Month: June 2023

How Tackling UK’s Shocking Food Waste Saves Country Millions

Stuart Mitchell

New research has shown that the Government saves nearly £118 million a year by getting nutritious, edible food to people rather than letting it go to waste. Food redistribution through FareShare was found to make savings to the NHS, childcare costs, and the cost of destroying food waste.   The Hertfordshire Business School at the University of Hertfordshire conducted the research in partnership with FareShare, the UK’s largest food redistribution charity, which rescues 50,000 tonnes of surplus food to over a million people across the UK every year.    The…

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Tesco removes two billion pieces of plastic from its business

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco has now removed more than two billion pieces of plastic from its UK business since the launch of its 4Rs – Remove, Reduce, Re-use, Recycle – packaging strategy in 2019. In the last 12 months alone, 500 million pieces of unnecessary plastic have been identified and removed. The most recent annual savings include: More than 30 million plastic yoghurt lids removed Over 29 million pieces of plastic removed from limescale tablets packaging Nearly 24 million plastic windows removed from doughnut packaging Nearly 9 million pieces removed from nappy packaging…

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Zero Food Waste Coalition Highlights State Policy Opportunities to Reduce Food Waste

Stuart Mitchell

The Zero Food Waste Coalition, has released Achieving Zero Food Waste: A State Policy Toolkit. Developed by the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC), NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and ReFED and announced during ReFED’s annual Food Waste Solutions Summit this week, the new toolkit highlights opportunities for state actors to accelerate their leadership on food waste reduction policy. With more and more states implementing both proven and innovative policy solutions, the toolkit draws upon the array of policies developed and piloted by…

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£30 million government boost to capture and store more renewable energy

Stuart Mitchell

Cutting edge businesses, in locations including Scotland and Nottingham, are set to benefit from a share of £30 million to be at the forefront of designing and testing innovative technology of the future that will modernise our energy system and store renewable energy for later use. Capturing and storing energy for use when and where it is needed will play an essential role in powering more of Britain from Britain and increasing the country’s energy security. The funding announced today will support these businesses testing and preparing their technologies to…

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Successful but Unequal: Report Finds More than Half of Women in Revenue Roles ‘Have No Idea’ if They Are Paid the Same as Male Counterparts, Despite Recent Transparency Legislation

Stuart Mitchell

Women in Revenue (WIR), a non-profit organization created to empower and elevate women in sales, marketing, revops, and customer success careers, released the results of its annual report on the challenges facing women in business today. The report, “Bridging the Salary Gap: The Paradox of Successful but Unequal,” surveyed women in revenue careers to uncover their biggest career blockers, as well as their most valued workplace benefits. The biggest challenges for women in business this year are compensation, a demand for workplace flexibility, and the need for mentorship.  Compensation was…

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