Month: December 2022

Investors urged to use engineers’ know-how to help de-risk investment in low-carbon infrastructure

Stuart Mitchell

Financial professionals should use the data and technical know-how of engineers to help make the investment case for low-carbon infrastructure projects, according to a new report from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) published recently. The report, Financing Low-Carbon Infrastructure, argues that civil engineers have a vital role to play in communicating the data investors need to manage risk and prove the climate benefits. It also explores some of the factors that have allowed infrastructure projects to succeed or fail in attracting finance using real-life examples from around the world.…

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Ellie Simmonds launches WaterAid’s Water Means Life appeal to bring water and toilets to healthcare facilities  

Stuart Mitchell

British Paralympic swimmer and Strictly Come Dancing star Ellie Simmonds OBE has launched WaterAid’s new appeal, Water Means Life, aiming to bring life-changing access to clean water, decent toilets and hygiene facilities to healthcare centres in Mozambique and around the world. Through its appeal, WaterAid will help tackle the global hygiene crisis in healthcare centres across the world. Currently one in four healthcare centres have no clean water on site and almost half of health care centres have no basic handwashing facilities, putting staff and patients at a greater risk…

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Maritime sector and green hydrogen leaders agree on ambitious targets and collaboration to reach zero emissions global shipping by 2050

Stuart Mitchell

Ten organizations signed the Joint Statement on Green Hydrogen and Green Shipping, committing to rapid adoption of green hydrogen-based fuels this decade to get on track for full decarbonization of the shipping sector by 2050, and calling on policymakers to help achieve the ambitious targets. Leading organizations and initiatives across the shipping value chain, joined by the  largest producers of green hydrogen, signed on to a joint statement at COP27, committing to the rapid and ambitious production and use of low-carbon fuels based on green hydrogen to accelerate decarbonization of…

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Sixth EggTrack highlights global cage-free progress

Stuart Mitchell

More companies are making global cage-free egg commitments according to the sixth annual EggTrack report by Compassion in World Farming released on 16 November. The expansion of commitments beyond just regional policies to enable progress at a global scale is strongly encouraged by the charity, and in the past year alone more companies including Pizza Express, Yum! Brands and Bloomin’Brands have made new global cage-free commitments. EggTrack continues to measure and encourage the transition to cage-free eggs by capturing and reporting progress against the cage-free commitments of major food businesses.…

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New Study Shows Unhealthy Food Advertising Continues to Disproportionately Target Consumers of Color

Stuart Mitchell

U.S. food and beverage companies disproportionately target Black and Hispanic consumers with advertising for high-calorie, low-nutrient products, including candy, sugary drinks, and snacks, according to a new study by the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Health at the University of Connecticut. The millions they spend on this targeted marketing contributes to inequities in diet-related diseases heavily affecting communities of color, including heart disease, obesity, and diabetes. “Our study shows that food companies continue to directly target Black and Hispanic consumers with TV advertising that primarily promotes unhealthy products,” said…

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