Month: August 2022

Zero Carbon Forum appoints Bob Gordon as new Forum Director

Stuart Mitchell

The Zero Carbon Forum announces the appointment of Bob Gordon as its new Forum Director. Bob’s remit is to grow the Forum’s membership and services, to further accelerate the sector’s transition to net zero. The non-profit, collaborative action group is dedicated to empowering hospitality to achieve net zero emissions at pace and currently has 35 of the UK’s leading restaurants, pubs and breweries as members including Burger King UK, Nando’s UK and IRE, and Fridays. A passionate and experienced environmentalist, Bob joins the team with over 15 years’ experience working…

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Lloyds Banking Group opens new Changing Places facility

Stuart Mitchell

Lloyds Banking Group is the first bank to open an accessible Changing Places facility in Old Broad Street, London. Last month on 19th July was Changing Places Awareness Day which helps raise awareness of the life changing difference Changing Places facilities make to people with disabilities. A Changing Places toilet provides a hygienic and comfortable facility for people with disabilities and their carers. Larger than a standard accessible facility, it offers space to manoeuvre a wheelchair, with up to two carers present. The toilet includes a height-adjustable changing bench and…

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Channel 4 Strengthens Guidance For Portrayal Of Disability On Tv

Stuart Mitchell

Channel 4 has announced a plan to strengthen the portrayal of disabled people on television. Channel 4’s ‘Disability Code of Portrayal’ sets out how it aims to deliver a step change in both the quality and quantity of on screen representation of disabled people. The principles outline how it intends to dial up representation of disability across all its content. Ally Castle, Channel 4’s Disability Consultant said: “We firmly believe that the commitments we are making today will take the inclusion of disabled people in our content to a different…

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Amazon’s Custom Electric Delivery Vehicles from Rivian Start Rolling Out Across the U.S.

Stuart Mitchell

Starting in July, customers across the U.S. will begin to see custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian delivering their Amazon packages, with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, among other cities. This rollout is just the beginning of what is expected to be thousands of Amazon’s custom electric delivery vehicles in more than 100 cities by the end of this year—and 100,000 across the U.S. by 2030. The vehicles are designed from the ground-up with safety,…

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UNESCO welcomes Brazilian surfer Maya Gabeira as Champion for the Ocean and Youth

Stuart Mitchell

Lisbon recently hosted the UN Ocean Conference, a major event in the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030 (‘the Ocean Decade’), led by UNESCO. This international conference aims to strengthen international cooperation on the ocean, promoting better understanding and protection of it. On the opening day, Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, announced the nomination of the Brazilian Big Wave surfer Maya Gabeira as a goodwill ambassador, appointing her to the position of “UNESCO Champion for the Ocean and Youth”. UNESCO’s advocacy on ocean-sustainability issues We are children…

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