Day: 18 August 2021

Viridor commits to fight against climate crisis by becoming first UK net negative emissions waste company

Stuart Mitchell

Viridor has set out plans to become a net zero emissions company by 2040, a target that is in line with the Paris Agreement and the Science-Based Targets initiative. Ahead of COP26 in November, Viridor is also announcing the far-reaching aim to become the first UK net negative emissions waste and recycling company by 2045, allowing it to support the country’s commitment to reach net zero by 2050. To support this target, Viridor has today announced an ambitious five-step roadmap that will deliver dramatic reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions…

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Vodafone’s European network 100% powered by electricity from renewable sources

Stuart Mitchell

Vodafone has confirmed that its entire European operations – including mobile and fixed networks, data centres, retail and offices – will be 100% powered by electricity from renewable sources from 1 July 2021, marking a key step towards Vodafone’s goal of reducing its own carbon emissions to ‘net zero’ by 2030 and across the company’s entire value chain by 2040.[1] Vodafone will celebrate the milestone across Europe and raise awareness of its green network with a simultaneous consumer campaign that will include Vodafone’s iconic brand turning ‘green’ across key digital…

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Subak – world’s first climate-focused, non-profit accelerator launches

Stuart Mitchell

Subak launches today as the first global non-profit accelerator to combat the climate  emergency. Subak selects, funds and scales organisations which want to work collectively to keep the planet habitable, using  shared data, infrastructure and  tools. It connects the best tech, environmental and  science talent  to drive mass behaviour and  policy change. Co-founder Baroness Bryony Worthington, a lead author of the UK’s Climate Change Act, said:  “We need more  people devoted to the task  of fighting the climate  emergency, and  we need more  support for people with radical  world-changing ideas…

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RCA Royal Visitor and Chancellor officially launch Terra Carta Design Lab

Stuart Mitchell

The Royal College of Art is collaborating with HRH The Prince of Wales’ Sustainable Markets Initiative to deliver the Terra Carta Design Lab, inviting students and recent alumni to develop credible and sustainable solutions to the climate crisis. Following the launch of the Terra Carta in January this year, HRH The Prince of Wales (Royal Visitor to the RCA) and Sir Jony Ive (RCA Chancellor and former Chief Design Officer at Apple) have collaborated to invite some of the world’s most talented design students to develop credible and sustainable solutions to the climate…

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