Year: 2024

FareShare and Tesco hit huge 220 million meals milestone

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco and FareShare are marking a major milestone in their partnership having redistributed the equivalent of 220 million meals’ worth of food together. Having worked together for more than 12 years, Tesco redistributes surplus food from its stores and distribution centres via FareShare ensuring no good food goes to waste. That food is then delivered to charities and community groups across the UK, who turn it into food parcels and nutritious meals for people in their community. Matthew Barnes, UK CEO of Tesco, said: “Tesco is immensely proud of its…

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1 in 5 charities cut back services, despite spiralling demand

Stuart Mitchell

Many charities across the UK are struggling to meet demand for their services, according to new research from Pro Bono Economics (NTU) and Nottingham Trent University’s VCSE Data and Insights National Observatory. The report, ‘Treatment for the charity sector’s unhealthy status quo’, warns that the deep-rooted challenges of financial instability, skills gaps and rising demand are affecting charities’ ability to support people most in need. Drawing on data from the largest quarterly survey of charities in the UK, the VCSE Sector Barometer, it finds that as many as 1 in…

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Berry’s Reusable Cups Support Unprecedented Reuse Project Led by the NextGen Consortium

Stuart Mitchell

To support and learn more about reusable cup programs, Berry is participating in the Petaluma Reusable Cup Project, an unprecedented collaboration to drive reuse led by the NextGen Consortium, an industry collaboration managed by Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy. Starbucks, The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, Peet’s Coffee, Yum! Brands and other global and local brands and restaurants are partnering in the project. Officially kicked off on August 5, 30 participating large national chains and local independent restaurants in Petaluma, California are making reusable cups the free, default option…

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Female-led Swiss Deep Tech start-up Apheros secures $1.85M to cool down data centers, using high performance cooling systems

Stuart Mitchell

Data centers are the backbone of the digital age, with unprecedented demand for digital infrastructure driven by the surge in the use of AI, machine learning, and supercomputing. However, their energy consumption is skyrocketing. By 2030, an estimated six percent of global energy consumption will be used specifically for cooling data centers. A shift from traditional cooling methods to more cost- and energy efficient liquid-based solutions is inevitable. Enabling this transition, deep tech startup Apheros has announced a $1.85m funding round seizing this critical moment to introduce its innovative metal…

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CAP – Look at this! Top tips for advertising promotions

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Look at this! Top tips for advertising promotions. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. Promotions can be really exciting – the launch! The prizes! The admin!? Maybe not so much. However, when you’ve invested so much effort into creating an enticing promotion, the last thing you want is to fall foul of the Code. Here…

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