Month: January 2025

EcoPulse paves the way for more sustainable aviation

Stuart Mitchell

EcoPulse, the distributed hybrid-electric propulsion aircraft demonstrator developed jointly by Daher, Safran and Airbus – has concluded its flight test campaign, delivering crucial insights to meet the decarbonization goals for air transport by 2050. This collaborative project, which is emblematic of the French aerospace sector, has provided unique experience in the design, certification, production, and operation of hybrid-electric aircraft. Pioneering flight tests EcoPulse performed its first hybrid-electric test flight on November 29, 2023, from Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport. Since its maiden flight, EcoPulse accumulated 100 flight hours and performed some 50 test…

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Bookshop.org helps tackle children’s reading crisis with month-long charitable drive ‘Read It Forward’

Stuart Mitchell

Bookshop.org is delighted to bring back its popular charitable initiative Read It Forward, in an expanded partnership with BookTrust and Scottish Book Trust, with 10% of every children’s book sale in February 2025 (including pre-orders) donated to the charities, while also supporting independent bookshops. Top children’s authors will once again throw their support behind the charitable drive, with actor, comedian, TV presenter and author of Evenfall: The Golden Linnet Alexander Armstrong, multi-award-winning author and illustrator (for writers including Julia Donaldson) Catherine Rayner, beloved children’s TV presenter and author of the…

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Tetra Pak and Yellow Dreams join forces to boost carton recycling capacity in EU

Stuart Mitchell

With a joint investment of around €3 million by Tetra Pak and Yellow Dreams, a new recycling plant is set to start operations in Ittervoort (The Netherlands) in the second half of 2025. The facility will handle the non-fibre component (polyAl) from used beverage cartons, boosting the recycling capacity in the European Union (EU). Strategically located near the Belgian and German borders, the plant has the potential to process the entire volume of polyAl from beverage cartons recycled in Belgium and The Netherlands, and part of the volume from Germany.…

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New scorecard demonstrates federal financial regulators’ progress in addressing climate risk

Stuart Mitchell

A new scorecard released recently shows how 10 federal financial regulators have implemented hundreds of actions in the last 18 months to address the systemic financial risks of climate change. However, U.S. regulators have much more work to do to address these risks as the frequency and severity of weather disasters continue to increase.   The 2024 Climate Risk Scorecard: Assessing U.S. Financial Regulator Action on Climate Financial Risk found most of the assessed regulators have made meaningful strides in producing research and data on climate risk and incorporating these risks…

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As Kids and Teens Struggle with Mental Health, New Resources Help Parents Provide Support

Stuart Mitchell

The “Sound It Out” campaign, created by the Ad Council in partnership with Pivotal, today premiered new public service advertisements (PSAs) reminding parents and caregivers of the important role they play in supporting young people’s emotional wellbeing. Developed by McCann New York with guidance from youth mental health experts, the “Listening is a Form of Love” PSAs direct audiences to SoundItOutTogether.org for free, expert-vetted resources to help them support their children’s mental health through listening and reflecting. New data from Surgo Health’s Youth Mental Health Tracker, released earlier today, highlights…

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