Day: 24 January 2019

Canary Wharf Group Launches New App with HELPFUL to Encourage Widespread Reuse and Recycling Across the Estate

Stuart Mitchell

Canary Wharf Group has partnered with HELPFUL, the creators of the world’s first plastic recycling and rewarding app to simplify and incentivise reuse and recycling for consumers. In an industry first, piloted by Canary Wharf Group, the app will help those visiting and working on the Canary Wharf estate to correctly recycle their waste, make the switch to reusable products to avoid single-use plastic and collect rewards in a pioneering Estate-wide effort to drive behavioural change. As part of Canary Wharf Group’s continued campaign towards becoming a Plastic Free Commercial Centre with…

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Angelina Jolie joins BBC News project for children

Stuart Mitchell

The BBC, joined by Angelina Jolie as executive producer, will pilot a global English-language current affairs programme for children in 2019, Our World. It will include ten episodes of a weekly programme. Angelina Jolie says: “There has never been a time when it was more important to introduce the next generation to objective, impartial news and factual explanation of the events and issues shaping our world. Children today are exposed to a lot of opinion, but not necessarily to information that is fact-based and reliable. “As a mother, I am…

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Mars Australia and JCU form a sustainable partnership

Stuart Mitchell

An agreement between Mars Australia and James Cook University will see the two organisations collaborating on a variety of tropical research projects. These include coral reef restoration, cocoa pollination and next-generation productivity techniques to assist small farming communities in the Tropics. Family Board Director of Mars, Incorporated and Vice President – Sustainable Solutions, Frank Mars, said: “As part of our Sustainable in a Generation Plan, Mars is focused on minimising our impact on the planet and making a difference to people throughout our total value chain. One of the ways…

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Group of Friends, a new education advocacy initiative to kick off at UN

Stuart Mitchell

As the world celebrates the first International Day of Education on 24 January, Ambassadors at the United Nations Headquarters will launch a new advocacy initiative called the Group of Friends for Education and Lifelong Learning.  Taking the cause for education forward, the Permanent Missions of Argentina, the Czech Republic, Japan, Kenya and Norway will establish the Group of Friends, to rally political commitments for education. Together with 25 countries, the Group will strive to advocate the centrality of education for reaching the Sustainable Development Goals. This year presents a unique opportunity…

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Electrifying World Premiere: Volkswagen offers First Glimpse of Mobile Charging Station

Stuart Mitchell

At the turn of the year, Volkswagen is offering a glimpse of the company’s future mobile quick charging station. It can be set up flexibly and independent of the power supply wherever it is needed: for example, in public parking lots in the city, on company premises, or as a temporary charging point at large-scale events. The mobile charging station works according to the principle of a power bank – which is familiar to many people with smartphones – but for electric vehicles instead. The charging capacity of up to…

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