Month: September 2021

Dornoch Firth engancement project reaches 20,000 oysters milestone

Stuart Mitchell

Glenmorangie Distillery and a team of scientists from Heriot-Watt University have reached a significant milestone in the Dornoch Environmental Enhancement Project (DEEP), focused on restoring a sustainable native oyster reef in the Dornoch Firth. August 2021 marks the completion of 20,000 native European oysters being returned to the Dornoch Firth, where they became extinct more than 100 years ago as a result of overfishing. This phase’s success will pave the way for the restoration of the reef, after years of research, planning and monitoring. As part of the DEEP project,…

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Samsung Electronics Announces Sustainability Vision for Mobile: Galaxy for the Planet

Stuart Mitchell

Samsung Electronics has unveiled Galaxy for the Planet, the sustainability platform for its Mobile Communications Business powered by its scale, innovation and spirit of open collaboration, to take tangible climate actions across its business. Samsung has established an initial set of targets to be reached by 2025 to reduce its environmental footprint and lessen resource depletion from production to disposal of its Galaxy products. “We believe that everyone has a role to play in providing innovative solutions that protect the planet for generations to come. Samsung understands our efforts need…

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Modern Vascular Raising Awareness of Peripheral Artery Disease and Preventing Amputations for PAD Awareness Month

Stuart Mitchell

Modern Vascular, a pioneering medical group dedicated to preventing amputation through the outpatient treatment of Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD), is marking September PAD Awareness Month at its 16 nationwide clinics by offering screening and treatment for PAD. “While PAD awareness has increased over the last year, there is still more to do to ensure people know to get help through innovative treatments,” said Dr. Berkowitz, Chief Medical officer of Modern Vascular. “At Modern Vascular, we want to make the suffering of unnecessary lower leg amputations a thing of the past…

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Rolls-Royce launches pathway to power net zero economy

Stuart Mitchell

Rolls-Royce recently announced their global pathway to Net Zero by 2050. Below is the announcement on their website: Accelerating the race to a zero carbon economy We are today setting out our near-term actions to achieve net zero by 2050 at the latest. Our pathway shows how we will focus our technological capabilities to play a leading role in enabling significant elements of the global economy to get to net zero carbon by 2050, including aviation, shipping, and power generation. This includes the development of new technologies, enabling an accelerated…

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In A World-First, DGTL Festival And SkyNRG Open Doors To Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) For Use In The Music Industry

Stuart Mitchell

In a world first, Dutch festival brand DGTL has announced a partnership with SkyNRG, a global leader and pioneer in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), ensuring all artists to and from their international events reduce CO2 emissions from flying, by replacing fossil fuel with SAF. DGTL does everything it can to minimize air travel, but for journeys that are unavoidable, SAF will allow them to reduce their carbon footprint from flying to net zero, by replacing fossil kerosine with SAF. This innovation is the final piece in DGTL’s overall sustainability puzzle,…

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