Day: 16 July 2023

Fabulous launches a new campaign Baby, Bank On Us in partnership with Save The Children and Little Village

Stuart Mitchell

The cost-of-living crisis has left many families with young children in incredible financial hardship. To support struggling parents, Fabulous is launching Baby, Bank On Us, in partnership with Save the Children, Little Village and baby banks across the UK.  Half of the 4.2 million children living in poverty in the UK live in a family with a child under the age of five.  An exclusive Fabulous survey of 2,000 British mums unearthed some heartbreaking statistics. 27% report rationing nappies and baby wipes, 39% have missed meals so their children can…

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Lenovo Commits to Net-Zero Emissions by 2050, Validated by Science Based Targets Initiative

Stuart Mitchell

Lenovo has announced its goal to reach net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050, validated and approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a partnership between the UN Global Compact, CDP and World Wide Fund for Nature. By working with SBTi and aligning to their Net-Zero Standard (the world’s first), Lenovo is taking a scientific, collaborative and accountable approach to reducing emissions. “As a global technology leader, Lenovo has been committed to reducing its emissions for more than a decade,” said Lenovo Chairman Yuanqing Yang. “In the fight against…

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Big Issue merges its frontline sales and support teams under new Community Interest Company, to help more people during cost-of-living crisis

Stuart Mitchell

The Big Issue Group has announced that it has merged its Company frontline sales operation with its Big Issue Foundation charity frontline services, into one new Community Interest Company (CIC), the Big Issue Changing Lives Community Interest Company.    Having experienced a 10% increase in vendors in 2022 and a 20% increase in vendors needing urgent support, the two organisations will bring their frontline operations together to extend the reach of Big Issue’s services to help more people, more effectively. To continue to provide the vendor services that are so critical…

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Hospitality group led by former Dragons’ Den investor commits to Net Zero

Stuart Mitchell

Nightcap PLC, the leading, award-winning hospitality group led by industry entrepreneur and ex-Dragons’ Den investor Sarah Willingham is the latest member to join Zero Carbon Forum, the ambitious non-profit organisation dedicated to significantly reducing emissions and achieving net zero in hospitality and brewing. The forum features some of the biggest names in the Hospitality and Brewing industry. Its 50+ members pledge to work collaboratively and share best practice and knowledge as one united force to achieve net zero by 2030 across their own operations, and 2040 across the supply chain.…

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Customer experience a vital but overlooked component to successful circular business models, report argues

Stuart Mitchell

Businesses looking to adopt circular economy business models are failing to focus on customers, a new report reveals. The report, An Exploration of Customers and the Circular Economy, finds that business models where products and materials are kept in circulation through processes such as reuse, repair, remanufacture and recycling, can only succeed with better support and communication with customers. Researchers from the Exeter Centre for Circular Economy and consultancy Clarasys, embarked on a year-long investigation focusing on providers of food, drink, retail and household appliances, which involved a literature review…

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