Month: November 2022

Tesco answers food banks’ aid plea with £1m funding boost

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco has announced a new £1m support package for food banks and food charities after the Trussell Trust warned they are facing their most difficult winter ever. With food banks and other frontline charities hit by a double whammy of unprecedented demand and soaring operating costs, Tesco has stepped in with a £1m donation split between the Trussell Trust and FareShare to help them meet the exceptional challenges they are facing. The extra money comes in addition to the ongoing support the supermarket provides to both charities, having worked in…

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New Agreement Sets Ecuador on a Path to End Habitat Conversion from Shrimp Farming

Stuart Mitchell

WWF-Ecuador and Ecuador’s National Chamber of Aquaculture (Cámara Nacional de Acuacultura – CNA) signed an agreement to halt habitat conversion from shrimp farming across the nation. This agreement marks the first national commitment for conversion-free aquaculture from any country across the globe. Ecuador is home to the largest mangrove forests in the Eastern hemisphere, but has seen coastal habitat loss due to conversion for shrimp farming. Demand for Ecuador’s shrimp has been rising consistently over the last five years, and the nation is currently the world’s largest shrimp exporter –…

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Gigaton PPA: Walmart, Ørsted and Schneider Electric Announce First Cohort for Renewable Energy Supply Chain Program

Stuart Mitchell

Walmart Inc., Ørsted and Schneider Electric today announced that they have successfully convened the first cohort of suppliers to participate in Walmart’s renewable energy accelerator: Gigaton PPA. Five suppliers, Amy’s Kitchen, Great Lakes Cheese, Levi Strauss & Co., The J.M. Smucker Co. and Valvoline Inc, have collaborated to execute an aggregated purchase of renewable energy from Ørsted’s Sunflower Wind Farm located in Marion County, Kansas. Over the 12-year term of the agreement, the purchase is expected to generate approximately 250,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) annually of new renewable power, or the equivalent…

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Octopus Energy and Vauxhall offer drivers almost £700 in savings to switch to electric

Stuart Mitchell

Vauxhall and green entech pioneer Octopus Energy have come together to launch the country’s first one stop shop for EVs from a single car manufacturer. The partnership will simplify the UK’s switch to electric vehicles, and help improve the country’s electric vehicle ownership experience at home and on the road. Vauxhall’s ‘Plug and Go’ EV bundle is now available for new Vauxhall customers and includes the installation of a home charger and access to Octopus’ award-winning EV roaming service, Electric Universe. Drivers can also choose a 100% green electricity tariff…

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BNP Paribas supports Phenix, the French start-up fighting food waste

Stuart Mitchell

88 million tons of food end up in the trash bin every year in Europe, including 10 million in France alone – a loss of €16 billion in consumables, while a third would be enough to feed all those in need. (according to ADEME).  French start up Phenix, created in 2014, wants to put an end to this environmental, social and economic nonsense. Supported since its inception by Act For Impact by BNP Paribas, its leader Jean Moreau has just announced 15 million euros raised in order to accelerate Phenix’s development…

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