Day: 16 November 2024

Danone And Prevented Ocean Plastic Partner To Open First Major Plastic Collection Centre In Borneo, Indonesia

Stuart Mitchell

Prevented Ocean Plastic™ Southeast Asia announces the opening of its new recycled plastic aggregation centre in Samarinda, in the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. The centre is opening in partnership with consumer goods company Danone, through its Indonesian bottled water brand AQUA, and is part of the wider efforts of the internationally recognised Prevented Ocean Plastic™ programme. AQUA funded the centre’s construction and will be a major customer for the recycled plastic processed there. According to the National Waste Management Information System (SIPSN) in 2022, the…

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Concrete in Life Global Photography Competition Launched at New York Climate Week – putting sustainability and essential role of concrete in focus

Stuart Mitchell

A popular global photo competition called “Concrete in Life”, which highlights the sustainability, essential nature and beauty of concrete throughout the world, has been launched from New York’s influential international Climate Week. To mark the launch of the 2024/25 competition, an exhibition of dozens of outstanding photos from the last five years was on display in New York for the competition launch. Run by the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA), the competition is open to everyone – professionals, amateurs, or anyone with a smart phone. As an industry-led initiative…

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Loyalty pricing schemes must not be misleading, says Trading Standards

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has welcomed a new report by consumer group Which? highlighting ‘murky and confusing’ loyalty pricing practices among UK retailers, and is calling for improved protections to ensure that shoppers are not misled. Research by Which? revealed that prices of products at retailers including Boots, Superdrug, Tesco, Sainsbury’s and the Co-op were raised for a relatively brief period of time before going on ‘offer’. Which? also found that more than half (55%) of shoppers thought non-member prices were higher than the usual selling prices of…

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Two Creative Leaders in APAC Named to The One Club International Board

Stuart Mitchell

The One Club for Creativity, the world’s foremost nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the global creative community, has named Publicis Groupe’s Rajdeepak Das and Grey Thailand’s Sompat Trisadikun to serve three-year terms on its prestigious International Board of Directors. Board members are responsible for providing input and feedback on the club’s ongoing global programming, supporting The One Show and ADC Annual Awards in their region, elevating the annual industry benchmark Global Creative Rankings, connecting the club with advertising and design universities and schools, and recommending outstanding candidates to…

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TotalEnergies Starts Up its Largest Utility-Scale Solar Farms with Batteries in the United States

Stuart Mitchell

TotalEnergies has started commercial operations of Danish Fields and Cottonwood, two utility-scale solar farms with integrated battery storage located in southeast Texas. These new projects, with a combined capacity of 1.2 GW, are part of a portfolio of renewable assets totaling 4 GW in operation or under construction in Texas. Danish Fields is TotalEnergies’ largest solar farm in the United States, with a capacity of 720 MWp and 1.4 million ground-mounted photovoltaic panels. Danish Fields also features a 225 MWh battery storage system supplied by Saft, the battery subsidiary of…

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