Author: Stuart Mitchell

Midlands marketing agency joins 0.1% of UK businesses with B Corp status

Stuart Mitchell

The Marketing Pod, an award-winning B2B marketing agency specialising in the energy and environment sectors, has joined a small group of 2,700 businesses across the UK by becoming a Certified B Corporation.  This means that the Solihull-based agency has successfully met stringent B Lab Standards for social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. According to the latest ONS data, there are 2.73 million registered businesses in the UK. This means that the certification places The Marketing Pod within the exclusive 0.1% of companies that have met the rigorous standards of…

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Citizens in Europe Welcome Drones in Life-saving Operations

Stuart Mitchell

In six cities, Helsinki, Hamburg, Stockholm, Gdansk, Riga, and Tartu, more than 8 000 people answered the surveys concerning drones and drone usage. The trend was clear: emergency and medical use cases consistently ranked as the most acceptable. Respondents prioritized safety and noise control, particularly when flights occur near private residences. Across all participating cities, higher knowledge levels about drones directly correlated with increased trust and overall acceptance. Drone acceptance in Helsinki The survey round of the autumn 2025 highlighted that Helsinki residents are most receptive to drone applications that…

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IKEA, Flipkart Group successfully trial electric trucks on long distance routes with Climate Group

Stuart Mitchell

IKEA Supply AG and Flipkart Group have successfully piloted long distance e-trucking, marking a significant step towards the use of long-haul electric road transport in India’s complex e-commerce logistics. The pilots are the result of a strong collaboration across the transport sector, with Climate Group providing project design and implementation support. Atul Mudaliar, Director of Systems, Climate Group said: “IKEA and Flipkart Group did not wait for the perfect conditions. They tested electric trucks in real-world conditions for long-distance operations, using available charging. Climate Group’s EV100 programme exists to catalyse this kind…

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TotalEnergies to Provide 1 GW of Solar Capacity to Power Google’s Data Centers in Texas for 15 Years

Stuart Mitchell

TotalEnergies has signed two new long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) to deliver 1 GW of solar capacity – equivalent to 28 TWh of renewable electricity over 15 years – to supply Google’s data centers in Texas. The power will be generated from TotalEnergies-owned sites currently under development in Texas: Wichita (805 MWp) and Mustang Creek (195 MWp), with construction scheduled to begin in Q2 2026. Bringing reliable new power capacity for AI – now These PPAs totaling 1 GW complement separate gross PPAs of 1.2 GW recently secured by Clearway, a California-based renewables company 50% owned by…

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ILO and the EU’s European Training Foundation strengthen partnership on skills and decent work

Stuart Mitchell

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the European Training Foundation (ETF) will work more closely to help countries improve skills systems, vocational education, apprenticeships and employment policies. Under a cooperation agreement signed Monday 9 February by Pilvi Torsti, Director of the ETF, and Sangheon Lee, Director of the Employment Policy Department of the ILO, the two organizations agreed to join forces to improve skills and labour market data, support education and training systems adapting to the green and digital transitions, strengthen vocational education and work-based learning, improve career guidance and…

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