Author: Stuart Mitchell

Arla partners with key customers in UK retail and foodservice industry to accelerate sustainability work on dairy farms

Stuart Mitchell

In yet another breakthrough moment for Arla’s industry-leading sustainability programmes, Britain’s largest farmer-owned dairy company has turned its unrivalled access to on-farm climate data into new commercial partnerships covering more than 1 billion litres of milk. By giving customers the opportunity to reduce their Scope 3 emissions faster along with more accurate reporting, Arla has signed new agreements with Aldi, Asda, Morrisons, and Starbucks™ that create deeper farmer and customer collaboration through projects to deliver progress towards shared climate targets. The new commercial agreements cover a total milk pool from…

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Demand for Sustainable Raw Materials Could Exceed Supply by as Much as 133 Million Tons by 2030

Stuart Mitchell

The fashion and apparel industry is under pressure. More than 85% of leading brands (by sales) have publicly declared decarbonization targets for their supply chains. In addition, more than 35 new pieces of sustainability-linked legislation are forecasted to go into effect around the world in the next two to four years, targeting import restrictions, product design guidelines, labeling requirements, and more. Given that raw materials can constitute as much as two-thirds of a fashion and apparel brand’s climate impact, securing access to sustainable materials is essential. However, demand for low-climate-impact…

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Joint statement on behalf of the Advertising Association, IAB UK, IPA & ISBA

Stuart Mitchell

Effectively addressing illegal advertising, such as scam ads, and increasing the protection of children requires a united approach and meaningful collaboration between industry bodies and the Government. It’s not something that any one of us can do alone. This is why the Online Advertising Taskforce has been created and it’s that shared focus that has informed the Action Plan released today, which sets out both to improve the evidence of in-scope harms and enhance existing initiatives to tackle them. Together with our respective members, we – the Advertising Association, IAB…

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bp and BWT Alpine F1 Team race to develop lower carbon fuel

Stuart Mitchell

Shaving milliseconds off an F1 driver’s race time can depend on what happens off the track as well as on it.  In our research centres around the world, fuel developers supporting the bp partnership with BWT Alpine F1® Team are working to identify a winning formula that will enable Alpine to comply with sustainable fuels requirements coming into effect for all teams in 2026. Their work will not only impact the team, but what they learn along the way may also have the potential to support the development of fuels and…

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CIPR ESG Panel launches new ESG guide series

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has launched a new three-part series of best practice guides designed to improve understanding of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) matters.  These guides – created by the CIPR’s ESG Panel – focus on each area of ESG and how they relate to organisations and public relations professionals. They include:  The ‘E’ in ESG The ‘S’ in ESG The ‘G’ in ESG Covering a range of topics, the guides are available to download for free. Readers will learn about the benefits of robust environmental…

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