WRAP’s latest Retail Survey shows that actions are being taken on how food is labelled by retailers and brands to help people avoid food waste happening at home. However, with COP27 fresh in people’s minds, the climate action NGO also warns that more needs to be done to help curb the impact the UK’s food waste is having on climate change. To help reduce food waste further and faster, WRAP’s Retail Survey assessed actions against best practice guidance developed by WRAP, in association with the Food Standards Agency and Defra.…
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Major firms work together to drive regional green investment
Four of Britain’s biggest firms are working together to advise on pilot projects to drive green investment into local areas, and promote economic growth. As part of the Prime Minister’s Business Council, the leaders of Lloyds Banking Group, Octopus Energy, Shell and National Grid have launched the Local Low Carbon Accelerator (LLCA) project to provide a blueprint for local authorities and the private sector to work together and get green infrastructure delivered faster. Localised green infrastructure projects are key in the road to net zero , given the focus on…
Read MoreUK food industry unites to ensure all soy is deforestation and conversion free in landmark agreement
38 leading UK food producers, representing nearly 60% of the UK’s soy consumption, and the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC), representing the four major importers of soy and the animal feed industry, have today set out a series of comprehensive actions to deliver on the aims of the UK Soy Manifesto. An ambitious commitment which aims to move all the UK’s soy imports to being free from deforestation and conversion. Acknowledging that mainstream transformation on this scale cannot be achieved by companies working within their individual supply chains alone, all businesses…
Read MoreP&G, gives its Partner of the Year award to 11 companies as Global Partners Create Value and Sustainable Growth
The Procter & Gamble Company gave its Partner of the Year award to 11 companies. This is P&G’s highest recognition of External Business Partners that have gone above and beyond in delivering exceptional and sustained value in service to the Company’s consumers, retail partners and other stakeholders. P&G is proud to recognize these companies that have been among the very best and to celebrate them for being an integral member of its supply ecosystem. Additionally, P&G recognized six suppliers that have demonstrated industry-leading environmental sustainability commitments and impact as part…
Read MoreDuke Energy collaborates with AWS to develop smart grid solutions to better serve customers and drive its clean energy transition
Duke Energy, and Amazon Web Services, Inc. , an Amazon.com, Inc. company, are entering into a multiyear strategic collaboration to accelerate the utility’s development of industry-leading grid solutions that will benefit customers and help advance Duke Energy’s clean energy transition.As part of this agreement, Duke Energy will build new smart grid software and services on AWS and expand its Intelligent Grid Services – a suite of custom-built applications that help the utility anticipate future energy demand and identify where and how to update the power grid. AWS, in turn, will…
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