Vodafone has launched a new refurbished phone range and becomes the UK’s only major network to offer a two-year warranty on every Pay Monthly refurbished phone. Customers can save up to £190 on the latest devices, including the iPhone SE and Samsung Galaxy S21, helping them get the phone they want for less. Buying a refurbished phone instead of a brand new one has a lower carbon footprint and so helps customers be friendlier to the planet. To find out more, search ‘Vodafone refurbished phones’. The launch follows research which found that…
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Harmony Energy Income Trust Brings Europe’s Largest Battery Energy Storage System Online
Europe’s biggest battery energy storage system (by MWh) located in East Yorkshire has been successfully energised. Developed by Harmony Energy Limited and employing a Tesla 2-hour Megapack system, the Pillswood project, near Hull, has the capacity to store up to 196 MWh (megawatt hours) of electricity in a single cycle. This is enough electricity to power around 300,000 UK homes for two hours. The project will provide critical balancing services to the GB electricity grid network whilst also enabling the replacement of fossil fuels with renewable energy. The site is…
Read MoreTiffany & Co. Commits to Science-Based Climate Targets
Tiffany & Co. announces its plans to accelerate its commitment to combat climate change with a pledge to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its own operations (Scopes 1 and 2) and supply chain (Scope 3) by 2040 in accordance with the Science Based Targets Initiative’s (SBTi) Net-Zero Standard. To meet this goal, Tiffany & Co. has set a 2030 near-term GHG reduction target in alignment with SBTi’s Net-Zero Standard. By 2030, Tiffany & Co. pledges to reduce Scopes 1 and 2 emissions by 70%; these are the emissions…
Read MoreNew initiative launches to accelerate clean generator alternatives
A new initiative, aimed at creating viable alternatives to the use of fossil fuelled generators across developing countries, launched today at COP27. The Zero Emission Generators (ZE-Gen) initiative is being developed in partnership by the Carbon Trust and Innovate UK, with initial funding from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the IKEA Foundation. ZE-Gen has an initial commitment of over £15 million, with the ambition to seed a wider £100 million partnership. The initiative will enable the replacement of millions of polluting and expensive fossil-fuelled generators, and…
Read MoreUnited Rentals Releases 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report
United Rentals, Inc., the world’s largest equipment rental company, today announced the release of its tenth Corporate Responsibility Report documenting progress in 2021. Using the theme “Work United™: Building a Sustainable Future Together,” the report covers major aspects of the company’s corporate responsibility framework in three areas: Environmental Stewardship, Social Impact and Governance and Ethics. Among the 2021 highlights in the report are: a 17% year-over-year reduction in United Rentals’ already low U.S. OSHA recordable incident rate; 31.3% of sales and management roles held by diverse employees; approximately $1 billion…
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