Day: 18 July 2021

New network of ‘Bee Bus Stops’ springing up in Leicester

Stuart Mitchell

A brand-new network of plant-topped Living Roof bus shelters are springing up across Leicester as part of a major programme to replace and revamp the city’s bus shelters. The citywide network of Living Roof and solar-powered shelters will be a first for any UK city and is just one of the many steps being taken by Leicester City Council to respond to the climate emergency.  Clear Channel’s Living Roofs, affectionally nicknamed ‘Bee Bus Stops’, are planted with a mix of wildflowers and Sedum plants; a favourite amongst pollinating insects, whose…

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Apple launches Today at Apple Creative Studios to provide opportunities to young creatives

Stuart Mitchell

Apple has announced at Apple Creative Studios, a global initiative that will provide career-building mentorship, professional industry skills training, creative resources, and access to Apple’s full product lineup of iPhone, iPad, and Mac to underrepresented communities across the globe. Creative Studios will launch first in Los Angeles and Beijing, followed by Bangkok, London, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. later this year. In each city, Apple will work hand-in-hand with nonprofit community organisations to connect youth with mentors and established artists. Today at Apple Creative Studios programming will hone creative passion in…

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PepsiCo Awards $100,000 Grant to LifeNome as Winner of Fifth Annual Greenhouse Accelerator Program

Stuart Mitchell

PepsiCo has announced the winner of its fifth annual Greenhouse Accelerator program: LifeNome, a precision health AI company that leverages data to provide personalized, science-based health and wellness insights and analytics. With the pandemic renewing consumer interest in taking control of their personal health and wellness, PepsiCo focused this year’s program on finding emerging, disruptive tech-driven solutions that address consumer needs, such as creative innovations in personalized nutrition and functional foods and supplements. The ten participants in this year’s six-month, mentor-guided experience are all changemakers working on breakthrough innovations in…

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Committee to monitor net zero plans across Government departments in run up to COP26

Stuart Mitchell

The Environmental Audit Committee launches a new workstream focused on the Government’s net zero strategy. The announcement follows the Climate Change Committee’s warning that time is running out for realistic climate commitments. Inquiry: Mapping the path to net zero Environmental Audit Committee Setting a new strategic work programme focussed on the Government’s plans and pathway to meet net zero carbon emissions by 2050, the EAC will carefully monitor whether the Government’s strategies are adequate to meet its policy ambitions, and what solutions – if any – can be suggested. With…

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PepsiCo Announces 2030 Goal to Scale Regenerative Farming Practices Across 7 Million Acres, Equivalent to Entire Agricultural Footprint

Stuart Mitchell

PepsiCo, Inc. has announced a new, impact-driven Positive Agriculture ambition, anchored by a goal to spread regenerative farming practices across 7 million acres, approximately equal to its entire agricultural footprint. The company estimates the effort will eliminate at least 3 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by the end of the decade. Additional 2030 goals within the agenda include improving the livelihoods of more than 250,000 people in its agricultural supply chain and sustainably sourcing 100% of its key ingredients. “Any plan to tackle the urgent challenges facing the…

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