Day: 19 May 2019

General Mills to Match 100 Percent of Its Annual U.S. Electricity Use With New Wind Power Agreement

Stuart Mitchell

General Mills has taken one of the biggest steps thus far toward its climate goal by signing a virtual 15-year power purchase agreement with Roaring Fork Wind, LLC, a joint venture partnership between RES (Renewable Energy Systems) and Steelhead Americas, for 200 megawatts (MW) of its Maverick Creek wind project. The wind project, located in central Texas, will produce renewable energy credits for General Mills that, together with the company’s previous wind power agreement, are calculated to equal 100 percent of the electricity used annually at the company’s owned domestic…

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CGF Publishes New Report on Understanding the Most Cost-Effective Way to Fight Climate Change

Stuart Mitchell

 The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is pleased to announce the launch of “Understanding the Most Cost-Effective Way to Fight Climate Change”. Developed in partnership with shecco, the booklet explores the topic of refrigerant systems and their impact, as well as the main challenges in implementing hydrofluorocarbon-free cooling. The booklet also highlights the benefits of using such technologies and features case studies from companies who have already made the switch to natural refrigerants. Refrigerants continue to cause planetary trouble, and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) have become the fastest-growing source of greenhouse gas emissions…

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Sears® Announces Strategic Partnership to Support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®

Stuart Mitchell

Sears has announced a multi-faceted strategic partnership to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The brand will join Kmart by participating in the St. Jude Thanks and Giving campaign. This announcement comes following the recent St. Jude global partner summit in New York, hosted by Marlo Thomas. At the event, Leena Munjal, office of the CEO and chief digital officer at Sears, spoke about the legacy of the relationship, and the strength of the continued partnership. “Thanks to the incredible generosity of our members and support from our associates, Kmart…

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WWF Launches Activation Hub to Help Prevent 10 Million Metric Tons of Global Plastic Waste

Stuart Mitchell

The global plastic pollution crisis is threatening the natural environment on which we depend – impacting oceans, communities, wildlife, and people at an unprecedented rate. While many companies and organizations are committing to curb plastic pollution, some lack a roadmap to follow when implementing these commitments. The WWF has launched a new activation hub, ReSource: Plastic, to help solve this problem. WWF estimates as few as 100 companies have the potential to help prevent roughly 10 million metric tons of the world’s plastic waste pollution – If done through industry,…

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ScottishPower pledges to make Glasgow UK’s first net zero city

Stuart Mitchell

ScottishPower, along with Glasgow City Council, today revealed a bold new vision to transform Glasgow into the UK’s first ‘Net Zero’ city. With Scotland having set itself a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2045, the two organisations will start work on a range of programmes to ensure the country’s largest city reaches this target first.  Glasgow has already established the first Low Emission Zone outside of London, while the UK’s biggest onshore wind farm, Whitelee, which is owned by ScottishPower, is on the outskirts of the city. The focus will now turn to other parts of Glasgow’s economy that…

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