Day: 17 September 2025

NSC Announces Rising Stars of Safety Class of 2025

Stuart Mitchell

The National Safety Council has announced its 16th class of  Rising Stars of Safety, recognizing 41 safety professionals age 40 or younger committed to improving safety within their organization through impactful initiatives. The award is sponsored by Dow. Featured in the September issue of Safety+Health magazine, the Class of 2025 honorees are: Alex Rigby, Safety and Security Manager, AlexRenew Andrea D. Gonzales, Risk Management Safety Advisor, City of Houston Brittany Jones, Senior Program Manager, Workplace Health and Safety, Amazon Chiara Ajeje, EHS Senior Consultant, Corteva Agriscience CJ Pasciuto, Regional EHS…

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Upgraded Recycling Facility in the UK Expands Amcor’s Recycling Capabilities

Stuart Mitchell

Amcor, a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, has completed significant upgrades to its recycling facility in Heanor, UK — a key milestone in its strategy to expand high-performance recycling infrastructure in Europe and support the transition to a circular economy. The Heanor facility plays a vital role in converting post-consumer and industrial flexible plastic waste into high-quality recycled polymers, which are then used in Amcor’s flexible packaging applications across multiple markets. Recent investments — including the modernization of its wash plant and upgrades to quality and…

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CAP – Below Deck Insight? Yes CAP!

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Below Deck Insight? Yes CAP!  I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. “You can write about anything” they said. “OK, what about famous cruise-themed reality TV show that follows the life of yachties serving charter guests 5* rated service on a motorised, or sailing, superyacht in the middle of the Caribbean, Mediterranean or Coral Sea, Below Deck?” I replied.  “I mean, er-” ANCHORS AWAY!…

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Sargasso Sea surveys find vulnerable sperm whales and elusive pygmy sperm whales, as Greenpeace calls for ocean sanctuary

Stuart Mitchell

The presence of elusive pygmy sperm whales, as well as vulnerable and near-threatened species, has been detected in the Sargasso Sea using innovative environmental DNA sequencing and acoustic surveys, boosting calls for it to be declared an ocean sanctuary under the Global Ocean Treaty.  Greenpeace’s ship Arctic Sunrise spent three weeks on a voyage through the Sargasso Sea in May 2024, taking samples of seawater for ‘eDNA’ analysis[1] and carrying out an acoustic survey using hydrophones[2]. Greenpeace UK campaigners collected the samples, with help from British band Bastille’s frontman Dan…

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DP World Deploys Electric Internal Transfer Vehicles In Thailand

Stuart Mitchell

In its latest move towards achieving greener logistics, DP World, a leading global supply chain provider, has taken another significant step in its decarbonisation strategy with the deployment of five new electric internal transfer vehicles (eITVs) within its operations at Laem Chabang International Terminal (LCIT). The first batch of eITVs is expected to reduce carbon emissions by approximately 60% when compared to current ITVs powered by diesel. DP World aims to complete the full conversion fleet by 2030, which will decrease the terminal’s overall carbon footprint by around 12%, in…

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