Month: April 2019

SC Johnson Plans Shift to Geothermal Power at Headquarters, Significantly Reducing Energy Use

Stuart Mitchell

SC Johnson has announced its intention to use geothermal energy to power its Racine headquarters, a move that will greatly reduce the company’s environmental footprint and positions the company as a leader in the private sector in the transition to cleaner, renewable energy sources. SC Johnson plans to install a GeoExchange system at its iconic Frank Lloyd Wright-designed campus to provide sustainable heating and cooling throughout the facilities, using the constant temperature of the Earth. The project – which is pending city and state approvals – is expected to reduce…

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The Prince’s Trust supports inaugural Stephen Lawrence Day

Stuart Mitchell

On 22nd April 2019, young people from youth charity The Prince’s Trust supported the inaugural Stephen Lawrence Day together with the Home Office and the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust at an event hosted in South London. The Prince’s Trust hosted event brought young people together to share their stories, and in keeping with the theme of the day to ‘Live Our Best Life’, discuss the positive contributions young people make to their communities and society. The Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service and Minister for London, Nick…

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Tesco trials removing plastic from fruit and veg

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco has removed an extensive selection of plastic wrapped fruit and veg products from two of its stores. The retailer’s latest move toward sustainable packaging will trial removing packaged fruit and veg wherever a loose alternative exists. A total of forty five packaged foods will be taken out of stores in Watford and Swindon. Customers will see fruit and veg including varieties of apples, mushrooms, peppers, onions, bananas and avocados free from their packaging. This comes as a part of Tesco’s commitments to reduce the amount of packaging in its…

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Automation could affect 27% of PR jobs – ONS study

Stuart Mitchell

The Office on National Statistics has published a report which estimates over a quarter (27%) of public relations jobs could be affected from automation. The report echoes research by CIPR’s #AIinPR panel which found that 12% of a PR practitioner’s skillset could be complemented or replaced by AI today, with a prediction that this could climb to 38% within five years. The ONS report – The Probability of Automation in England: 2011 to 2017 – analysed the jobs of 20 million people in England and concluded that around 7.4% or 1.5…

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National Grid announces it will be able to fully operate UK’s electricity system with zero carbon by 2025.

Stuart Mitchell

National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) – a separate entity from the National Grid Group has claimed that new technologies mean that a zero-carbon electricity grid by 2025 should be possible. Fintan Slye, Director of ESO, said: “In 2018, ESO managed a number of records on the electricity system – including wind generation in Great Britain exceeding 15GW for the first time and no coal on the system for 72 consecutive hours. “By 2025, ESO will have transformed the operation of Great Britain’s electricity system and put in place the…

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