Day: 30 January 2023

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo celebrates resilience of girls and young people during visit to Benin

Stuart Mitchell

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo returned to her home country Bénin last month to meet children and young people impacted by the spillover of violence from the Sahel crisis, and climate change in the region.   The deteriorating security situation in Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Niger, as well as rising food prices as a result of climate induced shocks, are affecting access to essential social services for children, refugees, and internally displaced persons in northern Benin. In some border areas with Sahel countries, a number of schools have been temporarily…

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Sustainable property investment project boosted by £2.3m loan from Triodos Bank

Stuart Mitchell

Autonomous Investments Properties will expand its commercial property portfolio in the South West and invest in large-scale decarbonisation works with the backing of a new loan from Triodos Bank UK. The firm is a subsidiary of Autonomous Investments, which was founded in 2008 and has an ethos of creating positive societal change and operating sustainably. As well as acquiring new commercial properties, the loan from Triodos will be used to refinance an entire street of industrial spaces owned by Autonomous Investment Properties at Bristol’s Skyline Park and enable investment in…

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3M to Exit “forever chemicals”Manufacturing by the End of 2025

Stuart Mitchell

3M has announced it will exit per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) manufacturing and work to discontinue the use of PFAS across its product portfolio by the end of 2025. 3M’s decision is based on careful consideration and a thorough evaluation of the evolving external landscape, including multiple factors such as accelerating regulatory trends focused on reducing or eliminating the presence of PFAS in the environment and changing stakeholder expectations. “This is a moment that demands the kind of innovation 3M is known for,” said 3M chairman and chief executive officer…

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Guest Post: UK Government instructed by High Court to make their Net Zero strategy more transparent and robust by Sian Conway-Wood

Stuart Mitchell

Communications strategist, anti-greenwashing expert, and podcaster Sian Conway-Wood has written a piece for us on the recent Net Zero high court case. In a landmark case brought by ClientEarth, Friends of the Earth and Good Law Project, the High Court has ruled that the UK Government’s Net Zero strategy is inadequate. The ruling found that the strategy has failed to include enough information about the policies and expected effects to allow parliament and the public to scrutinise the plans. It was discovered during the court case that current plans only…

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Gildan Publishes Its 18th Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report

Stuart Mitchell

Gildan Activewear Inc.  is pleased to announce that it has published its 18th Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report, which outlines the Company’s ESG commitments and performance results, accompanied by further details on Gildan’s Next Generation ESG strategy and future targets. 2021 was characterized by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain disruptions, labour shortages, and geo-political and climate uncertainty. Despite these global challenges, Gildan continued its leadership in responsible apparel manufacturing and closed-off the year with strong ESG performance and further progress against its strategic initiatives. “We are pleased with…

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