Month: January 2026

Europe’s first ‘wind power-built’ car park inaugurated

Stuart Mitchell

The new Niels Bohr car park in Lund was recently inaugurated, a building partly constructed from disused rotor blades from wind turbines. The building is the first of its kind in Europe and has a façade made from rotor blades from Vattenfall’s now decommissioned Nørre Økse Sø wind farm. “It’s a very smart idea and a really nice building,” says Anne Mette Traberg, Vattenfall’s Country Manager for Denmark. The car park is owned by Lunds kommunala parkeringsbolag (LKP) and is located in the new Brunnshög district on the outskirts of…

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Birtenshaw launches £3m crowdfunding with Triodos Bank UK to support young people with SEN in Bolton

Stuart Mitchell

Award-winning special educational needs and disability charity Birtenshaw is seeking to raise £3 million of crowdfunding with a new bond offer, launching today on Triodos Bank UK’s crowdfunding platform (triodoscrowdfunding.co.uk). Founded nearly 70 years ago in Bolton, Birtenshaw supports young people with significant physical impairment, complex health needs, learning disability and/or Autistic Spectrum Conditions to lead independent and fulfilling lives through highly acclaimed services.  The group operates special schools in Bolton and Liverpool, a specialist college in Bolton, several children’s homes, Adult Supported Tenancies and further services including a community café, a horticultural project and a sports and activity centre.  The…

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ASA – Putting vulnerable audiences first in a changing advertising landscape

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Tread carefully: Putting vulnerable audiences first in a changing advertising landscape, 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. As an organisation, we’re committed to protecting vulnerable audiences. That means engaging with people who may be vulnerable in the right way and recognising that ads seen or heard by these groups may need extra care and consideration. We want to make sure we’re doing everything we…

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WSLA Alumnae Group Announces Winners of the 2026 Women in Sustainability Leadership Awards

Stuart Mitchell

One of the highlights of the GreenBiz26 conference for sustainable business leaders, the Women in Sustainability Leadership Awards (WSLA Awards) will be presented at the 12th annual WSLA Awards ceremony Feb. 18, 2026, 6:30 pm MST at the Grand Saguaro Salon South, JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, AZ. The WSLA Awards will be hosted by the WSLA Alumnae Group, comprised of past WSLA Awards winners. This year’s 10 honorees will join these other powerful women at the forefront of sustainability who are making a difference…

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JLR Reengineers The Dashboard Safety ‘Backbone’ In Its Next Generation Vehicles To Cut Over 50,000 Tonnes Of CO2 Annually

Stuart Mitchell

Luxury automotive manufacturer JLR has reengineered one of the most structurally important but carbon intensive components within its future vehicles ‑ the instrument panel crosscar beam.  The crosscar beam, which spans the width of the vehicle behind the dashboard, is a critical structural backbone in a vehicle’s cockpit, playing a key role in passenger safety, protecting occupants and mounting airbags, while reducing noise and vibration to keep the cabin calm and refined. Traditionally made from magnesium or steel, the new crossbeam structure is a composite material comprising fibre‑reinforced plastic and…

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