Day: 11 November 2021

INEOS announces over €2 billion investment in Green Hydrogen Production

Stuart Mitchell

INEOS has announced that it is to invest more than €2 billion into electrolysis projects to make zero carbon, green hydrogen across Europe. Its first plants will be built in Norway, Germany, Belgium with investment also planned in the UK and France.    INEOS, through its subsidiary INOVYN, is already Europe’s largest existing operator of electrolysis, the critical technology necessary to produce green hydrogen for power generation, transportation, and industrial use. The business also has extensive experience in the storage and handling of hydrogen which puts it in a unique…

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Sodexo launch a comprehensive roadmap to net zero and decarbonisation of the business in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Stuart Mitchell

In October 2021, Sodexo has announced a comprehensive roadmap to net zero and decarbonisation of the business in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The team has been working with international experts, the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), to ensure that its net zero strategy is thorough, impactful and transparent. The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) drives ambitious climate action by enabling companies to set science-based emissions1 reduction targets, in line with a 1.5 degree future.  Worldwide, we have set a target – validated by SBTi – to reduce carbon emissions…

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IRENA and ILO work together for a just and inclusive transition to a sustainable energy future

Stuart Mitchell

The Directors-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have signed an agreement to reinforce their cooperation, to promote employment and decent jobs for women and men in an energy transition that leaves no one behind. “The rapid deployment of renewable energy is indispensable to the pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals . Making such a transition conducive to decent work creation, with more and better jobs, while ensuring a just transition for all is essential,” said ILO Director-General Guy Ryder. “Working together, the ILO…

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Western Power Distribution aims for net-zero

Stuart Mitchell

Western Power Distribution recently joined a number of leading UK and international companies to sign up to the Business Ambition for 1.5°C pledge and the United Nation’s Race to Zero campaign; following a verified science-based target of 1.5⁰ to limit the climate impact from their activities. The environment strategy sets out their ambitions for achieving net zero through an array of activities, including their own decarbonisation of transport, with 89% of their commercial van fleet moving to decarbonised vehicles, such as electric vehicles, by 2028. This comes off the back…

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PRCA DARE Awards Grand Prix winners announced

Stuart Mitchell

PR professionals from across the UK gathered at the Sheraton Grand on Park Lane in October for the 2021 PRCA DARE Awards Grand Prix Ceremony. The evening marked the PRCA’s first face-to-face awards ceremony since February 2020. Cardiff-based Cowshed were the big winners on the night, securing a hat-trick of awards including Medium Consultancy of the Year. The DARE Awards recognise outstanding practice in eight regions and nations across the UK; the Grand Prix pits regional/national winners against one another. PRCA Director General Francis Ingham MPRCA said: “From Belfast to Birmingham, the DARE…

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