Year: 2025

Two-thirds of climate funding for Global South is loans as rich countries profiteer from escalating climate crisis

Stuart Mitchell

New research by Oxfam and CARE Climate Justice Center, published recently, finds developing countries are now paying more back to wealthy nations for climate finance loans than they receive- for every 5 dollars they receive they are paying 7 dollars back. 65% of funding is delivered in the form of loans. This form of crisis profiteering by rich countries is worsening debt burdens and hindering climate action. Compounding this failure, deep cuts to foreign aid threaten to slash climate finance further, betraying the world’s poorest communities who are facing the…

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Creating a sustainable future for the National Trust update

Stuart Mitchell

In July they the National Trust announced the need to make savings due to sustained cost pressures that are affecting many charities, and to put us in the best position to deliver our new 10-year strategy. Following consultation and our voluntary redundancy scheme, we have been able to minimise the number of compulsory redundancies. As a result of cutting our pay reduction target by £2 million we have also been able to add some roles back into our proposed structure. Of the 6% reduction in headcount we were expecting to…

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Tesco drives emissions reduction as it rolls out 42 low-carbon trucks

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco has announced it has added 42 new IVECO S-Way Natural Gas trucks to its fleet in Livingston, Scotland, to help it reach its goal to be carbon neutral across its own operations by 2035. The trucks will transport food and goods across Scotland, Cumbria, and Northumbria, servicing more than 250 stores. Covering more than 200,000km per year, the trucks will save up to 6,4731 tonnes of CO2e annually.  The new IVECO S-Way trucks run on biomethane and can cut CO2 emissions by up to 83%2 compared to similar diesel…

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New research suggests majority of Europeans favour human rights and environmental protection in face of EU rollback

Stuart Mitchell

New polling by Ipsos reveals that a large majority of people (75%) across 10 European countries think it is important that the European Union (EU) uphold its own environmental laws. The new survey of 10,861 people – commissioned jointly by Amnesty International and Global Witness – also found that around three-quarters of respondents said large companies should be held accountable for human rights (75%) and environmental harm (77%) across their global value chains. The findings come at a time when the EU is considering drastically weakening environmental and human rights…

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L’Occitane en Provence Launches its First Bottle Made of 100% Enzymatically Recycled PET

Stuart Mitchell

As part of the relaunch of its fragrance ranges, the bottle for the Cédrat Shower Gel becomes the first product from L’Occitane en Provence to benefit from CARBIOS enzymatic recycling technology, combining premium design with sustainability. A key milestone that marks the acceleration of the partnership between the two companies and a significant step forward in advancing L’Occitane en Provence’s circularity ambitions. Following a successful pilot series in 2024 with the Almond Shower Oil bottle, L’Occitane en Provence is accelerating its strategic partnership with CARBIOS and the deployment of bottles…

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