Day: 20 October 2025

Tesco branches out: Broccoli from low carbon concept farm hits shelves this week

Stuart Mitchell

Broccoli from Tesco’s low carbon concept farm in Lincolnshire has hit the shelves this week, giving customers a first taste of veg grown using a variety of low carbon techniques. The farm, developed in partnership with some of Tesco’s long-standing vegetable suppliers, is exploring innovations such as low carbon fertilisers, alternative fuels, state-of-the-art cold storage, and carbon removal techniques.   Broccoli and purple sprouting broccoli have been grown using a number of different sustainable agriculture methods including cover cropping, which locks nutrients into the soil and improves drainage. The crop has…

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B Corp businesses feature in special ad break takeover following competition win

Stuart Mitchell

Five B Corps recently made their TV advertising debut, after winning Channel 4 Sales’ B Corp competition, run in partnership with B Lab UK – the non-profit behind the UK B Corp movement – to spotlight sustainable businesses. The businesses were narrowed down from over 200 applicants, with each winning free airtime to build understanding of what it means to be a B Corp in the UK, and benefit from the transformative power of TV advertising. Adverts from Ancient + Brave, Divine Chocolate, Seep, Ticket Tailor and Tiny Rebel Brewery…

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Lovejoy Prize Awarded at Climate Week NYC

Stuart Mitchell

The second Thomas E. Lovejoy Prize was awarded last night to an exceptional leader who has led innovative approaches to advance the conservation of the Amazon rainforest. The recipient of this year’s prize is Martín von Hildebrand, an ethnologist and anthropologist with 50 years of experience defending Indigenous peoples’ rights and advancing the conservation of the rainforest. He was celebrated during a ceremony held at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Central Park Zoo during New York City’s annual Climate Week. The Thomas E. Lovejoy Prize was created to honor the legacy…

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UKRI publishes 2025 equal pay audit

Stuart Mitchell

The 2025 equal pay audit builds on the 2022 audit and is delivered in line with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) methodology. The audit sits alongside the organisation’s annual gender pay gap reporting and forms part of UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) wider reward and equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) strategies. Equal pay findings The 2025 equal pay audit shows there are no significant differences in pay for equal work across UKRI, as defined by the EHRC threshold of plus or minus 5%. When analysing the gap between…

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Water impacts from data centers may expose companies to more risk than acknowledged, a new analysis shows

Stuart Mitchell

Case study of Phoenix, Arizona provides a comprehensive picture of potential water risks from direct water use and energy consumption tied to data centers    A new Ceres analysis released today covers the full range of potential water risks facing data center companies, high-tech businesses, and investors due to compounding water demands from data centers, especially in areas where water is already scarce.  Drained by Data: The Cumulative Impact of Data Centers on Regional Water Stress, uses Phoenix, Ariz., a booming data center hub, as an example of data center water…

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