Day: 5 April 2023

Thames Water pledges record investment in sewage treatment works and sewer networks to reduce pollution 

Stuart Mitchell

Thames Water is announcing its commitment to invest £1.6 billion on its sewage treatment works and sewer networks over the next two years.  This investment includes significant upgrades to wastewater treatment plants and sewerage networks to reduce storm discharges and pollution incidents. It will help Thames Water achieve its commitment to reduce the total annual duration of discharges by 50% by 2030 compared to a 2020 baseline. This commitment includes an 80% reduction in discharges in particularly sensitive catchments. Over the next two years, starting in April, Thames Water will…

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Media Smart To Help Young People Understand Environmental Claims In Advertising

Stuart Mitchell

UK advertising’s award-winning non-profit education programme, Media Smart, has launched an awareness campaign for teachers, parents and young people to help them understand environmental claims in advertising and marketing. It is releasing a simple five-point guide and short film, accompanied by a social media campaign featuring a series of vox pop films from young people, to increase awareness of what constitutes greenwashing and support the work of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The campaign by the advertising literacy programme is in response to research showing 52% of teenagers are concerned…

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Sainsbury’s donates 10 million meals through Neighbourly

Stuart Mitchell

Sainsbury’s has announced it has reached a significant milestone with Neighbourly, having donated its 10 millionth meal to those facing food insecurity in 18 months. Sainsbury’s has worked with Neighbourly since 2021 to connect all its stores with local charity partners, helping to manage surplus food donations. Through the partnership, both ambient and fresh groceries can be donated to a store’s connected charity, helping Sainsbury’s to redistribute food to those facing food poverty in local communities. The partnership with Neighbourly has prevented 4,500 tonnes of food from going to waste,…

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UN calls for a war on garbage

Stuart Mitchell

The planet is literally drowning in garbage, and it is high time to clean up, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said last week, at an event in the General Assembly Hall marking the first-ever International Day of Zero Waste. The high-level meeting was held to raise awareness of the urgent need to transition to a “green” and circular economy that promotes sustainable production and consumption patterns. The move could save governments billions and create hundreds of thousands of jobs. Tweet URL Humanity currently generates more than two billion tonnes of municipal…

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Holcim joins Ceres BICEP Network as momentum for corporate climate advocacy builds

Stuart Mitchell

As part of its commitment to leading the transition to a net zero future, ​Ceres ​have announce​d​ that ​Holcim has ​joined the BICEP Network—the leading coalition of U.S. companies pushing for ambitious federal and state climate, clean energy, and environmental justice legislation and regulations. Holcim is one of 13 new members that have joined in recent months, demonstrating that businesses are increasingly committed to growing as climate advocates.   “We are thrilled to welcome Holcim, a game-changing climate advocate into the Ceres BICEP Network, joining leading companies committed to tackling the…

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