Month: December 2021

Marelli outlines plans to become carbon neutral in operations by 2030

Stuart Mitchell

Marelli, a leading global automotive supplier, has announced its commitment to become carbon neutral within its operations (Scope 1 and Scope 2) by 2030. The goal, which is a key part of the company’s broader commitment and transition towards building a sustainable business, will be achieved through a series of different measures aimed at minimizing energy consumption, ensuring the use of renewable energy and neutralising remaining unavoidable emissions. Further to the environmental and CO2 reduction targets that the company set within its mid-term strategy, this new step defines a more…

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Renewable electricity growth is accelerating faster than ever worldwide, supporting the emergence of the new global energy economy

Stuart Mitchell

The growth of the world’s capacity to generate electricity from solar panels, wind turbines and other renewable technologies is on course to accelerate over the coming years, with 2021 expected to set a fresh all-time record for new installations, the IEA says in a new report. Despite rising costs for key materials used to make solar panels and wind turbines, additions of new renewable power capacity this year are forecast to rise to 290 gigawatts (GW) in 2021, surpassing the previous all-time high set last year, according to the latest…

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ECI, PRCA to Release International Ethics Data with Country-Specific PR-Industry Commentary

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) and Vienna, Virginia-based Ethics & Compliance Initiative (ECI) announced today the launch of a collaborative roll-out of nation-specific ethics and compliance data, generated through the ECI Global Business Ethics Survey® (GBES®), with accompanying public relations industry commentary and insights from PRCA-affiliated experts. The PRCA and ECI will release country-specific fact sheets over the course of several months, highlighting five key metrics that are indicative of the state of workplace ethics in organisations around the world: ethical culture strength; pressure to compromise ethical standards;…

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AstraZeneca UK partners with Forestry England and Borders Forest Trust to plant and maintain over one million new trees by 2025

Stuart Mitchell

AstraZeneca UK is partnering with Forestry England and Borders Forest Trust (alongside their global partner One Tree Planted) to launch a multi-year programme to plant over one million trees across the country by 2025. This initiative is part of the global AZ Forest programme to plant and maintain 50 million trees worldwide by 2025. Recognising the connection between a healthy planet and a healthy population, the AZ Forest programme is part of AstraZeneca’s Ambition Zero Carbon commitment to be zero carbon across its operations by the end of 2025 and…

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Aldi Launches Deposit Return Scheme Trial In Scotland

Stuart Mitchell

Aldi is trialling its first deposit return scheme at its Bathgate store in West Lothian, Scotland, allowing customers to return bottles and cans in exchange for a voucher to be redeemed against their shopping. Customers are encouraged to return single-use PET plastic or glass bottles from 50ml up to three litres, and aluminum drinks cans, to the reverse vending machine in the Bathgate store car park. For each item deposited, customers will receive 10p in the form of a voucher, up to a maximum of £5. As part of the…

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