Day: 5 December 2020

The Times and Sunday Times Christmas partner with FareShare for Christmas appeal

Stuart Mitchell

FareShare is humbled to have been chosen as one of the three charities being supported by the famous Times and Sunday Times Christmas appeal this year. The Times and Sunday Times will reveal the difficult truth about the lives of some of the most vulnerable communities across the UK and their struggle to afford good healthy food, whilst millions of tonnes of good food goes to waste each year in the UK. Following in depth research and investigation, the Times and Sunday Times will be producing exclusive stories, interviews and…

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CHAS launches biggest-ever fundraising appeal to ensure support for dying children and their families this Christmas

Stuart Mitchell

Chas have launched their biggest-ever fundraising appeal; urging Scots to support dying children and their families this Christmas. Many people are facing Christmas apart this year but for families with a dying child, spending Christmas alone and without support is lonely and frightening. Now more than ever, CHAS is determined to reach every single child who needs their help and ensure that no one has to deal with this terrifying heartbreak alone. The CHAS Christmas appeal, which includes a radio advert and the charity’s first-ever television advert, is launching Scotland-wide…

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ASDA introduces nationwide ‘Happy to Chat’ Delivery Drivers’ badges to help combat loneliness this Christmas

Stuart Mitchell

ASDA has launched a new initiative to help combat loneliness, especially heightened by recent lockdown measures, in the lead up to Christmas. With help from Royal Voluntary Service, ASDA is working with its delivery drivers and in store Community Champions to tackle social isolation in the community with the aim of delivering a little Christmas kindness this year. From today, ASDA’s 7,500 delivery drivers will have the option to add a new element to their uniform: a ‘Happy to Chat’ badge to let customers know they’re happy to have a…

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Consumers cut carbon with emissions down 12% on 2019

Stuart Mitchell

New data analysis from Lloyds Banking Group reveals carbon emissions resulting from six key consumer spending categories are 12% lower at the end of October than they were the year before. However, the analysis, which was compiled in partnership with the Carbon Trust, also found that emissions rose 26% between the second and third quarter of the year as spending increased on commuting and travel as some people headed back to the office and started to visit family, friends and places. The analysis considered the impact on carbon emissions resulting…

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From solar farms to electric delivery fleets: Tesco takes action to hit net zero in UK by 2035

Stuart Mitchell

To help bring forward its ambition to become net zero in the UK by 2035, 15 years earlier than planned, Tesco is taking new action to help tackle the two biggest sources of emissions in the UK – electricity production and transport.  Tesco is launching a new partnership with renewable energy investor, Low Carbon, that will see the creation of three new solar farms in the UK. The solar farms in Essex, Anglesey and Oxfordshire will generate up to 130GWh of energy per year, enough to power 44,828 three-bedroom homes, and help Tesco procure more renewable energy with additionality for the grid. The work is part of the retailer’s commitment…

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