Day: 9 June 2019

Lightyear unveils the first long-range solar car on June 25

Stuart Mitchell

The prototype of the first long-range solar car will be unveiled in the Netherlands on June 25th. The announcement was made today by Lightyear, the Dutch pioneer in clean mobility. The Lightyear One, their proof of concept car, will be the first concrete step towards Lightyear’s mission of making clean mobility available for everyone, everywhere. Designed to maximize solar and battery rangeLightyear’s approach uses several innovations to free the driver and take the car anywhere. The Lightyear One was designed from the ground up to solve two of the biggest…

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Anheuser-Busch switches to renewable electricity in the US

Stuart Mitchell

The American brewer Anheuser-Busch is set to buy entirely renewable electricity by 2021 after signing the largest solar power purchase agreement (PPA) of any US beverage company. Coupled with its Budweiser Wind Farm in Billings, Oklahoma, the move will allow Anheuser-Busch to reach 100% renewable electricity in the US four years ahead of its 2025 goal. It will also enable parent company AB InBev to achieve 50% renewable electricity globally – a step toward its 100% goal in the RE100 initiative, led by The Climate Group in partnership with CDP.…

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Canary Wharf is the World’s First Commercial Centre to be Awarded Plastic Free Communities Status By Surfers Against Sewage

Stuart Mitchell

On World Environment Day, Wednesday 5 June 2019, Canary Wharf Group plc has been awarded Plastic Free Communities Approved status by marine conservation charity Surfers against Sewage; in recognition of its work to reduce single-use plastic at Canary Wharf. Canary Wharf is the first district in London to achieve this sought-after status and is the world’s first Plastic Free Commercial Centre to be recognised by Surfers against Sewage. In June 2018, Canary Wharf Group launched Breaking The Plastic Habit Programme to remove single-use plastic from the Estate. Highlights include: Over…

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Seafarers UK Selected as Charity Partner for Maritime UK Awards Ceremony on 19 September

Stuart Mitchell

Maritime UK has selected Seafarers UK as its charity partner for the inaugural Maritime UK Awards Ceremony, to be held in the Leonardo Royal Hotel in Southampton on 19 September 2019. The Maritime UK Awards are the first truly national maritime awards in the UK, organised by industry, for the benefit of industry. They are open to companies from across the breadth of the maritime sector, including shipping, ports, services, engineering, and leisure marine industries. Harry Theochari, Maritime UK Chair, said: ‘We are excited about this inaugural event that will…

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Kellogg Company shares how it’s working with its partners to make a difference and reduce hunger.

Stuart Mitchell

Sheila Gamble, Vice President, Mass Sales, shares how Kellogg Company is working with its partners to make a difference and reduce hunger: “One of the reasons I joined Kellogg is because of our company’s ability to make a significant impact. And it starts with helping to end hunger. At Kellogg we believe in the power of partnerships. And one of our biggest allies in our commitment to end hunger is Walmart. In communities across the U.S., one in eight Americans, or nearly 40 million people, struggle with hunger, according to…

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