27 PETA-Approved Unilever brands join the fight to save cruelty free cosmetics in Europe

Unilever’s PETA-Approved brands, including TRESemmé, Simple and St.Ives, have committed to joining the fight to save cruelty free cosmetics in Europe. Last week, Unilever’s largest beauty and personal care brand, Dove, united with The Body Shop, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Cruelty Free Europe, Humane Society International/Europe, Eurogroup for Animals, and the European Coalition to End Animal Experiments* to launch a European Citizens’ Initiative, calling on the European Commission to protect its longstanding ban on animal testing for cosmetics. Now, Unilever’s 27 other PETA-Approved brands will add…

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Five footballs designed by young artists will raise funds for refugee sports programmes

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced the winners of the second annual Youth with Refugees Art Contest, which celebrated the power of sport to bring people together. Five of the winning designs are featured on footballs available for sale online and proceeds will go toward sport programmes for refugees. Over 1,600 young artists from 100 countries submitted artwork and football designs related to the “Together through Sport” theme. A third of participants were themselves refugees, asylum-seekers or internally displaced people. The full list of winners can be found here. “For…

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Hyundai Motor Group presents its vision to popularize Hydrogen by 2040 at Hydrogen Wave Forum

Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) has set out its vision for hydrogen energy and a global hydrogen society. At the Hydrogen Wave global online forum, the Group presented its plans to popularize hydrogen by 2040 through the introduction of new technologies and mobility solutions in transportation and other industrial sectors. Further underscoring its pioneering commitment to clean sustainable energy for all types of mobility, the Group unveiled unprecedented plans that will see the electrification of all new commercial vehicle models – featuring fuel cell electric or battery electric powertrains, as…

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Vodafone and Ericsson halve energy consumption in breakthrough 5G trial

Vodafone and Ericsson have completed the first deployment of a new 5G radio that saw energy consumption decrease by a daily average of 43%, and as much as 55% at off-peak times.  Vodafone and Ericsson demonstrate 43% reduction in 5G energy consumption during the trial in Central London  Vodafone will deploy 1,500 new, low-power consumption 5G units by April 2022, enabling the most environmentally responsible 5G deployment strategy without compromising on performance  The new 5G technology will support Vodafone’s commitment to achieve net-zero for its UK operations by 2027 and across…

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Tottenham and Sky make Chelsea fixture the world’s first net zero carbon major football match, ahead of COP26

Tottenham Hotspur has partnered with Sky to host the world’s first net zero carbon football game at an elite level. The 19 September fixture against Chelsea at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was supported by COP26 and the Premier League, and will be branded #GameZero, with the ambition of being net zero carbon. This is achieved when all direct emissions are reduced as much as possible, with the remainder offset through natural projects that remove emissions from the atmosphere. The Club, Sky and the UK Government want the game to raise awareness…

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