Month: August 2024

SASC invests £1.415 million in Ara Recovery for All to fund properties to house vulnerable homeless people in Bristol

Stuart Mitchell

Ara Recovery for All (Addiction Recovery Agency), a UK charity working with people who are experiencing addiction and mental health issues in Bristol, the South West and Wales, has received a social investment loan of £1.415 million from Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) to buy properties to house single homeless people. Ara is Bristol City Council’s (BCC) key provider of specialist services for people with addiction issues. This transformative loan from SASC’s Community Investment fund, will enable them to purchase 15 one-bed properties around Bristol for vulnerable people experiencing homelessness,…

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Tesco launches innovative feed trial to cut dairy emissions

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco has announced it’s partnering with Grosvenor Farms, one of its key UK dairy farms, to trial a methane-reducing feed supplement for dairy cows. Identified as having one of the lowest carbon footprints of any UK milk producer, Grosvenor Farms, one of the original members of the Tesco Sustainable Dairy Group (TSDG), has added the methane-reducing feed supplement to the diet of 400 cows as part of the trial. Methane from cattle burps and manure is a big contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. In digesting their high fibre diet, cows…

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Pampers Teams Up With U.S. Track & Field Legend Allyson Felix to Support NICU Families

Stuart Mitchell

This summer, Pampers is working to support preemie parents with the help of U.S. Track & Field legend, 11-time Olympic medalist, and mother Allyson Felix through a donation of up to one million preemie diapers to NICUs across the country. From July 2, 2024, through September 2, 2024, Pampers will donate one Pampers Preemie Swaddlers diaper to Children’s Miracle Network hospitals for every purchase of a Pampers Swaddlers Huge Pack at Walmart, up to one million diapers. Becoming a parent is one of the biggest and most exciting changes that…

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Heather Dawn Thompson Joins WWF as Vice President of Native Nations Conservation and Food Systems

Stuart Mitchell

Heather Dawn Thompson will join World Wildlife Fund (WWF) as Vice President, Native Nations Conservation and Food Systems, on September 9, where she will work across the organization to guide and advance WWF’s support for and partnerships with Native Nations and Native-led organizations. An initial focus will be Tribally-led buffalo restoration efforts. Most recently, she served as Director of Tribal Relations at the United States Department of Agriculture, where she led the Secretary of Agriculture’s work on Native Nations policies and oversaw the Department’s Indian trust and treaty responsibilities. While…

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Asda publishes latest Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report

Stuart Mitchell

Asda has published its 2023 Brighter Living Report – its fourth report updating on the progress made towards its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) targets in the last calendar year.   Key updates from the report include:  Carbon  Continued reduction in carbon emissions (scope 1-3), down 7% on 2022 and 15% since Asda first began reporting its full carbon footprint in 2020.  To drive further reductions, Asda’s highest carbon impact suppliers* are now required to share sustainability progress through the EcoVadis data-sharing and assessment platform.  Packaging   Increased the proportion of own-brand…

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