Month: August 2025

Cut the Carbon, Not the Cheese: New Supply Chain Standard Targets Dairy – 10% of Hospitality’s Emissions

Stuart Mitchell

The Zero Carbon Forum, a not-for-profit representing over a third of the UK’s hospitality and brewing sector across 35,000 sites, has today launched the industry’s first-ever Dairy Industry Standard Interventions, a practical new tool designed to cut carbon emissions from dairy, which make up 10% of the sector’s footprint.  From milk in coffees to cheese on menus, dairy is central to hospitality, but its environmental impact is significant, driven by methane from cows, other on-farm impacts and emissions from processing.   These new standards offer a simple, consistent way for hospitality…

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Loqbox teams up with Citizens Advice to help tackle financial stress

Stuart Mitchell

Loqbox, the financial wellbeing platform helping people build a happier, healthier relationship with money, is proud to announce a grant in support of Citizens Advice, a charity that provides free, independent, and confidential advice to anyone who needs it. Citizens Advice supports millions of people every year with a broad range of problems, including financial struggles like debt, household bills and living costs. With Loqbox’s support, the charity will deliver a new social media campaign that aims to help people improve their financial literacy, understanding of credit, and open up…

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Consumers act with intention amidst uncertainty

Stuart Mitchell

WARC has released its 2025 Global Consumer Trends report exploring the key issues that will influence consumer purchase decisions across brands and categories over the next year. Based on a comprehensive set of GWI surveys across 54 markets combined with WARC’s own research, case studies and analysis, the report focuses on five broad trends influencing brand selection: The widening cost-of-living gap, increasing trust in individual creators, AI assistants disrupting the purchase journey, consumers’ proactive approach to health, and the rise of alternative social activities. Stephanie Siew, Senior Research Executive, WARC,…

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Saint-Gobain and XPO Logistics aim to help 1,000 children learn to be safe on the roads by the end of 2025

Stuart Mitchell

XPO Logistics, a leading provider of innovative and sustainable end-to-end logistics solutions across Europe, is working in partnership with Saint-Gobain UK to keep children safer on the roads. The Road Safety Team, comprising key personnel from both Saint-Gobain and XPO Logistics, along with Buzz, the project’s Bee mascot, aims to visit 1,000 children in schools during 2025. The team will give talks and demonstrations on how to cross the road safely and show them where the danger areas are around an HGV. The team has already visited more than 250…

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Mobility in Motion and Purpl Discounts Join Forces to Champion Accessible Driving For The Disabled Community

Stuart Mitchell

Mobility in Motion has announced a new partnership with Purpl Discounts to improve car accessibility in the disabled community.  The accessible driving aids and vehicle adaptations company, Mobility in Motion, will provide disabled customers with 10% off their first order. The discount will allow 1.9 million disabled drivers to save on accessibility equipment such as hand controls, pedal modifications, steering aids, and more. Passengers can also save on hoists and swivel seats. Studies show a notable accessibility gap in transport, with disabled people making fewer overall trips compared to their…

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