Month: June 2023

New report reveals world’s first ever national reduction targets for animal-sourced foods to ensure future of humanity

Stuart Mitchell

The world’s richest countries are literally eating their way to the extinction of humanity – with the USA leading the world in the overconsumption of meat – according to a ground-breaking new report launched last month by Compassion in World Farming.  The report, called More money more meat, reveals for the first time, how much each high- and middle- income country must do to reduce its consumption of animal sourced foods – meat, fish and seafood, dairy and eggs – in order to live within planetary health boundaries. Iceland has…

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ABACO, ASDA, Tesco, McCain Foods, and NIAB launch digital application to address the challenges

Stuart Mitchell

ABACO Group, a European leading Agri-tech company, and NIAB, a crop science organisation, have partnered together with ASDA, Tesco, and McCain Foods to launch a digital application aimed at supporting Farmers and Growers to better manage the health and productivity of their soil and the assessment of soil quality across the UK. This innovative solution provides a database to record and analyse soil sample results and offers tangible advice to farmers on how to improve the quality of their soil. The partnership arrives in a challenging period for the agricultural…

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Vattenfall and Cara Delevingne launch face mist with emissions from fossil-free hydrogen

Stuart Mitchell

British model, actress and climate advocate Cara Delevingne joins forces with Vattenfall to launch the first-ever “Industrial Emissions Face Mist”. The face mist is a way to highlight one of the solutions to reduce climate emissions, in this case by the use of fossil-free hydrogen. The collaboration between Cara Delevingne and Vattenfall sets out to highlight the importance of fossil free hydrogen, a fuel that emits water instead of carbon dioxide when used. The face mist is made from actual waste water from a factory using fossil-free hydrogen. The emissions…

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Unilever partners with Superdrug and Beauty Banks to tackle hygiene poverty

Stuart Mitchell

United in their purpose to end hygiene poverty in the UK, Unilever has joined forces with Superdrug and charity Beauty Banks, to tackle the growing issue which affects millions of adults and children every day. From 19 April to 16 May, Unilever will donate one Dove product to Beauty Banks, for every two selected Dove products purchased at Superdrug, either in-store or online. Official figures suggest that around one in five people in the UK were in poverty in 2020/211, this equates to 20% of the population. However, given the…

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Kimberly-Clark Professional Announces Greenovation Awards for Sustainability Leadership and Waste Reduction

Stuart Mitchell

Kimberly-Clark Professional™, a global leader in personal protective equipment (PPE) for industrial and scientific applications, has bestowed the 2023 Greenovation Awards on 49 companies for demonstrating sustainability leadership and reducing their environmental impact by participating in landfill diversion programs. The companies were recognized for diverting a total of 439,227 pounds of PPE waste from landfills in 2022 through The RightCycle™ Program. The program helps a wide range of Kimberly-Clark Professional’s customers reduce their solid waste streams by enabling them to recycle single-use items such as garments, gloves, hoods, boot covers,…

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