Day: 17 July 2023

Pension funds slow to invest in biodiversity despite massive opportunities to support nature restoration

Stuart Mitchell

A new report reveals that while awareness of biodiversity risks among UK pension funds is growing, at least 62% are not invested in any natural capital assets. The research, developed by Pensions for Purpose and commissioned by Gresham House, highlights the opportunity for asset owners and managers to enable more resilient portfolios and bolster biodiversity by integrating nature preservation and restoration into their investment strategies. Pensions for Purpose is calling on asset owners and managers to start investing to preserve and enhance natural capital. Findings from the report – Natural capital…

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LIDL Announces Major Change To Beef Mince Packaging

Stuart Mitchell

Lidl GB has revealed plans to introduce new vacuum-packed, recyclable packaging across its beef mince range, resulting in a plastic reduction of almost two thirds (63%). The smaller packs provide a valuable space saving, which will also result in up to 350 delivery trucks being taken off the road per year. Customers across the country will be guaranteed the same amount of high-quality 100% British beef mince, whilst collectively saving over 250 tonnes of plastic a year through the new packaging. With the new packaging providing around double the current…

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DHL Takes Green Logistics To The Next Level With Formula 1® Launching A First Truck Fleet Powered By Biofuel To Reduce Carbon Footprint

Stuart Mitchell

DHL and Formula 1® are taking sustainable logistics to new heights within their partnership for the last years with a new initiative this season. DHL is introducing its first truck fleet running on biofuel, deploying 18 new trucks this season to support Formula 1® in its goal of becoming Net Zero by 2030. The new trucks, capable of running on HVO100 drop-in fuel (hydrotreated vegetable oil1), will be delivering at all European Formula 1 races in 2023. By doing so, each truck can reduce carbon emissions of minimum 60%2  when…

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Big Issue Group opens ‘Shopfront’ in London that shines a light on magazine vendors and new ways to boost earnings in challenging times

Stuart Mitchell

The Big Issue Group (BIG) has unveiled a striking new out of home campaign, which aims to reframe the public’s perception of what it means to sell the Big Issue and to highlight the hard work of its vendors. The campaign is designed to highlight that, despite not having a traditional bricks and mortar outlet from which to sell, vendors are running mini businesses, buying and selling copies of the magazine to earn a living in order to change their lives. The mural also aims to raise awareness of a…

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Prevented Ocean Plastic Announces Its Mission To Open 25 Recycling Collection Centres Across Four Continents By 2025

Stuart Mitchell

On this years World Oceans Day, Bantam Materials, the UK-based supplier of Prevented Ocean Plastic™ – a high quality, fully traceable, recycled plastic material made from discarded plastic collected from coastal areas at risk of ocean plastic pollution – announces it will open 25 high-volume collection centres by 2025. The centres will be opened in regions that have historically lacked recycling infrastructure to deal with their plastic waste, including Southeast Asia, South America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Mediterranean. The ambitious mission will develop efficient waste management infrastructure where it is…

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