Day: 26 June 2020

Red Carpet Green Dress(TM) in Partners with TENCEL(TM) Luxe to Launch Global Sustainable Design Contest Opportunity for Design Community and Raise Funds for Garment Workers Impacted by COVID-19

Stuart Mitchell

Red Carpet Green Dress™ is launching the RCGD Global Design Contest 2020 in partnership with TENCEL™ Luxe. Founded by leading environmentalist Suzy Amis Cameron, the international design contest is open to anyone over the age of 21, talented and serious designers whether they are emerging or established professionals from all over the world are welcome to enter. The designers can submit their application through rcgdglobal.com, from May 12th – July 30th. The winners will be selected in late August by an international panel of sustainable fashion experts. The winning designers will…

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#BeBuoyant: Life Jackets Save Lives

Stuart Mitchell

Water Safety USA, a consortium of national nonprofit and governmental organizations focused on drowning prevention, has announced its water safety message for 2020. “#BeBuoyant: Life Jackets Save Lives.” Deaths from drowning are preventable tragedies. A simple yet very effective life-saving strategy is to wear a properly-fitted life jacket. While drowning in swimming pools gets significant attention, the fact is more Americans fatally drown in open water, which include lakes, rivers, reservoirs, ponds, and oceans. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2016 statistics, more than half (57%)…

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Major British businesses commit to electrify their fleets on World Environment Day

Stuart Mitchell

On World Environment Day, British businesses are leading the transition to electric transport. Five major companies join The Climate Group’s global electric vehicles initiative EV100. Through this commitment, they will be switching their fleets to electric by 2030, cutting down on transport greenhouse gas emissions, the fastest-growing contributor to climate change, as well as curbing toxic air pollution.   Leading UK energy provider OVO commits to transitioning its fleet and installing charging infrastructure at its work locations to support EV uptake by employees.  Business services provider Rentokil Initial plc commits to transitioning its fleets in the UK and Europe, with a view to expanding to its global fleet.  Salary Sacrifice vehicle provider Tusker commits to switching its 20,000 customer vehicle fleet and increasing charging to…

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UK Charities facing £10.1 billion funding gap over the next six months

Stuart Mitchell

UK charities are facing a £10.1 billion funding gap over the next six months as a result of COVID 19, with incomes expected to drop by £6.7 billion at the same time as demand for their support rises by the equivalent of £3.4 billion, according to new analysis from charity Pro Bono Economics (PBE). The analysis draws on PBE’s latest weekly charity tracker survey, covering 261 civil society organisations across the UK. Nine-in-ten (88 per cent) of those responding say they expect Covid-19 to reduce their income over the coming…

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ExOne Launches #MakeMetalGreen Campaign Encouraging Manufacturers to Re-Examine Production of Metal Parts

Stuart Mitchell

The ExOne Company, has announced a new #MakeMetalGreen™ social media campaign to educate manufacturers about the sustainability benefits of metal binder jetting technology. Binder jetting is a method of 3D printing in which an industrial printhead deposits a liquid binder onto a thin layer of powdered particles, layer by layer, until an object is formed. ExOne systems currently 3D print more than 20 metals, ceramics and composite materials. Binder jetting is a sustainable manufacturing technology because it: Fabricates metal objects with little to no waste, offering a dramatic improvements over…

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