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International Award Recognition for Innovative Berry Sustainable Sprayer Design

Stuart Mitchell

Berry Global’s plastic trigger spray head for the circular economy, developed for its customer Werner & Mertz – already a winner in the German Packaging Awards 2022 – has achieved further recognition in the recently announced 2023 WorldStar Global Packaging Awards. The Berry 3R circular trigger spray, which has received a WorldStar in the Household category, was developed to create a spray head which offered enhanced sustainability benefits without compromising on its performance in any way. The design of the head follows a mono-material approach, with over 97% of it…

Deloitte launches GreenSpace Tech, an industry-leading initiative to accelerate sustainability through climate technology ecosystems

Stuart Mitchell

Deloitte announced the launch of GreenSpace Tech by Deloitte , a new, industry-leading offering that helps accelerate decarbonization and value creation by convening climate technology ecosystems to enable businesses to access and select the right technology, help reduce risk in investments and support application at pace. No matter where organizations are in their journey in moving from climate commitments to action, GreenSpace Tech provides businesses with access to a robust ecosystem of climate technologies and innovators to quickly track, develop, and deploy climate tech solutions. GreenSpace Tech also helps businesses address…

National Trust and University of Leicester launch pioneering film to explore fascinating stories of disability from the Trust’s sites and collections for the first time

Stuart Mitchell

The National Trust and the Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG) at the University of Leicester are delighted to launch Everywhere & Nowhere, a collaboration to share, for the first time, stories of disability from the sites and collections in the care of the National Trust. Everywhere and Nowhere is a brand new film, released today on the University of Leicester’s Website which looks at ten stories – examining the lives of familiar figures such as Henry VIII, and lesser-known individuals like Irish MP Nicholas Ward. It includes stories…

UNESCO leads global dialogue to improve the reliability of information

Stuart Mitchell

As part of its mandate, UNESCO has launched a global dialogue to provide guidelines for regulating digital platforms, to fight disinformation and hate speech and protect freedom of expression and human rights. The high point will be an international conference organized at the Organization’s Paris headquarters on 21-23 February. This will result in the presentation by UNESCO, in mid-2023, of global guidelines for governments, regulatory bodies and digital companies. A flawed business model Social media and other digital platforms have empowered people all over the world to communicate, share information,…

National Trust warns 2022’s weather will become the new ‘norm’, creating stark challenges for nature

Stuart Mitchell

The National Trust has warned that this year’s tumultuous weather is set to become the new ‘norm’ causing a range of impacts for nature if steps aren’t taken to tackle the climate and nature crises. A warm January followed by back-to-back tree-toppling storms in February, a dry spring, a summer of record breaking temperatures and a prolonged heatwave causing severe drought, ending with December’s cold snap, has given UK wildlife a bumpy and difficult year with many species and habitats struggling to cope. The UK is not the only country…