Month: August 2023

New poll shows quarter of UK public unaware of major health risks associated with high-meat diets as countries report on food system progress

Stuart Mitchell

A new poll released on 24 July has revealed that more than a quarter of people in the UK (26%) are unaware of any of the major health risks associated with high consumption and overproduction of meat products when presented with a list of them. The poll – carried out by YouGov on behalf of Compassion in World Farming in eight countries – shows that just 15% of UK adults know that air pollution from factory farms increases the risk of certain lung cancers and just 22% are aware that…

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LeadIT and GCCA launch Green Cement Technology Tracker

Stuart Mitchell

The Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) and the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) have launched a new tracker, to help policymakers, industry experts, academics and the public monitor worldwide decarbonization efforts in the cement industry. The Green Cement Technology Tracker was unveiled recently, at an international inter-governmental meeting focused on clean energy, which is taking place in India (CEM14-M18) Cement and concrete are vital to the built environment, used for homes, infrastructure and to provide things like clean running water.  But the sector also accounts for 7% of…

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bp supplies sustainable aviation fuel for historic transatlantic flight

Stuart Mitchell

It’s been more than a century since the first flight across the Atlantic, but this autumn will see a new historic first: the world’s first 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) flight across the ocean.  The SAF used in the Virgin Airways flight from London Heathrow to New York JFK will be supplied in part by bp. It’s a milestone in the use of SAF, which has fewer lifecycle carbon emissions than the traditional fuel it replaces. bp biofuels head Nigel Dunn recently spoke with Reuters about biofuels, explaining how they…

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New partnership to promote decent work across food systems

Stuart Mitchell

A new multi-stakeholder partnership to advance labour and human rights, decent jobs and fair and adequate incomes and wages within the agri-food sector has been formed by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and CARE International. The Decent Work for Equitable Food Systems Coalition  will promote decent and productive employment across food systems. Its priorities are based on the four pillars of the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda: rights at work; full and productive employment; social protection; and social dialogue. The Coalition will build partnerships…

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New CIPR Diversity and Inclusion Network guide on Inclusive Communication

Stuart Mitchell

A new guide from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations’ (CIPR) Diversity and Inclusion Network on inclusive communication is out today. The third in a five-part series of guides is designed to improve understanding across the public relations profession of the importance of inclusive communications. It includes best practice on creating, planning, and using inclusive options to achieve this with advice on written communications barriers, using inclusive fonts and design options, and more. The CIPR’s Diversity and Inclusion Network has published free-to-download guides on EDI Basics and Inclusive Language and will publish the…

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