Day: 3 March 2023

Public Interest Registry Launches .GIVING, a New Top-Level Domain to Streamline Online Fundraising

Stuart Mitchell

To further its commitment to supporting mission-driven organizations, Public Interest Registry (PIR), the non-profit organization that runs the .ORG domain, today launched .GIVING – a brand new top-level domain (TLD) that will streamline the online fundraising and donating experience for mission-driven organizations and philanthropic-minded individuals. .GIVING is now publicly available for the first time to any mission-driven entity – regardless of non-profit status. Along with the trustworthiness and security of the .ORG domain, .GIVING offers mission-driven organizations the opportunity to create a dedicated online space for fundraising, taking the guesswork…

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Guardians of Grub Ambassadors assemble!

Stuart Mitchell

Influential Guardians of Grub Ambassadors, from across the UK Hospitality and Food Service sector, convened in London for a special roundtable summit organised by climate action NGO WRAP and hosted by BM Caterers. The meeting, held on Monday 23 January, agreed a set of actions to help the sector reduce its 1.1 million tonne food waste footprint. The Ambassadors, who are joined by two new Ambassadors this year, renewed their commitment to tackling food waste by releasing a joint statement: “As Guardians of Grub Ambassadors, we recognise the urgent need…

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Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation and The Global FoodBanking Network provide crucial funding for the new year

Stuart Mitchell

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation and The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) have donated £1 million to FareShare, as part of their global funding programme addressing food insecurity in Europe and North America. This is an annual £1m grant as part of Enterprise’s Fill Your Tank programme which began in 2016. The funding will be crucial through 2023 in helping FareShare to access and accept more good food, ensuring it can be delivered to people struggling during the cost-of-living crisis. The funding is a critical part of the partnership that has underpinned a…

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ASUS Releases 2021 Sustainability Report

Stuart Mitchell

ASUS has announced the release of its 2021 sustainability report, which adopts the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and latest international indicators from the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB). Additionally, in order to enhance transparency in its communications with stakeholders about its progress towards sustainability, ASUS will voluntarily publish an independent report from the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). ASUS has also followed the ‘double materiality’ concept from the EU in order to enhance materiality identification. As a result, sustainability goals will be incorporated into the corporate decision-making process…

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Tesco to use discarded plastic collected from coastal areas in fresh fish packaging

Stuart Mitchell

Plastic waste such as drinks bottles which is at risk of getting into the sea, is now being collected and recycled and used again in Tesco’s fresh fish packaging.  From January many of the supermarket’s fresh Salmon, Haddock, Cod and Sea Bass lines will be sold for the first time in trays that contain at least 30% Recycled Coastal Plastic collected from beaches, coastlines, and coastal communities around the Mediterranean Sea.  The move into the new packaging is expected to remove around 500 metric tonnes of plastic from the environment…

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