Month: October 2019

Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I To Eliminate Plastic Rings From All Products By End Of 2020

Stuart Mitchell

Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I has announced a multi-million pound investment in new technology, allowing it to eliminate plastic rings from can packaging across its entire UK-produced beer range by the end of 2020. This £6.3 million investment will enable Budweiser Brewing Group to eliminate a total of 850 tonnes of plastic each year – the equivalent weight of 425 black cabs, 67 double decker buses or 10 blue whales. This total will include removing 250 tonnes of plastic rings previously used to hold packs of beer cans together (comparable to…

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Coca-Cola to end the use of plastic shrink-wrap across all multipacks of cans sold in Great Britain

Stuart Mitchell

Coca-Cola will end the use of plastic shrink-wrap across all multipacks of cans sold in Great Britain and replace it with cardboard. More than 30 million packs sold to consumers each year will no longer be wrapped in plastic. The new cardboard multipacks will be introduced on 4, 6 and 8 packs of cans across all brands, including Coca-Cola (original taste and zero sugar), Diet Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Dr Pepper and Lilt. The packs will transition to cardboard over the next 18 months. Multipacks of ten cans or more are…

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Nissan and EDF Group partners to accelerate Electric Vehicle adoption and grid integration across Europe

Stuart Mitchell

Nissan and EDF Group have signed a cooperation agreement to accelerate the delivery of electric mobility together – particularly through the smart charging of electric vehicles. This agreement applies to the United Kingdom, France, Belgium and Italy. The cooperation agreement focuses mainly on developing smart charging solutions (vehicle to grid, or V2G) by bringing together technologies developed and mastered by both companies. Smart charging refers to technologies that optimise the charging or discharging of an electric vehicle in an efficient and cost-effective manner. As part of the cooperation agreement, Nissan…

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Discovery Education & Corporate Program Partners Recognize Red Ribbon Week with New Resources to Aid in Substance Abuse Prevention

Stuart Mitchell

 Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital curriculum resources, digital content, and professional development for K – 12 classrooms nationwide, continues to add to the portfolio of Corporate Education Partnership programs that provide students, families, and employees with cross-disciplinary, standards-aligned resources and fact-based evidence to support educating students about the dangers of substance misuse. Aligning with this year’s Red Ribbon Week theme of “Send a Message. Stay Drug Free,” these programs provide proactive strategies to help ensure the health, wellbeing, and safety of our students and communities nationwide.  Ask, Listen, Learn: Kids and Alcohol…

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CIPR view on ‘Trust’ report; PR professionals can build trust in technology

Stuart Mitchell

The ethics of technology are a genuine public concern, according to a report by Ipsos MORI – ‘Trust TheTruth’. The research, which reveals the public’s view on technology and automation, shows scientists are the most trusted professionals in the world (60% trustworthiness) followed by doctors (56%) and teachers (52%). Whilst the public are generally positive about the prospect of technology and automation improving lives (76%), there is concern that technological progress is “destroying lives” (50%). The report recommends considering “the ethics of using these technologies”. The report concludes that “trust does not appear to…

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