Day: 19 December 2021

IONITY announces €700 million investment to enable rapid EV charging network expansion and accelerated growth across Europe

Stuart Mitchell

IONITY, Europe’s leading high-power charging network – open to drivers of all electric vehicle brands, and present in 24 countries – today announces a combined €700 million investment from its current shareholders and new partner the BlackRock Global Renewable Power platform. This investment will drive IONITY’s growth and network expansion plans across Europe, while improving the customer charging experience. It will enable IONITY to increase the number of high-power 350kW charging points – by more than four times – to 7,000 by 2025. The new charging points will be situated…

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Electric Utilities and Automotive industries increasingly off track against climate targets, according to first sector studies released since COP26

Stuart Mitchell

Almost all companies across the electric utilities and automotive sectors are set to exceed their 1.5°C warming scenario budgets, new findings from the World Benchmarking Alliance, CDP and ADEME show today. With COP26 now concluded and pressure mounting on businesses, these critical industries are shown to be lagging far behind where they should be on reducing emissions and their reliance on fossil fuels. The largest study of its kind, the research ranks the most influential 50 electric utilities and 30 automotive companies on their commitments and progress on achieving a…

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Dreaming of a Green Christmas: Over half of UK adults are thinking about a more environmentally-friendly Christmas

Stuart Mitchell

New research from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) reveals that over half (53%) of UK adults who celebrate Christmas think it is important to do so in a more environmentally-friendly way this year. This compares to just 34 per cent who think it is important to have a big celebration to make up for missing out last year as a result of the pandemic.  The research also reveals consumers are expecting more action and communication from brands during the festive period, with over three fifths (64%) of respondents wanting…

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Renewable Energy Pilot Launch In Vietnam’s Apparel Sector

Stuart Mitchell

The Apparel Impact Institute (Aii), the Clean Energy Investment Accelerator (CEIA), and IDH – The Sustainable Trade Initiative are excited to announce the launch of a rooftop solar energy pilot project in Vietnam. The pilot introduces an aggregated procurement approach to enable greater use of clean energy in the apparel industry supply chain.  Major brands, Arc’teryx, Columbia, Gap Inc., Icebug, lululemon and Target Corporation, are demonstrating their leadership through this pilot, which aims to bring together 10-20 manufacturing suppliers into a group request for proposals (RFP) process for rooftop solar…

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Meaningful Measurement and Evaluation to shape the future – ICCO World PR Report

Stuart Mitchell

Global agency heads predict meaningful measurement and analytics technology will have the greatest impact on the PR and communications industry’s future, according to the 2021-2022 ICCO World PR Report. When asked which technology will have the greatest impact on the industry in the future, 21% of respondents predicted measurement and analytics, followed by research, insight and planning (18%). With clients and brands requiring support more than ever in corporate reputation, purpose initiatives, and digital services, there is a growing opportunity for PR and communications teams to entrench effective measurement and evaluation frameworks in…

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