Author: Stuart Mitchell

PepsiCo hits dual water milestones: 100% replenishment and adopting the AWS standard across company-owned facilities in high water-risk areas

Stuart Mitchell

In the lead-up to World Water Day, PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP) today announced it achieved two of its 2025 pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) water goals: Replenishing 100% of the water used at all company-owned facilities located in high water-risk watersheds. Reaching 100% water replenishment means that for every liter of water PepsiCo uses at these facilities, we are restoring the equivalent amount or more back into natural water resources in that watershed through nature-based conservation and wetland restoration projects, water infrastructure initiatives and on-farm irrigation efficiency efforts. Fully adopting the Alliance…

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Droga5 shines a light on the threats to marine conservation through a series of handcrafted original screen-printed artworks

Stuart Mitchell

Droga5 São Paulo, award-winning creative advertising agency, today announces the second phase of “Lifeless Flag”, a campaign created for SOS Oceano (SOS Ocean), a coalition of NGOs advocating for the expansion of marine protected areas. The first phase of the campaign, launched at Rio Ocean Week in October 2025, removed the blue and green from the Brazilian flag to demonstrate that one ecosystem cannot exist without the other. One needs blue to create green, and that without the blue of the oceans, there is no green life on land. This…

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Dawsongroup vans Launches Whitepaper Revealing the Charging Challenges Stalling UK Fleet Electrification

Stuart Mitchell

Commercial vehicle rental specialist, Dawsongroup vans, has launched a new whitepaper looking at why charging infrastructure is holding back electric vehicle adoption across the UK’s light commercial vehicle (LCV) sector. The ‘Charging Ahead’ whitepaper, based on data from Dawsongroup’s EV Readiness Survey of fleet operators across the UK, uncovers a disconnect between perceived readiness and actual implementation. While 53% of respondents believe their premises are suitable for EV charging infrastructure, only 27% have actually installed chargers on site. Meanwhile, 47% remain either unsure of their suitability or consider their premises…

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Virgin Media O2 hits digital inclusion milestone with 1 million people connected

Stuart Mitchell

Virgin Media O2 has helped close the digital divide by providing one million people with free data, devices, and greater access to its network in rural areas.  The company has achieved its ambitious five-year goal to help tackle digital exclusion as part of its 2022 to 2025 sustainability strategy, the Better Connections Plan.  It has connected people experiencing digital exclusion with a range of comprehensive programmes and pioneering partnerships that have provided targeted and long-lasting support, helping them to get online and stay in touch with loved ones.   On top of this, the operator has also provided 8.5 million people with digital skills training and online safety advice – exceeding its six million goal. Game-changing Together, it means people can access…

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Food Bank Aid launches new campaign to help Londoners fill the hunger gap

Stuart Mitchell

Food Bank Aid has launched its 2026 annual fundraising appeal with a new campaign designed to make giving clearer, easier and more shareable across London. The charity acts as a central distribution hub for food banks across the capital, sourcing and supplying the cooking ingredients and household essentials that people actually need at home. Its annual appeal is the charity’s main source of income, powered by Team Champions who share donation links through their own networks. Donations made during the appeal were doubled through match funding in a 36-hour window this…

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