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Manchester City plans to make training facility one of football’s largest producers of renewable energy

Stuart Mitchell

Manchester City has announced plans to make its training facility, the City Football Academy, one of the largest producers of renewable energy in world football. The current Premier League Champions are seeking planning approval from Manchester City Council for the installation of 10,887 solar panels which will generate up to 4.39 MWh of renewable energy every year. While the self-supplied energy will completely offset the City Football Academy’s annual usage, the power will be shared with the Etihad Stadium. In doing so, the project forms a key part of the…

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Blenheim Estate announces partnership with UK climate tech firm A Healthier Earth on new ForestFactory concept

Stuart Mitchell

Recently, on International Day of Forests, Blenheim Estate has announced a new partnership with British climate tech catalyst A Healthier Earth on a ForestFactory concept, which will use innovative farming methods to help address the affects climate change. The partnership brings together the best of British climate and agriculture tech innovation, forestry and estate management to improve the speed, effectiveness and survival rate of plants, to help mitigate climate change-related land and forestry challenges affecting the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Factors including a European shortage of available seeds and tree-stock,…

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Milestone Moment: Belu Water’s Contributions to WaterAid Surpass £5.8 Million

Stuart Mitchell

Belu, the social enterprise drinks company renowned for giving 100% of its net profits to WaterAid, reaffirms its commitment to transforming lives by announcing a further £368,038 donation to the charity in 2024. This contribution marks a significant milestone, bringing Belu’s total charitable contribution since 2011 to £5.8 million, impacting approximately 391,944 lives.  It is also an important trading milestone for Belu, the company is celebrating its best revenue year to date. Company accounts, filed on World Water Day Friday 22 March, report a turnover £8,747,327 in 2023 (2022: £7,086,640).…

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smol launches Clean Clothes Can campaign for fifth year of partnership with The Hygiene Bank

Stuart Mitchell

smol has recently launched a new campaign in partnership with The Hygiene Bank to highlight the significant lack of access to clean clothes for those experiencing poverty in the UK, with people having to regularly re-wear dirty clothes and underwear due to not being able to afford to wash them- impacting mental wellbeing, physical health and ability to work.   smol’s research has found that a quarter (24%) of adults experiencing hygiene poverty (the inability to afford hygiene products that many of us take for granted) frequently struggle to afford to…

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RSPCA pet food bank scheme which has served up 1.6m meals to struggling owners is expanding in charity’s 200th birthday year

Stuart Mitchell

The RSPCA has announced its successful Pet Food Bank Partnership is to be rolled out across England to ‘ensure no community goes without’ as the cost of living crisis continues to impact those struggling to feed themselves and their pets. The animal welfare charity has provided a staggering 1.6 million pet meals since the scheme was introduced in 2020 as part of a major drive to do everything possible to help keep those facing financial hardship together with their pets. Among those who have benefited from using the pet food…

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