Day: 8 July 2022

“Tech4PrisonLeavers” launches with Digital Poverty Alliance supporting men leaving prison with digital skills

Stuart Mitchell

The Digital Poverty Alliance and Intel have partnered with Trailblazers Mentoring Charity to launch “Tech4PrisonLeavers”, a scheme which provides young ex-offenders with access to technology and digital skills. The campaign is set to provide a group of 25 men leaving Her Majesty’s Young Offender’s Institution at Brinsford prison in Wolverhampton with devices, connectivity, skills and mentoring in order to give them better access to employment opportunities and life skills upon release. The scheme is aimed at men only, as they make up a vastly disproportionate amount of the prison population…

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Zurich aims for net-zero target in operations by 2030 instead of 2050

Stuart Mitchell

Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) is bringing forward by 20 years its target to achieve net-zero emissions in its operations. It now aims to reach the goal by 2030, after implementing plans announced last year to achieve deep cuts in absolute emissions this decade. After that, emissions that cannot be avoided will be removed from the atmosphere. Zurich has signed carbon removal agreements with several suppliers of nature-based solutions, where it can have the biggest impact on the development of the carbon removal industry. It has made advance payments that will…

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Report Reveals Gap to Going Green

Stuart Mitchell

Recent research by Oxford Economics and SAP SE  has uncovered significant barriers to corporate sustainability initiatives. The problems include a lack of communication and engagement by executives, ineffective use of data, siloed technologies that don’t share processes or information and a lack of cross-company and industry collaboration and partnership. Yet while the value of sustainability initiatives is not being realized broadly, the study also shows that the business case for them is well understood. Executives expressed eagerness for their organizations to become more sustainable, citing efficiency (58%), improving brand reputation…

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Nissan unveils Ambition 2030 vision to empower mobility and beyond

Stuart Mitchell

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. has unveiled Nissan Ambition 2030, the company’s new long-term vision for empowering mobility and beyond.  Responding to critical environmental, societal and customer needs, Nissan aims to become a truly sustainable company, driving towards a cleaner, safer, and more inclusive world.  With this vision, Nissan wants to deliver strategic value by empowering journeys offering confident, exciting, and more integrated experiences to customers, and through collaborations, empower society to build a smart ecosystem with integrated mobility. Over the next ten years, Nissan will deliver exciting, electrified vehicles and…

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M&S Launches First Sustainability-Focused Innovation Challenge

Stuart Mitchell

M&S has announced the launch of its inaugural sustainability innovation challenge for start-ups, with the retailer looking to work with tech-focused partners in its efforts to build a sustainable future and achieve its net zero by 2040 goal.  Alongside the innovation and investment firm True, M&S’s Ignite team – the home of open innovation at M&S – is looking for ideas and technologies that can encourage more sustainable behaviours amongst its customers, as well as solutions that can help M&S achieve further efficiencies in its agricultural supply chains. The innovation…

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