Day: 27 November 2021

Ocean Outdoor unveils advertising fund for environmental charities and causes working to save the planet

Stuart Mitchell

Premium digital out of home (DOOH) media owner Ocean Outdoor has launched a new fund giving voice to charities and non-profits that are working to save the planet. Under the Drops in the Ocean initiative, each year Ocean Outdoor will donate 2% of the Group’s reported revenue to environmental charities in the form of advertising value across the company’s premium digital screen network in seven countries – the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway. Organisations and causes associated with the preservation of land, nature, the oceans, global…

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IFC, Amundi Launch $2B Bond Strategy to Support Green, Resilient, Inclusive Recovery

Stuart Mitchell

Addressing the dual challenges of inequality and climate change, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager, have agreed to establish a new fund to mobilize up to $2 billion in private investment into emerging market sustainable bonds that support COVID-19 relief efforts and promote a green, resilient, and inclusive recovery from the pandemic.                                                                 Unveiled…

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SAS, Vattenfall, Shell and LanzaTech to explore synthetic sustainable aviation fuel production

Stuart Mitchell

Vattenfall, SAS, Shell and LanzaTech will together investigate the production of the world’s first synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using the LanzaJet[TM] “Alcohol to Jet” technology on a large scale in Sweden. Instead of using virgin fossil material in the production process, the synthetic SAF will be produced from fossil free electricity and recycled carbon dioxide from district heating. The goal is that a new production facility will produce up to 50,000 tonnes of synthetic SAF annually, provided that an investment decision is made at a later stage. The synthetic…

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Vattenfall commits to landfill ban and to recycle all wind turbine blades by 2030

Stuart Mitchell

Vattenfall has set ambitious targets in how to deal with wind turbine blades at end of life. An immediate commitment to a landfill ban on decommissioned wind turbine blades has been made. The next decade there will be an intense work increasing the recycling rate of wind blade components. Vattenfall’s ambition is to enable a fossil-free living within one generation and one important element to deliver on this is a significant growth in wind energy. To ensure this is done in a sustainable way, Vattenfall has a high focus on reducing environmental impacts…

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10.6M Brits describe their current mental wellbeing as poor

Stuart Mitchell

New research from the Co-op, in partnership with Mind, SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health) and Inspire, reveals that 10.6 million Brits (just under fifth of the population) describe their current mental wellbeing as poor2, rising to almost three in ten (28%) amongst 16 to 24 year olds. The study reveals the impact the pandemic has had on the nation’s mental wellbeing. Almost a quarter (24%) of respondents said they became more isolated from their community during the pandemic, resulting in a decline in mental wellbeing for almost two-thirds (61%)…

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