Month: August 2025

Driving Innovation, Link and Pernod Ricard GTR Extend Partnership with New Contract and Technology Solution

Stuart Mitchell

Link is proud to announce the extension of its long-standing strategic partnership with Pernod Ricard GTR with the establishment of a new, extended global contract. Building on 6-years of successful collaboration, this expanded agreement introduces new product categories and cutting-edge technology, reinforcing both companies’ commitment to innovation, efficiency, and sustainability. Link will continue supplying high-quality GWP and packaging to Pernod Ricard’s Travel Retail business across EMEA, IMEA, APAC, and the Americas. To support this expansion, Link has appointed a dedicated and talented team in IMEA, APAC, and the Americas, enhancing…

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Unity Trust Bank partners with Birmingham County FA to support sustainability initiatives within local grassroots football

Stuart Mitchell

Unity Trust Bank has partnered with the Birmingham County Football Association (BCFA) to support local sustainability initiatives.   Unity is sponsoring the BCFA’s ‘Green Innovation Fund’, which supports the sustainability efforts of local grassroots football clubs through green project funding.   BCFA affiliated clubs can apply to receive up to £500 to support their environmental initiatives.  More than 150 grassroots organisations have already benefited from the fund since its inception in season 22-23.   As part of its sponsorship, Unity will contribute £12,500 to the £16,000 fund. It will also join the BCFA…

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Lost memories: Brits urged to donate unwanted phones as 11 billion photos are trapped on old devices

Stuart Mitchell

Virgin Media O2 and environmental charity, Hubbub, are urging Brits to back up and donate old phones as new research reveals 46% are holding onto devices due to sentimentality, with nearly 27.7 billion memories stuck in drawers across the country.   An estimated 123 million unused devices* are gathering dust in drawers across the UK – largely because of the memories they hold, with almost half of Brits (46%) feeling emotionally attached to them. These forgotten devices collectively store around 11 billion photos, 8.7 billion messages, and nearly 8 billion videos**…

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New Report: 92% of Global Cage-Free Egg Commitments Fulfilled, Signaling a Tipping Point for Farm Animal Welfare

Stuart Mitchell

In a powerful display of global industry progress and corporate accountability, the Open Wing Alliance (OWA) released its 2025 Cage-Free Egg Fulfillment Report, revealing that 92% of all corporate cage-free egg commitments with public deadlines of 2024 or earlier have now been fulfilled—an increase from 89% reporting fulfillment last year—a major step toward eliminating some of the cruelest conditions in the global food supply chain. The annual report tracks all cage-free pledges with public deadlines of 2024 or earlier, which includes a total of 1,147 food companies. It provides a…

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Three sites on the African continent removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger

Stuart Mitchell

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, meeting in Paris (France), decided to remove three properties located in Madagascar, Egypt and Libya from the List of World Heritage in Danger. These removals are the result of extensive efforts by States Parties, with UNESCO’s support, to significantly reduce threats to these sites. When sites are removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger, it is a great victory for all. For the countries and communities directly concerned, for UNESCO and, more broadly, for the shared heritage of humanity. We are pursuing a…

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