Month: November 2023

NSC Work to Zero Initiative Releases New Research to Help Prevent Lone Worker Incidents

Stuart Mitchell

Lone worker practices have increasingly become more common in modern workplaces, with an estimated 15% of today’s employees reportedly working by themselves. However, working in isolated environments may also increase individuals’ risk for serious injuries and death on the job. Recognizing the emergence and severity of this issue, the National Safety Council released a new white paper through its Work to Zero initiative, Using Lone Worker Monitoring Technology to Protect Workers, to help employers identify and implement new solutions to keep their workers safe.  “Lone work can be beneficial for both…

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Charity In Kind Direct is urging for donations of most-needed products this winter

Stuart Mitchell

In Kind Direct, a charity founded by King Charles III in 1996, distributes donated products to their network of over 6000 charitable organisations across the UK. Based on the needs from their network they are appealing to companies to donate warm clothing, blankets, hats and gloves, children’s gifts including books, toys and gifting for adults to support the many people who will be struggling over the winter months. They are also urging charitable organisations, community groups, foodbanks and warm spaces to register to join the In Kind Direct network, in…

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COP28 Business & Philanthropy Climate Forum unveils key Partners, uniting to drive global climate action

Stuart Mitchell

The inaugural COP28 Business & Philanthropy Climate Forum, hosted by the COP28 Presidency on 1 and 2 December 2023 in parallel with the world leaders World Climate Action Summit, has announced key partnerships with leading global organizations, joining forces to drive global climate and nature action.  The Forum will convene 500 business and philanthropy leaders alongside policymakers to accelerate solutions and drive bolder results. This first of a kind multi-stakeholder engagement strategy for climate and nature is driven by the UAE’s ambition to host an inclusive climate conference that marshals…

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Long term review sets out pressing need to modernise infrastructure to support economic growth and climate action

Stuart Mitchell

Improved infrastructure to boost economic growth across the UK and meet climate goals is both achievable and affordable if the right policy steps are taken now, according to the government’s independent advisers on infrastructure strategy. The Second National Infrastructure Assessment – a five yearly review conducted by the National Infrastructure Commission – sets out a programme of transformation for the country’s energy, transport and other key networks over the next 30 years. Its recommendations include: backing electrification as the only viable option for decarbonising buildings at scale, to reduce reliance…

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First all-electric Premier Inn hotel powered entirely by renewables opens in Swindon

Stuart Mitchell

Whitbread PLC, the UK’s largest hospitality group and owner of Premier Inn, recently announced the opening of Premier Inn Swindon Town Centre – the first of a new generation of new-build Premier Inn hotels that will operate with 100% renewable energy. Learnings from the hotel’s design and operation will inform an emissions-reducing strategy for Premier Inn’s hotel estate across the UK and Ireland and will contribute to Whitbread’s target to remove mains gas connections across its estate by 2040 wherever possible. The hotel’s innovative features include: An energy-efficient air-to-water Mitsubishi…

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