Day: 28 December 2024

Over 100 companies fulfill IPA People First Promise

Stuart Mitchell

A total of 103 companies have now been awarded the IPA People First Promise for demonstrating their commitment to the positive mental health and wellbeing of their people. Today’s publication of this additional wave of 36 successful companies, which adds to the 67 announced earlier this year, coincides with National Stress Awareness Day. The People First Promise initiative was launched by IPA President Josh Krichefski this year to encourage those active in this space to use this badge of honour to assert their duty of care to their current employees,…

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Berry Global and T2 Join Forces to Deliver PE Bags With 50% Recycled Plastic Content

Stuart Mitchell

A collaboration between Berry Global and T2 Maschinenbau is highlighting the possibilities of recycled plastic content in Single Wound Sheet (SWS) films, used to make PE bags for a wide range of end applications including agriculture, horticulture, chemicals, construction, and consumer and industrial products. The two companies displayed their efforts at Fachpack 2024, where T2 exhibited a continuously operating Vertical Form Fill Seal (VFFS) packaging machine, with an integrated double belt scale, using SWS film from Berry that incorporates 50 per cent recycled plastic content from Berry’s range of Sustane™ Recycled Content.…

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Vattenfall signs EUR 2 billion revolving credit facility linked to its sustainability performance

Stuart Mitchell

The new credit facility replaces Vattenfall’s existing and undrawn EUR 2 billion revolving credit facility signed in 2020. The new facility, which is available for general corporate purposes, carries a three-year tenor with two one-year extension options. It is a committed bank loan facility that allows Vattenfall to borrow funds at short notice if needed. The facility margin is linked to Vattenfall’s progress in meeting specific Scope 1 and 2 GHG emission intensity thresholds. These thresholds align with Vattenfall’s current 2030 sustainability targets which are approved by the Science Based…

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UK reaches 250,000 certified heat pump installations

Stuart Mitchell

According to the latest data from MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme), the UK’s quality mark for small-scale renewable energy installations, the UK has now reached 250,000 all-time certified heat pump installations.   It is a major milestone in the UK’s adoption of small-scale renewables, and the latest data highlights that uptake is gathering pace. From January to July 2024, more than 30,000 certified heat pumps were installed in homes and small businesses across the UK, which is a 45% increase compared to the same period in 2023 and puts 2024 on track…

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“Refugees for Climate Action” network launched at COP29 to champion displaced communities fighting climate change

Stuart Mitchell

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, unveiled today the “Refugees for Climate Action” network, an initiative designed to amplify the voices of displaced communities in the global climate debate. The network brings together for the first time eight forcibly displaced people from across the world who are passionate about climate activism and advocating for climate justice, action and inclusion of refugees and displaced communities in policy discussions. The Refugees for Climate Action group was initially convened in 2023 by UNHCR to create a space where refugees and displaced communities on the…

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