O2 launches national plan to keep the most vulnerable connected in time for Christmas

As parts of the UK grapple with tighter lockdown restrictions and people are once again separated from social contact, O2 announces a campaign to help tackle isolation through the power of mobile technology. The UK’s largest mobile network is expanding its partnership with charity Hubbub, with the aim to gift 10,000 unused smartphones to vulnerable individuals in the most deprived areas of the UK. The Community Calling campaign is a lifeline for people who are struggling as a result of the pandemic, and will see smartphones first donated in the…

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Vattenfall signs EUR 2 billion revolving credit facility with link to sustainability performance

On 5 November, Vattenfall AB signed a sustainability-linked multicurrency revolving credit facility of EUR 2 billion. The new credit facility replaces Vattenfall’s existing and undrawn EUR 2 billion revolving credit facility signed in 2014. The new facility, which is available for general corporate purposes, carries a three-year tenor with two one-year extension options. It is a committed bank loan facility that allows Vattenfall to borrow funds at short notice if needed. The margin is linked to Vattenfall´s CO2e emissions intensity target. Vattenfall’s 2030 CO2e emissions intensity target covers Scope 1…

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reboxed launches “F**K New” campaign on Black Friday to reduce throwaway culture’s toxic e-waste

F**k New is a new, social campaign from re-commerce tech brand reboxed which is seeking to mobilise people against throwaway culture, which has a hidden dark side of harmful emissions and toxic waste. The campaign launches on Black Friday (aka the day when everyone buys shit they don’t need) and will run up until Christmas Day (aka the day when everyone buys shit for other people that they don’t need), across LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. F**k New is reboxed’s attitude to tech. For too long, mobile phone networks…

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Total and its Partners Release Next-Generation & Open-Source Geological Carbon Dioxide Storage Simulator

After more than two years of joint research, Total, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Stanford University release GEOSX, an open source simulator for large-scale geological carbon dioxide (CO2) storage. GEOSX was developed using advanced new technologies in high-performance computing and applied mathematics and aims to improve the management and safety of geological CO2 repositories. Its computing performance is unmatched to date. The open-source nature of GEOSX aims to ensure a high level of transparency, sharing and community support to pave the way for the large-scale development of Carbon Capture,…

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The world’s first second-hand IKEA store opens in Sweden

IKEA takes a step forward in its journey to become a circular business by 2030, with the opening of its first world’s first second-hand store in Eskilstuna, Sweden. The store is located in the ReTuna Shopping Centre, where all products sold are reused or recycled. The new store that will be open initially for 6 months, is run by the existing IKEA Västerås store that will provide furniture and home furnishing accessories that for different reasons have been damaged. At ReTuna they will be repaired and given a second chance…

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