Arla Foods introduces a sustainability incentive to its farmer owners to help fund and motivate actions required to hit the 2030 emission reduction target on farm. Arla earmarks up to 3 eurocent per kilo of milk for sustainability activities in addition to the existing 1 eurocent for submitting Climate Check data. Based on the cooperative’s current milk volume, this corresponds to a total of up to 500 mEUR annually. Two years after implementing a comprehensive Climate Check on 8,000 farms across seven European countries, Arla farmers are taking another significant…
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Nickelytics, Serve Robotics, and The Ad Council Partner on Innovative Smokey Bear Out-of-Home Advertising Campaign
Nickelytics, a venture-backed B2B adtech startup that allows brands to execute hyperlocal out-of-home advertising campaigns, today announced the launch of one of the first major OOH ad campaigns to be placed on robots. The mobility company partnered with Serve Robotics, the leading autonomous delivery company, and the Ad Council to introduce one of the longest running public service campaigns in history to an innovative new format: delivery robots. The Ad Council’s beloved Smokey will be wrapped around select Serve delivery robots in a new campaign to increase wildfire prevention awareness…
Read MoreTotalEnergies and Holcim Join Forces to Study Solutions for First Carbon-Free Cement Plant in Belgium
TotalEnergies and Holcim in Belgium have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together on the full decarbonization of a cement production facility being upgraded by Holcim in Obourg, Belgium. Various energies and technologies will be assessed for the efficient capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) of around 1.3 million metric tons of CO2 emitted by the facility every year. Each partner will contribute its best-in-class technologies and its know-how to explore and develop the project, including: an innovative new air-oxyfuel switchable kiln, to facilitate the capture and purification of…
Read MoreClean hydrogen accelerator receives UK government backing
The Carbon Trust is announcing its new clean hydrogen accelerator, which aims to help secure the UK’s energy supply and support climate targets. The project will join up industry players, backed by BEIS, the UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The Clean Hydrogen Innovation Programme (CHIP) aims to speed up the deployment of clean hydrogen, by reducing the end-to-end cost through technical innovation so that it becomes cost competitive with conventional alternatives. Clean hydrogen is defined as hydrogen that is produced with a low level of greenhouse…
Read MoreThe ILO, FIFPRO and the Didier Drogba Foundation launch a campaign against the risks linked to the emigration of young football players
The International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with former Ivorian international footballers including Didier Drogba and the International Federation of Professional Footballers’ Associations (FIFPRO), is launching a campaign to raise awareness of the risks associated with the emigration of young footballers. The objective of this campaign, which comes a few days after the signing of the first global agreement on working conditions and rights of professional football players between the social partners of the sector, is to raise awareness among young Ivorian footballers of the risks of discrimination, exploitation and…
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