NetZeroPlus project to form vital part of UK bid to remove greenhouse gases from atmosphere

A project to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere will be crucial to the UK’s bid to reach Net Zero by 2050 – and is set to spark the biggest change in land use since the Second World War. The NetZeroPlus project, led by Professor Ian Bateman from the University of Exeter Business School, is one of five interdisciplinary projects that will receive a total of £31.5m from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) – with each project investigating a different method of removing harmful greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere.   The…

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Marvel teams up with The Prince’s Trust to support aspiring young superheroes of product design

Marvel has announced a three-year partnership with youth charity The Prince’s Trust to offer a mentorship programme for young people aged 16-30, interested in taking their first steps in the fashion and product design industry.  Over two weeks, the Get Started in Product Design with Marvel course will provide a specially created programme of workshops, which will culminate in The Prince’s Trust participants designing two Marvel product collections, supported by Disney’s design team. The first collection will focus on Marvel’s The Avengers and the second, will celebrate incredible female superheroes from across the Marvel universe, such as Wanda Maximoff, Captain Marvel, Black Widow, Shuri, Ms Marvel and Okoye.  The programme will help the participants gain entry experience in product design, with guidance and mentorship from Disney designers, marketeers and…

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Distillery Launches New Typeface, Diversity

On Friday May 21st 2021, people across the globe celebrated World Diversity Day. Distillery were proud to mark the occasion by launching the Diversity Type for download. Did you know that, according to UNESCO, three-quarters of the world’s major conflicts have a cultural dimension? Bridging the gap between cultures is urgent and necessary for peace, stability, and development. But how can each of us help? It was with the aim to answer this question that the Diversity Type Project was initially created to engage the internal team at distillery in…

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WRAP’s first Food Waste Action Week alerts UK citizens to the link between wasting food and climate change

Not wasting food was high in the public mind during the inaugural Food Waste Action Week 2021. Partnering with celebrity cook, TV presenter and author Nadiya Hussain, Food Waste Action Week tackled food waste to help save the planet. Spreading the message that ‘Wasting Food Feeds Climate Change,’ the Week set the British public a #FoodWasteActionChallenge to help reduce their household food waste. One in three UK adults heard or saw messaging about food waste during this first annual week of action, delivered by Love Food Hate Waste @lfhw_uk. More…

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First image of proposed Eden Project Dundee revealed

Dundee’s council leader has welcomed “two important milestones” as Eden Project announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the owners of its preferred site for Eden Project Dundee and released the first image of how it might look. The agreement between Eden, National Grid and SGN will kick off a period in which the partners will explore the practicalities of converting the former Dundee Gasworks on East Dock Street into the Eden Project’s home in Scotland. The site is set back from the Dundee waterfront on the bank…

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