Month: June 2025

NSC Funds Innovative Solutions to Protect Workers from Heat Hazards

Stuart Mitchell

The National Safety Council has awarded over $140,000 to help employers combat the rising threat of occupational heat stress. Through the Work to Zero Heat Stress Pilot Grant, organizations will test and evaluate technologies to protect workers from heat-related illness and death. Nearly 500 workers have died from heat-related workplace incidents since 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. These fatalities are preventable through planning, training and tools that provide early warning signs of heat stress. “Employers must take meaningful steps to combat the increasing risk of heat-related illnesses…

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Extreme weather and climate change impacts hit Africa hard

Stuart Mitchell

The average surface temperature across Africa in 2024 was approximately 0.86 °C above the 1991–2020 long-term average. North Africa recorded the highest temperature (1.28°C above the 1991-2020 average) and this is the sub-region of Africa which is warming fastest. Extreme heat hit many parts of the continent during 2024, affecting agriculture, labour productivity and disrupting education. Sea surface temperatures were the highest on record, ahead of 2023. Particularly large increases in sea surface temperatures have been observed in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Almost the entire ocean area around…

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ICCO Announces Winners of the ICCO NextGen PR World Cup 2025

Stuart Mitchell

The International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO) is proud to announce the winners of the NextGen PR World Cup 2025, a global competition that celebrates the brightest rising stars in public relations and communications. The Gold, Silver and Bronze winning teams were revealed today during a special virtual ceremony attended by leading industry figures and global partners. The competition attracted exceptional entries from young professionals across continents, each delivering creative, strategic and purpose-driven communications campaigns in response to a real-world brief. 🥇 Gold – Sweden (GK Sweden) Walter Westerlund Dan Vesterberg…

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Cargill’s Bioindustrial business Partners with Arizona State University to Explore New Materials for Semiconductor Innovation

Stuart Mitchell

Cargill Bioindustrial and Arizona State University (ASU) are launching a new, year-long research partnership focused on advanced materials used in semiconductor technology — the foundation of modern electronics from smartphones to electric vehicles. The research is focused on Cargill™ Priamine™ dimer diamine, which is made from bio-based ingredients. With support from ASU’s Biodesign Institute, scientists will study how and why this material performs so well, and how it might be used to improve the speed, efficiency, and reliability of electronic devices.  Originally developed for other applications, Priamine™, dimer diamine has…

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Integrity Council approves three cookstove methodologies among latest decisions

Stuart Mitchell

Approval conditions require both cookstove and household biodigester projects to use the most robust tools and methods available for estimating fuel consumption and monitoring usage. The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market announced that the following cookstove and household biodigester methodologies meet its high-integrity Core Carbon Principles (CCPs), provided that certain conditions are met: Clean cookstove methodologies Gold Standard – Methodology for Metered & Measured Energy Cooking Devices versions 1-1.2 Gold Standard – Reduced Emissions from Cooking and Heating – Technologies and Practices to Displace Decentralized Thermal Energy Consumption…

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