Day: 10 September 2021

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew commits to become climate positive by 2030

Stuart Mitchell

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew releases its first Sustainability Strategy, setting out a series of ambitious commitments to rapidly reduce the organisation’s carbon footprint and utilise its trusted voice, alongside its workforce of leading plant scientists and network of global partnerships, to call for the change needed to tackle the environmental emergency. The overarching target is to go beyond ‘Net Zero’ with Kew committing to becoming ‘Climate Positive’ by 2030, setting a science-based carbon emissions reduction target. This ambitious target is one of the commitments outlined in Kew’s new 10-year…

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New Which? research reveals the most sustainable savings providers

Stuart Mitchell

Many banks are keen to show they are considering their environmental impact as savers become increasingly conscious about the environmental impact of their money and investments. A survey of Which? members found around three in 10 (28%) care about the values of the company their savings are invested in.  However, almost seven in 10 (69%) said they would not know how to find information about a bank’s green credentials, making it difficult to compare providers.  To help consumers understand how sustainable different potential homes are for their savings, Which? worked…

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Grand Prix Go To Festive for Burberry & The Birth of Gaming Tourism for Xbox

Stuart Mitchell

The Gerety Awards, the only creative prize to reward the best in advertising from the female vision, announces the 2021 winners. See all the winners at www.geretyawards.com “The winning work created rich conversation with the other jurors. It’s not often you get to be on a jury made up of women from diverse backgrounds. It was a reminder of how much we need different perspectives and experiences when we make the work but also when we award it our highest honours. In the sea of sameness, the Gerety Awards is…

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Anheuser-Busch Expands Solar Capabilities in Los Angeles Brewery

Stuart Mitchell

Anheuser-Busch, the country’s largest brewer and a leading American manufacturer, has announced a $64 million investment at its Los Angeles brewery that will enable sustainable innovations and create jobs. The investment is part of the brewer’s announcement made earlier this year to invest $1 billion over two years in its facilities to help accelerate the nation’s recovery and drive economic prosperity in communities across the U.S. “Our planned $1 billion investment in our facilities over the next two years is about supporting our local communities by creating and sustaining jobs during…

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Royal Mail embarks on emission-cutting tyre trial for electric vans

Stuart Mitchell

Royal Mail has embarked on a six to nine-month trial of new tyres on a number of electric vehicles (EVs). The tyres are specially designed to help reduce particulate matter emissions and improve the range, efficiency and longevity of vehicles. The trial is a joint venture between Royal Mail, Transport for London (TfL) and ENSO, as part of the London FreightLab innovation challenge. This challenge aims to tackle pollution, congestion and road danger in London. The tyres, from manufacturer ENSO, claim to produce fewer microparticles in comparison to normal tyres,…

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