Month: October 2021

Well-known LGBT+ Londoners and TfL staff design new Pride roundels

Stuart Mitchell

Londoners using the Tube network will see Pride roundels specially designed by staff and prominent figures in the LGBT+ London Community as part of TfL‘s continuing support for the community. Ten roundels have been installed across London, carrying positive messages and vibrant colours as well as visual representations of the London LGBT+ community. Each location was specially chosen by the creators to best reflect their designs, including Vauxhall station – which is in the heart of an area of strong significance to the LGBT+ community – Brixton, Caledonian Road, Hammersmith and Baker…

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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Announces First Fully Electric Car

Stuart Mitchell

In an historic announcement, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has announced, that on-road testing of its first fully electric motor car is imminent. In announcing this seminal moment for the marque, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Chief Executive Officer, Torsten Müller-Ötvös, said: “Today is the most significant day in the history of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars since 4th May, 1904. On that date, our founding fathers, Charles Rolls and Sir Henry Royce, first met and agreed that they were going to create ‘the best motor car in the world’.  “Using the most advanced technology available…

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NET-A-PORTER, MR PORTER and THE OUTNET bring luxury resale service powered by Reflaunt to their customers

Stuart Mitchell

NET-A-PORTER, MR PORTER and THE OUTNET are bringing customers their most extensive resale pilot to date, revealed today in a landmark partnership between YOOX NET-A-PORTER and the leading resale technology provider, Reflaunt. The collaboration will draw on NET-A-PORTER, MR PORTER and THE OUTNET’s heritage of unparalleled and personalised customer service and enable shoppers to contribute to a more circular fashion system by reselling and extending the lives of their designer items, as YOOX NET-A-PORTER takes the next step in its long-term mission to unlock circularity. The resale service will launch…

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Compass Group UK & Ireland to Roll Out Eco-Labels Across Business & Industry Estate

Stuart Mitchell

Following completion of an “ecolabelling” pilot project with researchers in the Livestock, Environment and People labelling (LEAP) group at the University of Oxford, Compass Group UK & Ireland’s Business and Industry sector is rolling out the trial across its workplace catering sites. The eco-labelling initiative sees dishes labelled A-E, to highlight which meals have a higher (E) or lower (A) environmental impact. The data is shared with the LEAP researchers who are monitoring whether eco-labels nudge consumers to make more sustainable and planet-friendly meal choices. Scoring is based on greenhouse…

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Co-op sparks climate action conversation with new Co-op26 store ‘rebrand’

Stuart Mitchell

As the UK prepares to host global leaders and changemakers at the COP26 Climate Change conference in Glasgow this weekend, ethical retailer Co-op has launched a national store and funeral home campaign, aptly named Co-op26. In a bid to engage customers throughout the COP26 conference and beyond, the Co-op26 campaign aims to get people asking questions about how they can impact climate change at a community level. Six flagship Co-op stores across the UK have ‘rebranded’ to Co-op26 with amplified exterior signage and window vinyl takeovers to reflect Co-op26 and…

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