Day: 15 September 2023

WWF Report: How Food Companies Are Incentivizing Reduction of Supply Chain Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Stuart Mitchell

Many food companies have begun looking to their supply chains for help in reaching their own emissions targets, offering incentives to their suppliers and, in particular, the farms with which they do business. A new study by the Markets Institute at World Wildlife Fund provides a landscape analysis of the types of incentive programs implemented by more than 20 companies across the industry. With more than 70% percent of food-related GHG emissions stemming from agricultural practices, companies that have set ambitious climate targets are increasingly proposing programs designed to shift…

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Shopping Second-Hand Fashion Would Prevent Harmful Emissions Equivalent To Flying Around The World 17,000 Times, Says Oxfam

Stuart Mitchell

If all UK adults bought half of their next wardrobe second-hand, it could prevent a whopping 12.5 billion kilogrammes of carbon dioxide emissions entering the atmosphere, new Oxfam research reveals today. This is the equivalent to a plane flying around the world more than 17,000 times, or 261,000 flights from London (Heathrow) to Greece (Athens). The findings launch this year’s Oxfam’s Second Hand September campaign which encourages people to shop preloved and donate what they no longer need or wear for 30 days. Since the first Second Hand September in…

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Octopus launches Power-ups, free energy when the sun shines and the wind blows

Stuart Mitchell

Energy and technology company Octopus Energy has teamed up with UK Power Networks, the country’s largest electricity distribution network operator, to offer households free energy to help the grid exploit excess renewable power. Participating customers will get free electricity when there is excess electricity on the local grid from abundant renewables. Based on UK Power Networks’ forecasts, Octopus will send customers a notification of the times they can ‘Power-ups’ their homes for free a day in advance. In recent years, the transmission grid has begun to face challenges of imbalance…

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CAP – Shall I compare thee…? Making comparisons with identifiable competitors

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Shall I compare thee…? Making comparisons with identifiable competitors. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. Making comparisons between your product or service and those of your competitors can be a great way to make your brand stand out in the marketplace, and help consumers decide which product or service is best for them. If the…

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Ceres Welcomes New Members to its Board of Directors and President’s Council

Stuart Mitchell

The sustainability nonprofit Ceres has welcomed new members to its Board of Directors and President’s Council. Ralph Izzo (former Chairman and CEO of the Public Service Enterprise Group) joined the Ceres Board of Directors in June. Marc Diaz (Chief Commercialization Officer at Terviva), Marc Pangburn, (Chief Financial Officer at HASI), Eric Pitt (Chief Commercial Officer at Emergent), Catherine Von Burg (Founder and former CEO & President of SimpliPhi Power, Inc), and David Young (Senior Partner and Managing Director at Boston Consulting Group) have all joined the President’s Council in recent months.…

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