Day: 11 December 2023

Aldi Removes Plastic From Its Beer And Cider

Stuart Mitchell

Aldi has removed all plastic packaging from its own-label four-pack beers and ciders to further reduce plastic waste. The UK’s fourth-largest supermarket has replaced the plastic shrink wrap and rings with a cardboard alternative. The packaging is fully recyclable at home and removes 95 tonnes of plastic packaging per year, as part of Aldi’s continuing efforts to reduce its environmental impact and develop alternative packaging for its products. Luke Emery, Plastics and Packaging Director at Aldi, said: “Minimising plastic waste is important to both Aldi and our customers, and we are…

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Grub Club Announced as £1m Grand Prix Winner of the 2023 Sky Zero Footprint Fund

Stuart Mitchell

Grub Club has been unveiled by Sky Media as the recipient of the Grand Prix prize of the 2023 Sky Zero Footprint Fund. The £2million advertising initiative is designed to support and encourage the nation to #GoZero, by raising awareness of the climate crisis and using the power of TV to inspire actions to protect the planet. Launched in 2021, the fund has contributed £6m to amplify businesses that promote behavioural change and deliver tangible positive impact. Grub Club which produces insect protein dog food, was selected as the winner…

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Innovative waste management procurement solution helps NHS achieve Net Zero

Stuart Mitchell

Leading corporate services provider, NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS), has launched its inaugural ‘Sustainable Healthcare Recycling & Waste Management‘ framework agreement designed to help the NHS meet net zero. The framework agreement has been developed in collaboration with Barts Health NHS Trust, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and suppliers of pioneering sustainable waste management services and technologies. It gives NHS organisations and the public sector access to carefully vetted vendors of innovative, sustainable waste management solutions, like pyrolysis…

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Green Finance Institute publishes its “Local Climate Bonds Toolkit” to help unlock a potential £3bn opportunity for local green investment

Stuart Mitchell

The Green Finance Institute (GFI) recently published its Local Climate Bonds (LCB) Toolkit to support local authorities seeking to unlock a potential £3 billion in green community municipal investment opportunities which will help deliver their net zero mission. Local Climate Bonds, a type of community municipal investment, enable local authorities to raise capital to fund decarbonisation projects in their communities such as wind farms, solar panels, rewilding, retrofit of schools, and electric vehicle charging points. LCBs were first piloted by West Berkshire and Warrington councils which raised £1 million each…

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Coca-Cola Europacific Partners’ net-zero target approved by the Science Based Targets initiative

Stuart Mitchell

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners’ (CCEP) ambitious target to reach net zero by 2040 has been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as in line with climate science  CCEP’s updated science-based targets include a short-term target to reduce absolute scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions 30% by 2030 (vs. 2019), and a long-term target to reduce its absolute scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions 90% by 2040 (vs. 2019).   To achieve these targets, CCEP will continue its work to build carbon reduction roadmaps across all  its markets, and…

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