Day: 13 March 2025

CARBIOS is pleased that the European Commission has authorised the ‘Circular Economy’ State aid scheme

Stuart Mitchell

CARBIOS, (Euronext Growth Paris : ALCRB), a pioneer in the development and industrialization of biological technologies to reinvent the life cycle of plastic and textiles, is pleased that the European Commission has authorised the ‘Circular Economy’ State aid scheme.  This aid scheme, notified by France, is to support the chemical recycling of plastic waste. It is designed to promote investments in technologies for transforming plastic waste into new raw materials while reducing the industry’s carbon footprint. A positive step towards the payment of grant subsidies to CARBIOS for the construction…

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The LEGO Group supports carbon removal solutions to expand sustainability efforts

Stuart Mitchell

The LEGO Group has announced a DKK 19 million commitment towards four carbon removal projects in partnership with Climate Impact Partners and ClimeFi. The initiatives will support biochar, enhanced rock weathering and reforestation and will deliver carbon removal credits between 2024 and 2026. They will expand the company’s portfolio of carbon removal initiatives which includes a partnership with Climeworks direct air capture and storage solution. By building this portfolio, the LEGO Group is developing its understanding of emerging carbon removal and climate mitigation approaches beyond its value chain and how…

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Cascale Announces Better Buying Asset Purchase to Advance Responsible Purchasing Practices and Decent Work for All

Stuart Mitchell

Cascale, the global nonprofit alliance formerly known as the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, today announced the purchase of key assets of Better Buying Institute (BBI), including the widely-recognized Better Buying Purchasing Practices Index (BBPPI) and the Better Buying Partnership Index (BBPI).  This milestone reflects Cascale’s commitment to advancing responsible purchasing practices and promoting fair, accountable, and socially just supply chains. The purchase of key BBI assets strengthens Cascale’s ability to address critical supply chain challenges such as unfair purchasing practices—behaviors like last-minute order changes, delayed payments, and below-cost pricing—that harm manufacturers…

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Healthy food education for 17,000 children in The Hague

Stuart Mitchell

TommyTomato The Hague received an European Grant to improve access to healthy food for Children in multiple areas in The Hague. More than 17.000 children will benefit from this grant to get access to better food, cooking lessons and food education. “TommyTomato The Hague gives children the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy choices, now and in the future. We deliver a healthy lunch, packed with vegetables, to primary schools. This is healthy and also helps children to concentrate at school. We wish that for all children. By…

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Octopus Energy brings power to the people with the launch of ‘the Collective’ investment platform

Stuart Mitchell

More people across the UK have the opportunity to own a piece of a green energy project thanks to Octopus Energy’s new investment platform ‘the Collective’. The first-of-its-kind platform allows people to directly buy a share of a renewables project like a wind turbine or solar farm. With a minimum investment of £25, any returns go straight into the investor’s pocket as there are no fees and it is free to join*. The move makes Octopus the first energy company in the UK with a retail investment platform regulated by…

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