Day: 9 March 2025

Lemongrass Releases First Impact Report

Stuart Mitchell

Lemongrass, a B Corp-accredited travel PR and content agency for travel brands, releases its first-ever Impact Report today. Key achievements in sustainability for the business in 2024 include:  20% reduction in carbon intensity (CO2 per employee) emissions compared to the last baseline year, despite significant company growth £5,000 donated to 29 charities  40% of press trips in 2024 were organised sustainably  Green travel policy launched, employee carbon budgets introduced and tangible carbon reductions logged 4 day week at full 5 day pay Inclusive bonuses awarded to the wider team 170+…

Read More

Partnership working key to unlocking EV battery recycling problem

Stuart Mitchell

Recyclers, battery manufacturers, and electric vehicle manufacturers must work together to revolutionise lithium-ion battery (LIB) recycling processes to meet ever-growing demand for electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage systems, according to a new study.   Current recycling methods, such as pyrometallurgy (using high temperatures to extract metals) and hydrometallurgy (employing aqueous solutions to recover metals) face significant challenges including high energy consumption, environmental impact, and inefficient recovery of materials.   Adopting advanced techniques like direct recycling and upcycling could cut costs by up to 40% while minimising secondary pollution. Emerging technologies such…

Read More

Heathrow accelerates Sustainable Aviation Fuel adoption

Stuart Mitchell

Heathrow has announced an increase in its pioneering carbon cutting scheme for a fourth year. In 2025, £86m will be available to airlines through the airport’s SAF incentive scheme, targeting 3% of aviation fuel used at Heathrow to be SAF – amounting to 187,000 tonnes. Heathrow continues to lead on SAF use in the UK, with the incentive 1% above the UK mandate. The SAF mandate came into effect 1st January 2025.   SAF, a fuel alternative to traditional fossil-based kerosene, can cut lifecycle carbon emissions by 70% on average by…

Read More

Onshore wind developer launches charitable initiative

Stuart Mitchell

A renowned renewables firm has announced the launch of a brand-new charitable initiative, which will see its staff support two local charities in Scotland and England this year.   Scottish staff at OnPath Energy will volunteer and fundraise for Beatson Cancer Charity, which supports people affected by cancer through specialist care, research for communities across Scotland. The firm has set a target of raising £5,000 for both charities, with every £1,000 raised by staff being matched by the firm for each cause up to the tune of £5,000. Founded in…

Read More

95-year-old woman from Scotland urges others to join 155km Walk for Water this March for charity WaterAid

Stuart Mitchell

This is the second time Sara Wilmut, 95, who lives in Peeblesshire on the borders of Scotland, has decided to walk 155km during the month of March to support WaterAid. Last year she raised nearly £3,000 for the international charity. Sara Wilmut said: “I get upset at the thought of women and girls walking 5km or more to collect dirty water and then shockingly that water makes them sick, so I started to help. “It’s great to wake up when you’re getting old and feel this is something I can…

Read More