Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has been named Environmental Airline of the Year 2023 for the second year running in the prestigious Airline Ratings awards. The awards, which acknowledge the best of the aviation industry, and ranks airlines on their innovation, route networks and safety score against a strict assessment criteria, recognised Etihad for its commitment to sustainable aviation through innovation and collaboration, along with its dedication to drive change and results from Abu Dhabi, or the world. As well as being crowned Environmental Airline of the…
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DHL And Mars UK Open London Facility Removing One Million Miles A Year From The Road Through £350m Investment
DHL and Mars UK have announced the opening of a new state of the art warehousing facility, London Thames Gateway. The opening marks the completion of Mars UK’s new world-class logistics operation, through a £350 million investment and partnership with DHL. The project will reduce Mars UK’s logistics carbon footprint by 7.7% and remove a million miles a year from roads – which is 40 times around the world. The new facility, standing at 42 meters makes it one of the tallest distribution centres in Europe and features 3,700 solar…
Read MoreNew white paper makes case for JICs’ role in era of data abundance
A new white paper jointly authored by Barb Chief Executive Justin Sampson and Work Research Managing Partner, Tony Regan ‘Signals in the Noise’, outlines the explosion of digital media over the past 30 years, and why, with over £20bn invested in advertising annually, media accountability and joint industry oversight of audience research in the form of the joint industry currencies (JICs) is so important. Signals in the Noise, which follows a successful event held at the IPA in May, explains how the advertising industry has reached a critical point where…
Read MoreVattenfall inaugurates its largest onshore wind farm in the UK
South Kyle Onshore Wind Farm has been inaugurated today in south west Scotland. Once fully commissioned the wind farm will have an installed capacity of 240MW, equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of 187,000 homes. The wind farm was developed and constructed by Vattenfall and will be owned by Greencoat UK Wind PLC. It was inaugurated today at a ceremony attended by Vattenfall’s CEO, Anna Borg, and Laurence Fumagalli of Greencoat UK Wind. Many of the organisations involved in the construction of the wind farm also attended the ceremony. Some…
Read MoreCo-op campaigns to break the ‘class ceiling’
Co-op is taking action to break the ‘Class Ceiling’, as new research has found that a significant number of people believe that what they achieve in life is dictated by their background. Nearly a fifth (17%) of UK adults believe they have missed out on a job due to their background, accent or social status, with a tenth (10%) of people revealing that they have been teased for their accent. As a result, a quarter (26%) have changed the way they look for a job interview** and a tenth (11%)…
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