Day: 26 July 2021

Yum! Brands Announces Approved Science-Based Targets to Address Climate Change With Goal to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Nearly 50% by 2030

Stuart Mitchell

Yum! Brands, parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and The Habit Burger Grill restaurants, today announced it will decrease its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 46% by 2030 in partnership with its franchisees, suppliers and producers as part of its broader strategy to address climate change. Additionally, Yum! pledged to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. The science-based targets (SBTs) are consistent with reductions required to keep warming to 1.5ºC and have been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative.   “Climate change is one of the top priorities of our…

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Merck Accelerates Climate Goals; Announces Carbon Neutrality in Operations by 2025

Stuart Mitchell

Merck has announced ambitious goals to achieve carbon neutrality across its operations by 2025 (Scopes 1 & 2 emissions) and a 30% reduction in its value chain emissions by 2030 (Scope 3 emissions).[1] These goals are aligned with science and build on Merck’s long-standing focus on preventing the worst impacts of climate change and supporting the global effort to achieve the Paris Agreement goals by reducing demand for energy and minimizing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Merck will achieve carbon neutrality in its operations with ongoing innovation to increase efficiency and reduce…

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Adopting insects as animal feed could replace over half a million tonnes of soy from the UK’s footprint – new report

Stuart Mitchell

A new report published on 1 July states using insect meal to feed fish and livestock could cut the UK’s future soy footprint by a fifth, protecting critical landscapes like the Brazilian Cerrado. The research, commissioned by WWF in partnership with Tesco, highlights the huge potential for insect farming in helping to tackle the climate and nature crisis. ‘The Future of Feed: a WWF roadmap to accelerating insect protein in UK feeds’ projects the total demand for insect meal from the UK’s pig, poultry and salmon sectors could reach around…

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P&G Accelerates Commitment to #ChooseEqual at the UN-Convened Generation Equality Forum

Stuart Mitchell

Procter & Gamble continues to #ChooseEqual with new actions to accelerate progress toward gender equality at home, at work and in society. As part of this expansion of their work, P&G is committing to spend $10 billion with women-owned and women-led businesses by 2025. P&G has worked for decades to advance women’s economic empowerment throughout its global value chain, and this announcement is the next step in that journey. The company’s ambition over time is to grow investment with these women-owned and led businesses to 10 percent of P&G’s purchasing…

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621 white towels on beach at Zeebrugge symbolise drowned migrants

Stuart Mitchell

A shocking sight on the beach at Zeebrugge: locals and day-trippers faced hundreds of human-sized sand sculptures of babies, children and adults – all shrouded in white. Beachgoers’ favourite sandy spot resembled a mass grave of bodies washed ashore. The sheets covering them were adorned with an unequivocal message: “Searching for a place for your towel? 621 people drowned searching for a place to live.” The 621 sculptures represent the migrants who perished in the Mediterranean Sea during the first trimester of 2021. According to the most recent figures from…

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