Month: June 2024

Kraft Heinz Seeks to Reduce Carbon Emissions by Over 99% Across 10 U.S. Plants With Help from a $170 Million Investment from U.S. Department of Energy

Stuart Mitchell

The Kraft Heinz Company has announced it has been selected for award negotiations to receive up to $170 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstration to support the implementation of clean energy projects at 10 of the Company’s U.S. plants. These plants produce various food products, and these new projects’ technologies can be replicated across a wide range of food and beverage manufacturers. This investment will fund part of “The Delicious Decarbonization Through Integrated Electrification and Energy Storage” project, helping these locations reduce annual emissions…

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Trapped in the Cost of Living Crisis: YMCA Report Reveals Desperate Choices Of Our Nation’s Young People

Stuart Mitchell

New research released recently by YMCA paints a stark picture of the challenges and harsh truth imposed by the ongoing cost of living crisis, particularly affecting young individuals in supported housing. Titled ‘Trapped in the Cost of Living Crisis’ the report uncovers the testimonies and remarkable resilience of young residents who live precariously through relentless financial pressures, and how the hope of overcoming these challenges is diminishing daily. Their struggles, such as food insecurity, inability to afford basic utilities, and restricted access to transportation for school or work, are driving…

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Bhutan and the Tiger Conservation Coalition Release the Paro Statement, Commit to Catalyzing US$1 Billion for Tigers

Stuart Mitchell

The Sustainable Finance for Tiger Landscapes Conference concluded today on a high note, marking a historic moment for global conservation efforts. The event hosted by the Royal Government of Bhutan under the royal patronage of Her Majesty The Queen, Jetsun Pema Wangchuck, and the Tiger Conservation Coalition of which World Wildlife Fund-US (WWF-US) is a member, brought together tiger range countries, visionary private and public sector donors, international development agencies, and conservation NGOs to pave the way for innovative solutions to sustainably finance tiger landscape conservation. High-level representatives from ten…

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The LEGO Group celebrates parkland reforestation project near its Virginia, USA, site in ceremony with local officials

Stuart Mitchell

The LEGO Group recently joined Chesterfield County officials at Rockwood Park to celebrate the planting of more than 1,440 trees across eight county parks. The tree-planting event was attended by government and economic development officials, including Dr. Joseph Casey, Chesterfield County Administrator, and James Holland, Chesterfield Board of Supervisors Chair, as well as community partners and employees of the LEGO Group. The reforestation project is helping to revitalize parks across the county by planting 17 species of trees native to the region, all hand-selected by an expert team of landscape…

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Ocean Outdoor and MC Saatchi invite the nation to lend a hand

Stuart Mitchell

MC Saatchi and Ocean Outdoor have launched a campaign encouraging the nation’s army of community volunteers to mobilise for The Big Help Out. The OOH campaign is appearing across The Loop networks in Manchester, Birmingham and Edinburgh and on selected large format screens in 10 UK cities until and during the weekend of 7 – 9 June, giving space across more than 300 screens to support the country’s biggest ever volunteer programme which was launched last year as part of the King’s Coronation weekend celebrations (8 May). Two thousand businesses, 35,000…

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