

Geotab, has unveiled research which claims that while almost half of today’s surveyed fleets (46%) in the UK are without any electric vehicles (EVs), most UK-based fleet managers (89%) expect them to play a dominant role in their company’s fleet before 2028. The UK-wide study of 250 fleet managers, conducted by Censuswide with Geotab, demonstrates the rising preference for alternative vehicles, the call for government action and technological advancements to support and accelerate the transition to a fully EV future. According to the study, government incentives (48%), improvements in charging…

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As global mobilizations soar, UN Women brings survivors of violence and advocates to centre stage on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls

Stuart Mitchell

Global movements such as “#MeToo”, “#TimesUp”, “#BalanceTonPorc”, “#NiUnaMenos”, “#HollaBack!” and “#TotalShutdown” and corporate walk-outs in recent times have exposed the magnitude of violence against women and girls and how often it is normalized. While research shows that violence against women and girls affects one in three women worldwide and that no country is immune to this pandemic, instead of holding perpetrators accountable, women and girls who experience violence are often blamed and their testimonies systematically put in doubt. This year’s United Nations theme for the International Day for the Elimination…

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