Month: January 2022

Truist commits $1.25M to UGA Innovation District

Stuart Mitchell

The University of Georgia announced it received a grant of $1.25 million from Truist Foundation and SunTrust Trusteed Foundations to establish the Truist Community Innovation Initiative, a multifaceted effort to enhance collaborative spaces and develop new programming and support for aspiring entrepreneurs in the Athens community. “First and foremost, I want to thank Truist Foundation and the SunTrust Trusteed Foundations for their generous support and for their commitment to UGA’s Innovation District,” said UGA President Jere W. Morehead. “This grant provides vital resources to connect campus and Athens community entrepreneurs…

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U.S. Soy Achieves Key Benchmark Certifying Sustainable, Responsible Production for Customers Across the European Union

Stuart Mitchell

Soy Export Sustainability, LLC, and the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) announced that the U.S. Soy Sustainability Assurance Protocol (SSAP) has passed stringent independent benchmarking to confirm its compliance with FEFAC Soy Sourcing Guidelines 2021. The FEFAC guidelines are designed to support transparency in soy sourcing for 27 European nations. FEFAC, the European Compound Feed Manufacturers’ Federation, finalized updated guidelines earlier this year to provide EU buyers with even stronger assurances regarding sources of sustainably produced soy products, including criteria to confirm “conversion-free” soy, or crops that are produced without…

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Essity and McDonald’s are closing the loop for paper cups in Germany

Stuart Mitchell

Hygiene and health company Essity and McDonald’s are writing circular history with a recycling project that turns used paper cups into a new resource. Starting in 2020, the project consisting of a team from Essity, logistics partner HAVI, and McDonald’s Deutschland LLC, has piloted different opportunities to give paper cup waste a new life. The pilot showed that Essity can successfully use the paper cups, after they have been shredded, as material for some of their mills and turn them into Tork branded toilet paper. “It’s exciting to work with…

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The Water Council, SCS Global Services Partner on Water Stewardship

Stuart Mitchell

As businesses across the world confront increasing water challenges and growing calls for tangible accomplishments on sustainability, The Water Council has partnered with SCS Global Services to meet this challenge by improving corporate water stewardship outcomes and reporting. This new partnership will include development and rollout of programs to help companies move beyond traditional water management to credible and verified water stewardship that addresses enterprise-wide challenges and opportunities. Multiple factors are influencing companies to address water-related challenges in their value chains. These challenges include supply disruptions, climate impacts and ever-increasing…

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Air Partner & Climate Care Partnership – Aviation Carbon Offsetting

Stuart Mitchell

Air Partner, the global aviation services group, has selected ClimateCare to offset its carbon emissions with projects that cut carbon and improve lives. Through the partnership, Air Partner has introduced an auto-enrolment carbon offsetting scheme for its private jet and group charter clients as part of its new ESG strategy to deliver positive change in the aviation industry and embed sustainable practices into the core of its business.  Through the scheme, carbon emissions from flights are calculated and offset by adding a cost directly to the price of the flight. Offsetting contributes funding towards a number of important carbon reduction projects such as two world-leading clean cooking initiatives and the installation of renewable energy.  Along with these changes for…

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