Month: September 2019

Mars Joins the Business for Inclusive Growth Coalition

Stuart Mitchell

Mars took part in the launch of a new Business for Inclusive Growth coalition—unveiled in France ahead of the G7 Summit. Mars CEO Grant F. Reid joined peers from major corporations, President Macron and members of the French government, representatives from OECD and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.  The focus was to help create a more inclusive economy which enables greater opportunity for all. That’s at the heart of the coalition which will engage with three important areas of inclusive growth: human rights, diversity at work and sharing value…

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Willmott Dixon unveils ‘green’ roads for new Bristol development

Stuart Mitchell

  Residents at Bristol City Council’s Ashton Rise development will drive on some of the UK’s ‘greenest’ roads when they move in next year. Willmott Dixon is using an innovative method that incorporates non-recyclable plastic originating from the scheme into the asphalt used on Ashton Rise’s new roads. By replacing part of the traditional carbon intensive bitumen usually found in asphalt with plastic waste, the innovation will stop the equivalent of 150,000 single use plastic bags from needing to be incinerated or going to landfill. It will also save 1.6…

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Plans submitted for the first waste to jet fuel plant in the UK and Europe

Stuart Mitchell

Altalto Immingham Limited, a subsidiary of Velocys and a collaboration with project co-investors British Airways and Shell, has submitted a planning application to develop what is expected to be Europe’s first commercial scale household and commercial solid waste to sustainable fuels plant in North East Lincolnshire. The site is near Immingham, close to the Humber Estuary. The plant would take over half a million tonnes each year of non-recyclable everyday waste otherwise destined for landfill or incineration, and convert it into cleaner burning sustainable aviation fuel and road fuel. The…

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PVH Corp. Signs Fashion Pact, Joins Industry Peers to Create More Sustainable Future

Stuart Mitchell

PVH Corp., one of the world’s largest apparel companies and owner of iconic brands, including CALVIN KLEIN, TOMMY HILFIGER, Van Heusen, Speedo, and IZOD, announced it has signed the Fashion Pact, a coalition of more than 30 global fashion and textile companies pledging to reduce the environmental impact of the fashion industry. There are three key areas of focus: climate, biodiversity and oceans. PVH Corp. signs Fashion Pact, joining industry peers to create more sustainable future. “Forming one powerful and cohesive front at this scale shows how serious the fashion…

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Levi Strauss & Co. Announces New Global Water Action Strategy, Heightening Focus On Most Water-Stressed Areas In Supply Chain

Stuart Mitchell

Levi Strauss & Co. has announced  a new water action strategy that represents an evolution in thinking around water use in a global supply chain, particularly in areas already facing water stress, and a new way to define successful water stewardship in manufacturing. It leverages the latest water science and data, consultations with leading water experts, and the company’s own water management experience and leadership over the past three decades to set a new standard for the company and the industry. Recognizing that saving a liter of water where it…

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