Day: 9 March 2024

Prevented Ocean Plastic Stops 2.5 Billion Bottles From Entering The Ocean And Shares Update On Its Mission To Open 25 Plastic Collection Centres By 2025

Stuart Mitchell

Prevented Ocean Plastic™ has announced it has collected over two and a half billion plastic bottles from coastlines at risk of plastic pollution, to be recycled into high quality, fully traceable rPET. Since the Prevented Ocean Plastic™ programme launched in late 2019, more than 50,000 tonnes of plastic have been prevented from reaching the ocean. Prevented Ocean Plastic™ collected its second billion bottles in less than half the time it took to collect the first billion, a direct result of its expansion of plastic recycling infrastructure worldwide. Prevented Ocean Plastic™…

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Swegon introduces recycled and renewably produced steel in serial production

Stuart Mitchell

Swegon has since end of 2022 an agreement with ArcelorMittal to buy steel with significantly lower climate footprint. During 2023, the first Magnelis® deliveries produced of  XCarb® recycled and renewably produced steel were received, and Swegon will now introduce this steel in high-volume serial production. During 2023, XCarb® steel has been tested and evaluated in several of our production sites. A concept air handling unit was presented and a sound attenuator was launched with 34% lower carbon footprint compared to the traditional version. We are now taking this to the…

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Gerety 2024 UK Jury Announced

Stuart Mitchell

The Gerety Awards are open to all advertising agencies, advertisers, studios and production companies worldwide. Both national and international campaigns may compete. Entries submitted must be broadcast, published or released in a commercial environment with client approval between January 1st, 2023 and the closing date. JUDGING CRITERIA: Originality of the creative ideas and the quality of their executions. The UK jury is led by Regan Warner, ECD, McCann London. On announcing the jury Regan, said: “As the Ambassador and Jury President for the London jury of the Gerety Awards, I…

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A third of UK public believe climate change is “exaggerated” ahead of UK greenhouse gas emissions figures

Stuart Mitchell

New research from Savanta shows that one in three UK adults (32%) believe that climate change is “exaggerated”, the day before the release of UK’s greenhouse gas emissions figures UK public also support wide range of local measures to tackle climate change, including the pedestrianisation of their local high street and the building of wind turbines in their local area However the public is much more divided on the introduction of localised low emission zones – with 46% in support and 44% opposed A significant proportion of the UK public…

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Unity Trust Bank announces the appointment of Colin Fyfe as CEO

Stuart Mitchell

Unity Trust Bank, the commercial bank with a social conscience that serves SMEs and organisations, has appointed Colin Fyfe as its CEO. Colin joins Unity with more than 40 years’ experience in the banking sector including 10 years as CEO at two building societies. With a deep understanding of commercial business and the wider regulatory banking environment, Colin brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the role. Commenting on his appointment, Colin said: “Unity’s very strong track record, its social purpose and driving ambition are compelling. “Personal service and…

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