Month: March 2021

Royal Mail Installs Efficiency-Boosting Technology Across Its Fleet To Further Reduce Emissions

Stuart Mitchell

Royal Mail is rolling out telemetry technology to an additional 11,000 small vans to encourage more fuel-efficient driving styles across the UK. The latest expansion will be using the Trimble Telemetry system. The initiative, which will be complete later this year, will mean that the majority of the Royal Mail fleet will be fitted with the technology aimed at further reducing its carbon emissions. Additionally, all new Royal Mail collection and delivery vans purchased moving forward will contain some form of telemetry technology. Why Telemetry? Telemetry systems encourage more fuel-efficient…

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Aldi Scraps 2 Million Pieces Of Plastic From Easter Range

Stuart Mitchell

Aldi is making Easter greener this year by removing two million pieces of throwaway plastic from its seasonal confectionery range. As part of this, the supermarket is giving some of its Easter eggs a square-shaped bottom so they no longer need to be supported with inner plastic packaging, eliminating the need for plastic entirely. These products are among the six Easter lines the supermarket is altering to make 100% plastic-free. Other plastic-saving changes include replacing plastic windows from the outer packaging of several products with compostable cellulose film made from…

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Ford Europe Goes All-In On EVs On Road To Sustainable Profitability

Stuart Mitchell

Ford is taking a significant step forward in its European transformation with a commitment to go all-in on its electric passenger vehicles and to substantially grow and electrify its leading commercial vehicle business. Ford committed today that by mid-2026, 100 percent of Ford’s passenger vehicle range in Europe will be zero-emissions capable, all-electric or plug-in hybrid, and will be completely all-electric by 2030. Similarly, Ford’s entire commercial vehicle range will be zero-emissions capable, all-electric or plug-in hybrid, by 2024, with two-thirds of Ford’s commercial vehicle sales expected to be all-electric…

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Goldman Sachs Issues $800 Million Sustainability Bond

Stuart Mitchell

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has announced that it has settled an $800 million Sustainability Bond to accelerate climate transition and advance inclusive growth across nine core thematic areas: clean energy, sustainable transport, sustainable food and agriculture, waste and materials, ecosystem services, accessible and innovative healthcare, accessible and affordable education, financial inclusion, and communities. The bond is unique in that eligible categories are based on the above mentioned nine key impact themes that also underpin Goldman Sachs’ sustainable finance commitment. The commitment includes a target to deploy $750 billion across…

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HP Introduces First‐of‐its‐kind Sustainable Impact Program for Partners to Extend Impact on Climate Change, Human Rights and Digital Divide

Stuart Mitchell

HP Inc. has unveiled HP Amplify™ Impact, an industry-first partner assessment, resource and training program aimed at driving meaningful change across its three Sustainable Impact pillars – Planet, with an emphasis on climate change; People with an emphasis on human rights and social justice; and Community with an emphasis on bridging the digital divide. Partners that pledge to join the HP Amplify Impact program will work with HP to assess their own practices while tapping into the company’s extensive investments and initiatives. “Our goal is to work with our partners…

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