Day: 16 August 2022

UK YMCA joins the Charity Shop Gift Card Revolution in aid of sustainable and more affordable shopping

Stuart Mitchell

YMCA’s 104 charity shops across England and Wales are now part of a revolutionary gift card scheme designed to fight back against fast fashion while making the pennies and pounds go further. In connection with the Charity Retail Association, these gift cards can be used in any charity signed up to the scheme, and aim to promote three key pillars of ‘re-wear’ – update your wardrobe without breaking the bank; ‘share’ – community spirit and charitable causes; and ‘care’ – sustainable shopping to reduce environmental impact. The Charity Shop Gift…

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Lloyds Banking Group launches Sustainability Finance Framework to help build more homes with higher sustainability standards

Stuart Mitchell

Lloyds Banking Group, as the largest bank to the UK housing sector, today announces the launch of its new Sustainability Finance Framework, which outlines our support to help housebuilders access finance to build more homes with higher sustainability standards.   The Framework supports the Group’s commitment to expanding the availability and affordability of safe, high quality and sustainable housing by helping housebuilders finance new homes.  Framework propositions The Framework sets out how the Group will help housebuilders access finance to build more sustainable homes through one of three existing propositions: The…

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Channel 4 partners with The TV Collective for a second Indie Accelerator

Stuart Mitchell

Channel 4 revealed details of its second Indie Accelerator which is specifically aimed at supporting eligible ethnically diverse led indies who have not had a Channel 4 linear commission in the past five years, with a view to helping strengthen their position within the channel and the industry as a whole. Delivered by The TV Collective, the Indie Accelerator will support selected indies with a combination of leadership coaching and commissioner relationships, with the aim of strengthening their business. Indies selected to join the accelerator will have one to one…

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Walmart To Purchase 4,500 Canoo Electric Delivery Vehicles To Be Used for Last Mile Deliveries in Support of Its Growing eCommerce Business

Stuart Mitchell

Walmart has signed a definitive agreement with Canoo, a high-tech advanced mobility company, to purchase 4,500 all-electric delivery vehicles, beginning with the Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle (LDV), with the option to purchase up to 10,000 units. The vehicles will be used to deliver online orders in a sustainable way which will also contribute to Walmart’s goal to achieve zero-emissions by 2040. While the LDV is expected to begin hitting the road in 2023, the companies plan to kick off advanced deliveries to refine and finalize vehicle configuration in the Dallas-Fort Worth…

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M&S Removes Best Before Dates Across Fruit And Veg In Bid To Tackle Food Waste

Stuart Mitchell

M&S is removing best before dates from a range of fresh produce to help reduce in-store and household food waste. Best before dates will be removed from the labelling of over 300 fruit and vegetable products – 85% of M&S’ produce offering – including commonly wasted items apples, potatoes and broccoli. Dates will be replaced with a new code which M&S store colleagues will use to ensure freshness and quality is maintained. The change, which is being rolled out across all M&S UK stores from this week, is designed to…

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