Month: August 2025

Fashion sector shows progress in climate strategies, but falls short on key transitions – report

Stuart Mitchell

While some fashion companies have made progress in their climate strategies, the lack of critical transition measures and reliance on false solutions like biomass and fossil gas undermine the integrity of their efforts, according to the new analysis by the 2025 Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor (CCRM), released recently by NewClimate Institute in collaboration with Carbon Market Watch.   This year’s fashion deep dive of the 2025 CCRM, in its fourth edition, assesses five major global fashion companies – Adidas, H&M, Inditex, Lululemon and Shein – focusing on how well they…

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Global data centres face rising climate risks, XDI report warns Landmark analysis of nearly 9000 sites reveals escalating threat to digital infrastructure

Stuart Mitchell

Datacentres—the critical infrastructure powering banking systems, cloud storage, emergency services, communications and logistics—are facing sharply rising risks from climate change-driven extreme weather, according to a major new report released recently by XDI (Cross Dependency Initiative), a global leader in physical climate risk analysis. Without urgent investment in emissions reduction and physical adaptation, operators could face soaring insurance premiums, growing disruption to operations, and billions in damages, they say. XDI’s 2025 Global Data Centre Physical Climate Risk and Adaptation Report offers the most comprehensive global picture yet of how extreme weather…

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Sunswap and Cranswick Partner to Switch Fleet to Electric Refrigeration

Stuart Mitchell

British food producer signs with zero-carbon cold chain pioneer for UK road transport refrigeration, following fleet operations demonstrating 81% cost savings over diesel Sunswap, the British manufacturer of Endurance transport refrigeration units, today announced the delivery of multiple battery and solar-powered units to Cranswick’s Preston site. Cranswick, one of the UK’s largest farm to fork food producers, joins a growing network of operators running zero-emission refrigeration across UK food manufacturing, retail, and logistics, advancing their “Second Nature” sustainability strategy and Science Based Targets. For companies with ambitious sustainability targets, transport…

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Lush Launches New Giving Product to Protect the Pollinators

Stuart Mitchell

LUSH has launched a limited edition bath bomb helping to protect pollinators, people and the planet from the impacts of highly hazardous pesticides. 75% of profits are going to support the ongoing campaign work of Pesticide Action Network UK (PAN UK), who are tackling the problems caused by pesticides like glyphosate. Josie from PAN UK explains, “We all have an important role to play in protecting our precious pollinators. By ditching glyphosate and other harmful chemicals in our gardens and urban public spaces, we can create thriving habitats where both…

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Zapmap statistics for first half of 2025 show 136 new charging hubs since start of year

Stuart Mitchell

Zapmap, the UK’s leading charge point mapping and data service, has published new statistics on public charge point installations throughout the first six months of 2025. Latest figures show that 8,670  new charge points were installed in H1 2025, a year-on-year increase of 27%. The EV charging infrastructure now encompasses 82,369 devices (110,486 EVSEs) at 40,479  locations.  Charging hubs (defined as six or more rapid or ultra-rapid devices at a single location)  continue to show the highest growth, with 136 of them installed across the country in the first half of…

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