Day: 14 November 2024

Cancer Research UK and Tesco pharmacies join forces to help spot cancer early and save lives 

Stuart Mitchell

For the first time, Tesco and Cancer Research UK are working together to prompt customers who are experiencing unusual symptoms or are concerned about cancer to get expert information and support while they shop.   If people have spotted something that doesn’t look or feel right, or that isn’t going away, they can talk to one of the supermarket’s in-store pharmacists about what to do next.   The campaign aims to raise awareness of possible symptoms of cancer, break down barriers people may face to speaking to healthcare professionals, and help…

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Innovate UK invests £3.2 million in concrete decarbonisation

Stuart Mitchell

Innovate UK will invest £3.2 million in seven projects to accelerate decarbonisation of the UK concrete industry. Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, will invest £3.2 million in seven innovative projects to help propel the decarbonisation of the UK’s concrete industry. The seven projects receiving funding Cemcor Ltd The funding will aid development of calcined clay from low-grade sources, to produce a new generation of low-carbon cement and concrete. Cocoon Carbon Ltd The funding will support work scaling the production of a novel cementitious material from electric arc furnace steel…

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New Program Could Put an End to Global Environmental Destruction for Food Production

Stuart Mitchell

Codex Planetarius and the 1% solution, kicked off recently by World Wildlife Fund’s Markets Institute, aims to rewrite the future of food production by supporting the growing demand for globally traded food while minimizing the negative environmental consequences. When fully developed and launched, Codex Planetarius will: Provide a baseline for environmental performance in global production and trade of food and soft commodities. Inform regulatory guidelines for governments and global trade that would apply to international trade agreements, eventually to be adopted by entities like the World Trade Organization. Provide much-needed…

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Siemens launches digital decarbonization tool at Climate Week NYC to help simplify the path to net-zero facilities

Stuart Mitchell

Siemens Financial Services launched the Decarbonization Business Optimizer (DBO™), a cloud-based tool created to help address the overwhelming complexity of decarbonizing buildings and the financing needed to get to net-zero emissions. The DBO is a free, digital web tool that removes the initial knowledge barrier and uncovers more efficient strategies to help decarbonize a company’s facilities. The scenario modeling and optimization tool aggregates and leverages data from relevant governmental agencies including the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).…

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GANNI Joins Canopy to Advance Forest-Friendly Fashion

Stuart Mitchell

Leading fashion and lifestyle brand GANNI has announced its commitment to ensure its textiles and paper packaging are free of fibre sourced from climate-critical forests through a new partnership with solutions-driven non-profit Canopy.  Preserving forests is one of the fastest, most cost-effective, and impactful strategies for combating climate change. However, each year, over 3.4 billion trees are logged to produce paper packaging and fabrics such as viscose.  As a new CanopyStyle and Pack4Good partner, GANNI is committed to eliminating sourcing from Ancient and Endangered Forests in their textile and paper…

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