Day: 23 May 2026

Cargill’s Baupte site cuts CO2 emissions by 45% with major process modernization

Stuart Mitchell

Cargill’s Baupte has reduced total site CO2 emissions by 45% following the modernization of one of its most energy-intensive production processes. Supported by an investment of approximately €25 million, the project marks a major step in improving the site’s energy efficiency and strengthening its industrial performance. As part of the upgrade, Cargill modernized the site’s most energy-intensive process by introducing Mechanical Vapor Recompression (MVR) technology. This replaces natural gas-based steam with an electrically driven system that captures, recompresses and reuses vapors generated during production as the primary heat source, significantly…

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UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2026 awarded to the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate

Stuart Mitchell

UNESCO has announced the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate as the laureate of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, in recognition of the role the collective has played in condemning the deliberate targeting of journalists in the ongoing conflict in the country. Since fighting broke out in 2023, the Syndicate has documented 32 journalists’ deaths; 556 violations against media workers, and the cessation of numerous newspapers and radio stations, making Sudan one of the most dangerous countries to be a journalist. The members of the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate have demonstrated extraordinary…

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Mars and ofi announce strategic collaboration to accelerate net zero cocoa in Ecuador

Stuart Mitchell

Mars, Incorporated and ofi (Olam Food Ingredients), a global leader in naturally good food and beverage ingredients and solutions, today announced a five-year strategic collaboration (2025-2029) to help advance climate-smart and regenerative agriculture practices in cocoa production in Ecuador, across Mars and ofi’s shared cocoa supply chain. Partnering for more than 15 years of joint sustainable cocoa sourcing globally and a decade jointly in Ecuador, the latest collaboration combines Mars and ofi’s shared 2050 Net Zero vision with both companies’ commitments validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). In…

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Top global CEO pay increased 20 times faster than workers’ pay in 2025

Stuart Mitchell

Chief executives of the world’s largest corporations enjoyed an 11 percent real-terms pay hike last year, while the average global worker saw real wages increase by just 0.5 percent, new analysis by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and Oxfam ahead of International Workers’ Day (May 1) reveals. In other words, top global CEO pay increased 20 times faster than global workers’ pay in 2025. In the U.S. alone, CEO pay increased 20.4 times faster than workers’ wages in the last year. For the 384 CEOs in the S&P 500…

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