Year: 2022

PRCA & Reuben Sinclair launches free Race for Talent E-Book

Stuart Mitchell

Reuben Sinclair has published its free Race for Talent e-book – in partnership with the Public Relations and Communications Association – to help agency and in-house teams perfect their recruitment strategies in a candidate-led market. The 14-page step-by-step guide equips employers with the practical tools to attract and retain the best talent, and overcome common recruitment challenges. The guide challenges the PR and communications industry to reimagine its Employee Value Proposition (EVP) by moving away from competitive salaries and job titles as the sure-fire way to secure talent towards cultivating…

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EcoAct launches platform to assess organisations’ physical vulnerability to climate risks

Stuart Mitchell

EcoAct, an Atos company, has launched the EcoAct Climate Risk Platform, a climate risk assessment and visualisation platform that assesses the vulnerability of organisations’ physical sites to 28 climate change hazards, supporting the identification and prioritisation of mitigation and adaptation measures. With no credible pathway to 1.5°C according to UNEP’s latest Emissions Gap Report, the need for businesses to identify, mitigate and adapt to vulnerabilities as a result of climate change is becoming increasingly important. The EcoAct Climate Risk Platform provides oversight of the exposure of an organisation’s portfolio of…

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Businesses are getting serious about industrial decarbonisation say Climate Group

Stuart Mitchell

Climate Group’s Industry initiatives grow as four new businesses join, demonstrating the commitment to industrial decarbonisation. AKT II and Landsec join ConcreteZero while Robert Bird Group and Trane Technologies join SteelZero. Robert Bird Group also became a ConcreteZero member recently in October. ConcreteZero members commit to using 30% low emission concrete by 2025 and 50% by 2030, with a long-term target of using 100% net zero concrete by 2050. SteelZero members pledge to use 50% low emission steel by 2030, which sets a clear pathway to using 100% net zero…

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bp and Mauritania to explore green hydrogen at scale

Stuart Mitchell

bp recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Mauritania under which it will deliver an innovative programme exploring the potential for large-scale production of green hydrogen in the country. Building on bp’s existing strong relationships with the country, the agreement could be an important step towards the development of significant green hydrogen production in Mauritania.    The MoU was signed at last months COP27, by the President of Mauritania, His Excellency Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, H.E. Abdessalam Ould Mohamed Saleh, Minister of Petroleum, Mines and Energy…

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IKEA takes lead in tackling air pollution

Stuart Mitchell

IKEA launched the first-ever guide on measuring air pollution across value chains at last months Science Day at COP27. The guidance is developed in partnership with Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and Climate & Clean Air Coalition (CCAC). Using the guidance, IKEA set a baseline and encourages other businesses to join the Alliance for Clean Air in contributing to clean air and health. For the first time, a guide is now available for all businesses to make air pollution emission inventories across their value chains. This enables joint action on climate…

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