Month: September 2022

Applications Now Open For eBay For Charity’s Charity Connect Training Programme

Stuart Mitchell

For the third year running, eBay for Charity has announced the launch of its Charity Connect programme, a free course which offers charity retailers, of all sizes and experience on eBay, training to boost online revenues. The programme, which will help digitally upskill charities in order to increase their fundraising, runs for 12 weeks from January 2023. Following two years of success, eBay for Charity hopes to help even more charities raise unrestricted funds. Charities who secure a place on the programme will receive tailored training through virtual 1:1 and…

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Kellogg and Albertsons Companies join forces to feed children in need

Stuart Mitchell

Kellogg Company and Albertsons Companies, one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, have teamed up for the third year to tackle the ongoing issue of childhood hunger in the communities they serve. As part of Kellogg’s™ Better Days Promise environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy, the company has donated $100,000 to the effort. Long-time partner, No Kid Hungry, will receive $50,000, which can help provide 500,000 meals* through donations that help support programs that provide meals to kids. Another $25,000 will be donated to Albertsons…

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Northern Lights Project Signs World’s First Commercial Agreement on Cross-Border CO2 Transport and Storage

Stuart Mitchell

TotalEnergies announces the signature of a commercial agreement between Northern Lights and Yara to transport and store CO2 captured from Yara Sluiskil, an ammonia and fertilizer plant in the Netherlands. From early 2025, 800,000 tons of CO2 per year will be captured, compressed, and liquefied in the Netherlands and then transported to the Northern Lights site to be permanently stored in geological layers some 2,600 meters under the seabed off the coast of Øygarden, in Norway. This agreement, the first of its kind worldwide, is a major milestone in the…

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IKEA introduces ÅBÄCKEN water nozzle to enable extreme water saving at home

Stuart Mitchell

IKEA wants to inspire and enable people to save water at home. The ÅBÄCKEN water nozzle, previously announced as MISTELN, will provide an affordable solution to help customers cut down on water usage at home by up to 95% water in mist mode. It will help raise awareness among people that every drop of water we save matters. ÅBÄCKEN water nozzle will start selling in all IKEA markets in October 2022. Innovations in water efficiency are becoming increasingly important. 1 in 3 people globally do not have access to safe…

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ILO’s Vision Zero Fund and Nike launch initiative to reduce injuries and deaths from road accidents among garment and footwear workers

Stuart Mitchell

A new initiative to cut deaths and injuries among garment and footwear workers has been launched by the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Vision Zero Fund1  and Nike Inc. The joint initiative aims to understand why garment and footwear workers are vulnerable to injuries and deaths resulting from commuting accidents and to lessen the adverse impact on workers, their families, and the sector as a whole. The goal is to work together to develop a common, standardized approach to reducing these accidents that can be adapted and replicated in different contexts.…

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