Day: 6 August 2021

Bristol catches a beauty – ‘Seacycler’ hits the water in Bristol Harbour to tackle pollution with plastic fishing trips

Stuart Mitchell

On Tuesday 13 July a new vessel in the battle to clean up plastic pollution in Britain’s waterways – ‘Seacycler’ – was unveiled in Bristol. Launched by environmental charity Hubbub, the 12-seater punt is made from 99% recycled plastic and will be permanently based in Bristol Harbour, a beautiful area spanning 83 acres that attracts many visitors each year but also considerable amounts of litter. Funded equally by Bunzl and Danone UK & Ireland, Seacycler has been donated to award-winning education consultants Sustainable Hive.  The boat will take local people…

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Emerging Futures secures £2.3m loan from SASC to expand and improve supported housing portfolio

Stuart Mitchell

Emerging Futures, a not for profit organisation that provides emergency and transitional supported housing for vulnerable people, including those experiencing   problems with substance  misuse, low level mental health and homelessness,  and/or  involvement with the criminal justice system, has received a £2.3m social investment loan from Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC), from its Social and Sustainable Housing fund (SASH), to expand and improve its portfolio of accommodation. Founded in 2014, Emerging Futures currently provides 233 bed spaces for people across the country leased from private landlords, local authorities, and registered housing…

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Global advertising spend set to rise by 12.6% this year to reach US$665bn

Stuart Mitchell

Global advertising spend is on course for 12.6% growth this year to reach US$665bn, an upgrade from 6.7% initially projected, as the global ad market rebounds strongly from the COVID-19 downturn of last year, finds WARC, the international intelligence service. Further growth, of 8.2%, is forecast for 2022, by when the global advertising market will be worth more than US$700bn. New quarterly research from 100 markets by WARC finds that advertising spend in Q2 2021 rose 23.6% to a total of US$157.6bn – a new high for a second quarter…

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The Jury Panel of the BEYONDPLASTIC Award is announced!

Stuart Mitchell

The design-minded platform for a world with less plastic, BEYONDPLASTIC, announces the jury panel for the BEYONDPLASTIC AWARD 2021. The line-up consists of excellent experts in the fields of eco-design and sustainability: Paul Rose, explorer, TV presenter & public speaker Brigette Allan, environmental Impact Consultant and Co-Author of Living Without Plastic Julia Watson, designer, activist, academic, and author of Lo-TEK Grant Gibson, design, craft and architecture writer & host of Material Matters podcast Trent Romer, writer & author of Finding Sustainability Sarah Ferguson, world record holding swimmer & founder of…

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Enel Green Power Espana announces a 10-year agreement for a fully renewable energy supply with Johnson & Johnson

Stuart Mitchell

Enel Green Power España, has signed a 10-year, fully renewable Pan-European Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) with the international healthcare company Johnson & Johnson for 270 GWh/year of renewable power originated from a total generation capacity of 104 MW. This VPPA will start in January 2023 and, along with other agreements previously signed by the international healthcare company, will bring Johnson & Johnson to the equivalent of 100% renewable electricity in Europe by 2023. This is a huge step towards its climate goal of 100% renewable electricity globally by 2025.…

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