Day: 4 November 2023

DHL pledges €80m investment for biomethane production

Stuart Mitchell

DHL Supply Chain has recently announced plans to begin operating biomethane fuelled trucks with an investment worth €80 million into a dedicated biomethane production facility in Cork, run by Stream BioEnergy. Biomethane is a renewable gas with the capacity to be carbon neutral. The new facility will provide fuel for up to 150 trucks, resulting in an annual carbon reduction of 15,000 tonnes, the equivalent of more than 38 million miles driven by an average petrol-powered passenger vehicle. As part of a shared commitment to decarbonising Ireland’s transport network, DHL…

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Sodexo prevents food waste equivalent to over one million meals in the last 12 months

Stuart Mitchell

In 2019, the 74th United Nations General assembly designated 29 September as the International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste Reduction. To mark this day, Sodexo has released its latest food waste reduction figures. Sodexo UK and Ireland has today announced that over the last 12 months (September 2022 to August 2023), the business has again stepped up its WasteWatch programme to prevent food waste equivalent to 1,011,713 meals. WasteWatch works by rapidly capturing food waste data and giving clear insights into what is being wasted and why.…

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Half of the UK wants charities to get involved in politics

Stuart Mitchell

Half of people (51%) say they want charities to campaign on political issues, according to the latest research from Enthuse, the donations, fundraising and event reg platform. There is a clear divide between age groups however, with 64% of under 45s supporting charity political involvement versus 61% of over 45s who don’t.  The latest edition of the quarterly Donor Pulse research follows the Charity Commission’s new guidance on charities’ social media use, released after the RSPB’s comments about the government’s shift on environmental policies. The Donor Pulse report looks at the level of trust…

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The One Show 2024 Opens Call for Entries, Changes Including Addition of Jury Presidents

Stuart Mitchell

The One Club for Creativity kicks off The One Show 2024 with a number of notable changes to the program, and an engaging call for entries campaign and visual identity from NOT Wieden+Kennedy London. For the first time, The One Show will appoint Jury Presidents.  These top creatives from around the world, to be announced shortly, will lead judging for each discipline and have a vote on the work.  In addition, members of The One Club Board of Directors will now act as onsite facilitators for jury discussions, serving as…

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New Research Reveals How People Engage With Brands Using Images 

Stuart Mitchell

The first academic research study to look at how consumers use pictures and not text to engage with a brand revealed there are four behaviours people evidence through images. The research explored 29,000 pictorial posts created by individual users on the official Instagram and Facebook pages of Amazon, Apple, American Airlines and Nike. Academics at University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School, Strathclyde Business School and ESCP Business School, Madrid, conceptualized forms and identified outcomes of customers’ engagement behaviour using images: Evidential – evidencing ownership and purchasing of a brand…

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