Month: December 2025

Ethylene adsorber plastic technology tackles the food-waste crisis, says Symphony Environmental

Stuart Mitchell

Recent reports have revealed that 9.5 million tonnes of food are wasted in the UK alone every year, making it the worst offender in Europe. Globally, 1.05 billion tonnes of food are wasted annually, contributing up to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions and costing the global economy trillions.  A major cause of food waste is ethylene gas, emitted by fruits and vegetables inside the packaging, which accelerates ripening and spoilage during storage and transport. Michael Laurier, CEO at Symphony Environmental Technologies is concerned about this and urges the inclusion of…

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Sylvera Introduces Biomass Atlas at COP30: Field-Validated Data Unlocking Carbon Revenues and Market Integrity (v3)

Stuart Mitchell

At COP30, Sylvera announced the launch of Biomass Atlas, a breakthrough biomass data solution that transforms how forest carbon stock is measured, monitored, and monetized across voluntary and compliance carbon markets. Built on a $10 million investment of field data collection using multi-scale lidar (MSL) technology across five continents, Sylvera’s Biomass Atlas sets a new standard for accuracy and addresses the critical challenge facing carbon markets today: Traditional plot-based sampling methods and the use of space- based lidar face critical limitations that undermine both project viability and market confidence. The…

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VML’s Kaleeta McDade and Industry’s Oved Valadez Win 2025 ADCOLOR | One Club Creative Award

Stuart Mitchell

Kaleeta McDade, VML Global Chief Experience Officer, based in Atlanta, and Oved Valadez, Executive Creative Director and Founding Partner at Industry in Portland, are the recipients of this year’s prestigious ADCOLOR | ONE CLUB Creative Award, presented at the annual ADCOLOR Awards ceremony, part of the 2025 ADCOLOR Conference in Los Angeles. Now in its 16th year, the ADCOLOR | One Club Creative Award is given to a professional in a creative field from a historically excluded community who has demonstrated extraordinary talent and achievement within the media, creative, digital,…

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Watts Up Britain? Paddy McGuinness and Sam Thompson deliver Amazon essentials to The Multibank for Christmas in new electric truck

Stuart Mitchell

TV personalities Paddy McGuinness and Sam Thompson turned delivery drivers for the day to bring both laughs and essential support to families in need. The duo’s mission: pilot one of the new electric heavy goods vehicles in Amazon’s delivery network packed with donations for The Multibank charity.   Paddy and Sam deliver in time for Christmas Paddy, the proud holder of an HGV drivers’ licence, took to the wheel of the state-of-the-art electric truck, with Sam serving as his enthusiastic but less qualified ‘Driver’s Mate’ – a role that Sam quickly…

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IKEA renews partnership with UNICEF to further boost children’s rights in business

Stuart Mitchell

Inter IKEA Group is proud to announce the launch of the next phase of its strategic partnership with UNICEF, reaffirming their shared commitment to placing children’s rights at the core of responsible business practices. Building on the experience and achievements of earlier work, this renewed collaboration aims to further integrate child rights into global business operations and inspire meaningful change across industries. At IKEA, we believe children are the most important people in the world. They are also key stakeholders in our business as family members of co-workers, as users…

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