Day: 10 July 2024

British Cycling and Lloyds Bank announce a powerful new partnership

Stuart Mitchell

British Cycling and Lloyds Bank have recently announced a major long-term partnership which will see Lloyds Bank become British Cycling’s new Lead Partner.  The multi-year commitment will see Lloyds Bank immediately become the Title Partner of the reimagined Tour of Britain events, as well as a suite of pioneering new events that are part of British Cycling’s recently launched major events vision. These brand-new events will include the delivery of an international urban cycling festival featuring BMX freestyle, and the development of a national track league concept, helping British Cycling…

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Tesco has wind in its sails as it announces programme of new green electricity projects

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco has continued with its ambitious, industry-leading renewable electricity programme with the announcement it has signed a new deal to take 150GWh of power from Stranoch windfarm every year.  The windfarm, being built by EDF Renewables UK, has started construction this week and is due to become operational in 2026 generating 102MW, with 20 turbines located on the site in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.  The deal will see Tesco taking enough clean energy to power the equivalent of more than 80 average sized supermarkets for a year.  The site is…

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WWF statement on US government’s voluntary carbon market principles

Stuart Mitchell

The US government released a set of principles on Tuesday for the voluntary carbon market (VCM). The document reflects a vision for the government’s view of the VCM, what should be considered to improve it, and what should happen for the carbon markets to play a meaningful role in decarbonization. World Wildlife Fund (WWF) issued the following statement from Marcene Mitchell, senior vice president of climate change: “In the race to decarbonize, we need multiple tools at our disposal. Carbon credits have earned their critics, but if done right they…

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L’OCCITANE en Provence and CARBIOS present a PET bottle made from enzymatic recycling, the result of a European circular economy

Stuart Mitchell

CARBIOS, (Euronext Growth Paris : ALCRB), a pioneer in the development and industrialization of biological technologies to reinvent the life cycle of plastic and textiles, and L’OCCITANE en Provence, an international cosmetics brand using natural and organic ingredients, a long-term partner of CARBIOS, present a bottle in transparent PET made entirely from enzymatic recycling for a shower oil from the Amande range.  In collaboration with converter Pinard Beauty Pack, this bottle exemplifies a shared desire to build en efficient European recycling sector to accelerate the transition to a circular economy for plastic, and…

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2 Million Children Tackle Global Challenges with the LEGO Group’s Free Build the Change Program

Stuart Mitchell

The number of children developing creative solutions to today’s sustainability issues via the LEGO Group’s free Build the Change social impact program has more than doubled since 2022, according to recent figures*. The program, which is supported by the LEGO Foundation and empowers children to build a more sustainable future through play, impacted over 2 million children last year ― up from 900,000 in 2022 ― and is on track to reach even more kids in 2024. From floating vegetable farms to carbon-munching dragons, Build the Change encourages children to…

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