Triodos backs first nature reserve for rewilding charity

Rewilding charity Heal has acquired its first landholding with the help of a £3.75 million loan from Triodos Bank UK. It will create a new nature reserve with the 460 acres near Bruton in Somerset – the first in a series of nature reserves it plans to establish in every English county. The lending marks Triodos Bank’s first loan to a rewilding project and is believed to be the first commercial loan of its kind in the UK. Heal Somerset will tackle the nature and climate crises while creating new…

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Asda publishes new ESG report

Asda has published its second Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report, providing an annual update on the supermarket’s progress on the key issues which matter to its business and customers. The supermarket has made strides in moving towards its targets and has also announced additional targets as it looks to have an even greater impact helping its communities and reduce its effect on the environment. Highlights include: Continued reduction in operational carbon emissions – down 35% since 2015, on the way to hitting the 50% reduction target by 2025 and…

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Virgin Atlantic to purchase 70m US gallons of sustainable aviation fuel

Virgin Atlantic has announced the purchase of 10m USG per annum of SAF to be produced by Gevo, Inc. and supplied by Virgin Atlantic’s joint venture partner, Delta Air Lines. The agreement with Delta builds on the existing long-term partnership between Delta and Gevo and increases the use of SAF from the US West Coast.  SAF produced by Gevo will come from one of its future production facilities. Gevo’s production process separates sugars and proteins from non-edible industrial corn grown using climate smart agricultural practices. The sugars are then used…

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CAP – Weight-loss and detoxing: Cut out the bad stuff and ensure a balanced diet of responsibility and evidence

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Weight-loss and detoxing: Cut out the bad stuff and ensure a balanced diet of responsibility and evidence. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. Hot on the heels of Christmas festivities, comes the New Year and renewed commitments to a moderate lifestyle. Marketers keen to promote weight-loss products and regimes should take care to ensure they don’t…

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CMA to scrutinise ‘green’ claims in sales of household essentials

The CMA will examine the accuracy of ‘green’ claims made about household essentials – such as food, drink, and toiletries – to make sure shoppers are not being misled. The move is an expansion of ongoing work by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) into ‘greenwashing’, which seeks to get to the bottom of whether products and services that claim to be green or eco-friendly are being marketed to shoppers accurately. The CMA’s review will examine a wide range of products known as ‘fast-moving consumer goods’ (FMCG). These are essential…

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