Month: June 2023

Tesco changes yogurt labelling to cut down on food waste

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco is to switch from ‘Use By’ to ‘Best Before’ dates on more than 30 yogurt lines in its latest move to help its customers reduce their food waste. The move – which is being made to help prevent perfectly edible food from being thrown away – will enable customers to use their own judgement on whether to eat a product. Latest stats taken from a survey by food waste prevention group WRAP revealed that: UK consumers waste 54,000 tonnes of yogurt a year which is equal to nine per…

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Leading NGOs Launch Coalition to Advocate for Food Waste Policy

Stuart Mitchell

NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC), and ReFED have partnered to launch the Zero Food Waste Coalition, a national effort focused on informing and influencing policy at the local, state, and federal levels and sharing policy updates and opportunities for engagement with partners and stakeholders around the country. The coalition will bring consumers, businesses and government together to advocate for ambitious food waste policy solutions that contribute to the U.S. goal of halving food waste by 2030,…

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UK and India commit to research and innovation collaboration

Stuart Mitchell

The UK and India have strengthened their partnership with £16 million for vital joint research and innovation. Earthquakes, animal health and artificial intelligence (AI) are among the areas of research and innovation leaders in the UK and India have committed to work on together. While the two nations reinforce their commitment to collaborate on global issues. £16 million of new investment from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), matched by the Government of India, was launched during the UK-India Science and Innovation Council (SIC) in London on 26 April 2023. This…

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Deloitte’s Women @ Work report reveals signs of progress, but much work remains to improve women’s experiences in the workplace

Stuart Mitchell

Now in its third year, Deloitte’s Women @ Work: A Global Outlook, a survey of 5,000 women across 10 countries, finds some signs of progress for women in the workplace: during the survey period, rates of burnout dropped, non-inclusive behaviors declined, and hybrid work experiences improved. But these issues are still a challenge for many, and other factors have worsened since last year. There has been a significant decline in the number of respondents who feel comfortable talking about mental health in the workplace. Fewer women feel they get adequate…

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Xlinks’ first-of-a-kind renewable energy project secures backing from TAQA and Octopus Energy

Stuart Mitchell

Xlinks First Limited has reached a critical early milestone with the successful closing of its new development funding round raising GBP30 million. The investment comes after securing GBP25 million (AED113 million) of investment from Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA), one of the largest listed integrated utility companies in the Middle East and North Africa region and GBP5 million (AED22 million) from global energy technology business, Octopus Energy Group. With their investment, TAQA and Octopus are validating Xlinks’ plans to lay the world’s longest high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea…

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