Month: February 2020

UPS Invests in Arrival, Accelerates Fleet Electrification With Order of 10,000 Electric Delivery Vehicles

Stuart Mitchell

UPS has said its venture capital arm, UPS Ventures, has completed a minority investment in Arrival, which makes electric vehicle (EV) platforms and purpose-built vehicles that offer a highly competitive value proposition when compared with both traditional internal combustion engine vehicles, as well as existing EVs. Along with the investment in Arrival, UPS also announced a commitment to purchase 10,000 electric vehicles to be built for UPS with priority access to purchase additional electric vehicles. UPS will collaborate with Arrival to develop a wide range of electric vehicles with Advanced…

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Ørsted to become carbon neutral by 2025

Stuart Mitchell

During the last ten years, Ørsted has transformed from a company with fossil fuels at the core of its business to a pure-play renewables company. Ørsted has gradually dismantled its traditional fossil fuel-based business and built a new business in renewable energy which is now among the biggest green energy companies in the world today. As the leading developer of offshore wind, Ørsted has installed one third of all offshore wind turbines globally. By driving out carbon emissions from its energy generation and operations, the company has reduced its carbon…

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South Africa joins the global Plastics Pact network

Stuart Mitchell

The Plastics Pact Network is pleased to welcome the South African Plastics Pact. A first for Africa, the Plastics Pact’s development has been led by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-SA) with the support of the South African Plastics Recycling Organisation (SAPRO) and WRAP, alongside national government support from the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF). This national initiative brings together businesses, governments, and NGOs in South Africa to work towards a circular economy for plastic, in which it never becomes waste or pollution. The global Plastics Pact…

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CO-OP Reduces Nitrites Across All Own-Label Bacon Range In UK Retailer First Move

Stuart Mitchell

Co-op is to reduce the amount of nitrites, a type of preservative, used in its own-label British bacon range by 60 percent, in a major UK retailer first move. Nitrites, which are used to cure bacon, will be reduced by 60 percent across 24 fresh, British Co-op lines – and in all its ranges, including its premium tier. This includes back and streaky bacon, medallions and bacon chops as well as lardons. The retailer-leading development in Co-op’s own label bacon range will come at no additional cost to consumers. The…

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Eat them to Defeat Them Returns

Stuart Mitchell

Eat Them to Defeat Them, the award winning campaign with Veg Power to encourage children to eat vegetables, is returning as part of a ground-breaking £10m media alliance between ITV, Channel 4 and Sky, aimed at improving children’s physical health over the next three years. Eat Them to Defeat Them 2019 proved hugely successful, with over 650,000 children eating more vegetables and 18 million more units of vegetables sold – enough for an extra portion of vegetables on every family dinner table in the UK for each week of the…

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