Day: 29 November 2022

SWR leads rail industry with roadmap to net zero by 2040

Stuart Mitchell

South Western Railway (SWR) has announced a landmark commitment and roadmap to deliver net zero carbon emissions by 2040 at the latest, ten years ahead of the UK’s overall legal deadline to be net zero by 2050.  The Department for Transport (DfT) has backed SWR, in collaboration with Network Rail and other key stakeholders, to deliver the UK rail industry’s first robust, transparent, and cost-effective roadmap to net zero.  This can lead the way for the decarbonisation of the whole UK rail network, soon to be overseen by the new…

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Allwyn to operate UK National Lottery from February 2024

Stuart Mitchell

Allwyn has been officially awarded the Fourth Licence to operate the National Lottery for a decade starting February 2024. This formal award by the UK Gambling Commission kickstarts the process of transition to a bigger, better, and safer National Lottery. Under Allwyn’s stewardship, sales growth is expected to result in the money allocated to UK good causes more than doubling. The National Lottery of the future will build on a cutting-edge technology platform that will improve player protection over the next 10 years and beyond. Allwyn’s plans will transform and…

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Amazon Announces 71 New Renewable Energy Projects Globally, Including Firsts in Brazil, India, and Poland

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon announced that it is expanding its renewable energy portfolio globally, with an additional 2.7 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy capacity across 71 new renewable energy projects. This includes the company’s first renewable energy project in South America—a solar farm in Brazil—and its first solar farms in India and Poland. Once fully operational, Amazon’s global renewable energy portfolio will generate 50,000 gigawatt hours (GWh) of clean energy, which is the equivalent amount of electricity needed to power 4.6 million U.S. homes each year. “We are bringing new wind and solar…

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Entries from 17 Countries Shortlisted For Global 2022 One Screen Short Film Festival

Stuart Mitchell

Shortlisted entries from 17 countries and regions have been announced for the ninth One Screen Short Film Festival, the premiere short film festival that celebrates and awards global filmmakers from both commercial advertising and film industries. Part of The One Club for Creativity, One Screen focuses on all forms and aspects of short films — narrative fiction, comedy, commercials, branded content, music videos, spec work, passion projects, animation, sound, movie poster design, title sequences and more  — and has a mission to celebrate and award filmmakers from around the world…

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Big Issue Invest offers loan programme to charities and social enterprises to help beat rise in energy bills

Stuart Mitchell

Big Issue Invest is offering loans to charities and social enterprises which are struggling with rising energy costs. Business leaders around the country have warned of mass closures due to the energy bills crisis. Which is why Big Issue Invest stepped up to help. In a bid to help businesses for social good find long-term solutions rather than a short-term fix, Big Issue Invest, the investment arm of the Big Issue Group, is now offering loans of up to £150,000 for organisations to install measures such as more efficient lights,…

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