Month: May 2020

AECOM leads industry with Science Based Targets initiative-approved emissions reduction targets

Stuart Mitchell

AECOM have announced that its ambitious emissions reduction targets have been approved by the globally-recognized Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). At the time of approval, AECOM was the first and only U.S.-based company in the engineering and construction sector to have set approved targets. Designed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, these targets include a 20 percent reduction in scope 1 and 2 emissions and a 10 percent reduction in supply chain emissions by 2025 from the firm’s 2018 baseline. “During these unprecedented times, business resilience and continuity…

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Carbios announces the publication of an article on its enzymatic recycling technology in the prestigious scientific journal Nature

Stuart Mitchell

CARBIOS , a company pioneering new bio-industrial solutions to reinvent the lifecycle of plastic and textile polymers, announces the publication of an article in the prestigious scientific journal Nature, entitled “An engineered PET-depolymerase to break down and recycle plastic bottles”. The article is co-authored by scientists at Carbios and at the Company’s renowned academic partner, the Toulouse Biotechnology Institute[1] (TBI). The article describes the development of a novel enzyme, which can biologically depolymerize all polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic waste, followed by an extremely efficient recycling into new bottles. PET is the…

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Duke And Duchess Of Sussex Read To Archie On His First Birthday For Save The Children’s ‘Save With Stories’ Initiative To Raise Vital Funds For Coronavirus Appeal

Stuart Mitchell

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have marked their son Archie’s first birthday today by releasing a short film that shows Meghan reading him one of his favourite books, Duck! Rabbit!, to support Save the Children’s Save With Stories initiative, aimed at helping children hardest hit by the Covid-19 crisis both here in the UK and around the world. The film, shot by Harry in California last weekend and posted on Save the Children’s Instagram account, shows Archie perched on his mother’s lap in a white t-shirt and nappy and…

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“Kindness” announced as new theme for Mental Health Awareness Week 2020, in response to coronavirus outbreak

Stuart Mitchell

“Kindness” has been announced as the new theme for Mental Health Awareness Week, in response to the coronavirus outbreak.  The change – from the original theme of “Sleep” – was made by the Mental Health Foundation, the charity that has set the theme and hosted the Week for the last 20 years.  The Week will run as planned from 18th to 24th May and is a moment for the UK to focus on mental health.  The charity will publish new polling data and a summary of the latest research evidence…

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Greene King Partners With The Licensed Trade Charity To Launch Team Member Support Fund

Stuart Mitchell

Greene King, the UK’s leading managed pub company and brewer, has announced the launch of a support fund in partnership with the Licensed Trade Charity to help team members affected by the COVID-19 crisis. The Team Member Support Fund will be set-up with an initial donation of £300,000 from Greene King. The funds have been raised from a combination of voluntary salary sacrifices from the Executive Board and directors at the company and a company donation. Greene King Team Members can also donate to the fund via a Gofund page.…

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