Author: Stuart Mitchell

Record numbers lead the charge for Let’s Go Zero campaign

Stuart Mitchell

The Let’s Go Zero campaign has reached a significant milestone at the start of 2025, with more than 5,000 schools, colleges and nurseries across the UK now signed up to take ambitious climate action. That’s over 2 million pupils and almost 300,000 staff pledging to run their schools more sustainably.   This landmark achievement underscores the growing momentum among educational institutions to lead the charge toward a zero carbon future.  Alex Green, Head of Let’s Go Zero, celebrated the milestone, saying: “Reaching 5,000 schools signed up to Let’s Go Zero is…

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CARBIOS is pleased that the European Commission has authorised the ‘Circular Economy’ State aid scheme

Stuart Mitchell

CARBIOS, (Euronext Growth Paris : ALCRB), a pioneer in the development and industrialization of biological technologies to reinvent the life cycle of plastic and textiles, is pleased that the European Commission has authorised the ‘Circular Economy’ State aid scheme.  This aid scheme, notified by France, is to support the chemical recycling of plastic waste. It is designed to promote investments in technologies for transforming plastic waste into new raw materials while reducing the industry’s carbon footprint. A positive step towards the payment of grant subsidies to CARBIOS for the construction…

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The LEGO Group supports carbon removal solutions to expand sustainability efforts

Stuart Mitchell

The LEGO Group has announced a DKK 19 million commitment towards four carbon removal projects in partnership with Climate Impact Partners and ClimeFi. The initiatives will support biochar, enhanced rock weathering and reforestation and will deliver carbon removal credits between 2024 and 2026. They will expand the company’s portfolio of carbon removal initiatives which includes a partnership with Climeworks direct air capture and storage solution. By building this portfolio, the LEGO Group is developing its understanding of emerging carbon removal and climate mitigation approaches beyond its value chain and how…

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Cascale Announces Better Buying Asset Purchase to Advance Responsible Purchasing Practices and Decent Work for All

Stuart Mitchell

Cascale, the global nonprofit alliance formerly known as the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, today announced the purchase of key assets of Better Buying Institute (BBI), including the widely-recognized Better Buying Purchasing Practices Index (BBPPI) and the Better Buying Partnership Index (BBPI).  This milestone reflects Cascale’s commitment to advancing responsible purchasing practices and promoting fair, accountable, and socially just supply chains. The purchase of key BBI assets strengthens Cascale’s ability to address critical supply chain challenges such as unfair purchasing practices—behaviors like last-minute order changes, delayed payments, and below-cost pricing—that harm manufacturers…

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Healthy food education for 17,000 children in The Hague

Stuart Mitchell

TommyTomato The Hague received an European Grant to improve access to healthy food for Children in multiple areas in The Hague. More than 17.000 children will benefit from this grant to get access to better food, cooking lessons and food education. “TommyTomato The Hague gives children the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy choices, now and in the future. We deliver a healthy lunch, packed with vegetables, to primary schools. This is healthy and also helps children to concentrate at school. We wish that for all children. By…

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