Month: June 2023

Biffa and Lunaz to up-cycle and electrify bin lorry fleet for sustainable and emissions-free collections

Stuart Mitchell

Leading sustainable waste management company Biffa, and the UK’s fastest growing vehicle electrification and upcycling business Lunaz, have taken a landmark step towards cleaning up one of Britain’s largest fleet of bin lorries. The two British companies are combining expertise to give Biffa trucks a new lease of life by replacing diesel engines with electric. This ensures older vehicles are upcycled instead of scrapped as Biffa transitions its fleet to zero-emissions powertrains. In signing a fleet electrification and upcycling agreement, Lunaz commits to supporting the transition of Biffa’s existing diesel…

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UK Offshore Wind reaches new record high and is on track to generate enough electricity to meet the needs of nearly half of UK homes

Stuart Mitchell

Offshore wind farms in UK waters generated enough power to meet the electricity needs of 41% (11.5m) of the nation’s homes in a new record year in 2022, according to the latest Offshore Wind Report from The Crown Estate. In total Offshore Wind generated 45TWh of electricity last year, up from 37TWh in 2021 and a sixfold increase over the past 10 years, and is estimated to be generating enough electricity to meet the needs of nearly half (47%) of UK homes by the end of the current year. The…

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LFC and Her Game Too to tackle sexism in football

Stuart Mitchell

Liverpool FC has partnered with leading campaign group Her Game Too, in order to raise awareness of and help eradicate sexism in football. LFC and Her Game Too share the same goal of making football a welcoming environment for women and girls of all ages. This collaboration will further enhance the work the club continues to do through the Red Together initiative, its ongoing commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. Her Game Too has already been working with Official Liverpool Supporters Clubs in raising awareness of the campaign across the…

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Hedgerow study using artificial intelligence to help National Trust bring back its ‘blooming boundaries’

Stuart Mitchell

The National Trust has published research into the changes in hedgerows and density on its land in England and Wales since the start of the 20th Century, which will help inform its ambition for future conservation projects and aid plans to establish 4 million blossoming trees by 2030. Results revealed during the conservation charity’s first ever Blossom Week – a week designed to celebrate the beauty of the wide variety of tree and hedgerow blossom – found that across England and Wales in 1900 there were just under 10,000km of…

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CAP – Drink in some advice on alcohol marketing

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Drink in some advice on alcohol marketing. 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. The key principle behind the alcohol rules is that marketing communications that feature or refer to alcohol must be responsible.  These rules seek to ensure that ads do not (amongst other things) imply, condone or encourage immoderate, irresponsible or anti-social drinking.  To help you stay on the…

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