Month: January 2021

CareTech Charitable Foundation and Hallmark Care Homes Foundation partner with The Open University to launch life-changing scholarships for young carers

Stuart Mitchell

CareTech Charitable Foundation and Hallmark Care Homes Foundation have joined forces with The Open University (OU) to help fund the Carers Scholarships Fund – a unique initiative which supports unpaid carers by providing access to free OU education and wraparound careers support. As the first of its kind in the UK, the OU Fund will provide the equivalent of 50 undergraduate and postgraduate full fee-waiver scholarships a year to unpaid carers who so often miss out on higher education. The CareTech Foundation, who signed on as the first corporate partner…

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Crown Becomes First Metal Packaging Manufacturer to Activate Renewable Power in 100% of Its U.S. And Canadian Beverage Can Plants

Stuart Mitchell

Crown Holdings, is now operating all 14 of its beverage can plants in the U.S. and Canada on renewable energy. It is the first metal packaging manufacturer to achieve this milestone, which is the result of a 15-year wind power Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) with Longroad Energy. With the VPPA in effect and all of Crown’s manufacturing facilities in the U.K. already completing a similar transition, 27.5% of the Company’s global operations are now using renewable electricity. This accelerated usage of alternative power sources serves as a major step…

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New report on gender differences in the experience of asbestos-related cancer

Stuart Mitchell

A study investigating the different experiences of men and women regarding the asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma, has been completed. The results will now be shared with healthcare professionals and policy makers to make recommendations on how health, legal and social support services should best be delivered to be accessible and acceptable to both men and women. Produced by Mesothelioma UK and the University of Sheffield, the Gendered Experience of Mesothelioma Study (GEMS) report was carried out after consultation with health and legal professionals indicating that women may have a different experience…

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Global Commitment 2020 Progress Report published

Stuart Mitchell

Together with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the Ellen MacArthur Foundation have published the second annual New Plastics Economy Global Commitment Progress report, including detailed data on the progress of individual business and government signatories. The Global Commitment 2020 Progress Report shows there has been significant progress in two key areas: the incorporation of recycled content in plastic packaging, and the phase out of the most commonly identified problematic items, such as PS and PVC packaging, undetectable carbon black pigments, and single-use plastic bags and straws. However, there has been…

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PCAF launches first global standard to measure and report financed emissions

Stuart Mitchell

Global standard gives banks, asset owners and asset managers a tool for measuring and reporting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with loans and investments. With the “Built on Greenhouse Gas Protocol” mark, the PCAF Standard becomes the global reference for GHG accounting for financials. The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) launched the Global GHG Accounting and Reporting Standard for the Financial Industry at a virtual event during London Climate Action Week. Banks, asset managers and asset owners now have access to a free, standardized, robust and clear way of…

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