Search Results for: services

Progress made by UK financial services sector in offering better accessibility support to deaf customers, report finds

Stuart Mitchell

A new report from the Lending Standards Board (LSB) shows the progress made by UK banks and lenders over the last 12 months in offering better accessibility support to deaf customers, one year from the launch of the LSB’s 2023 Access for d/Deaf Customers in Banking & Credit research. In the UK, one in five adults are deaf, have hearing loss, or tinnitus. Hearing loss affects more than 40% of people over 50 years old and 70% of people over 70. The LSB’s 2023 research and accompanying report highlighted the…

The LEGO Group signs long-term agreement for Climeworks’ permanent carbon removal services

Stuart Mitchell

As part of a commitment to reduce its environmental impact and build a sustainable future for children, the LEGO Group has entered a $2.4 million agreement with pioneering high-quality carbon-removal company Climeworks, as it continues to utilise a broad portfolio of initiatives to progress towards net-zero carbon emissions. The agreement is for the permanent removal of hard-to-abate CO₂ emissions from the air with Climeworks’ direct air capture and storage (DAC+S) solution and is designed to help Climeworks accelerate its technology scale up. KIRKBI, the family-owned holding and investment company of…

Sustainable Food Group Approves SCS Global Services As Authorized Certification Body for Its Sustainability Standard

Stuart Mitchell

SCS Global Services (SCS), a pioneer and global leader in third-party environmental, sustainability, food and agriculture certifications, auditing, testing, and standards development, today announced it has been formally accepted by Sustainable Food Group, a branch of the IPM Institute of North America, as an authorized certification body to the Sustainability Standard™. SCS is now one of the two entities to offer Sustainability Standard certification services in the United States and Canada. Certification to the Sustainability Standard demonstrates agricultural producers’ commitment to sustainable agricultural practices and protecting biodiversity. The standard provides…

Turmoil in local government threatens charity services

Stuart Mitchell

As financial distress grips local councils across England, a new report highlights the hidden consequences for charities and the people who rely on them. Councils such as Birmingham City Council are issuing section 114 notices at unprecedented rates, notifying the government that their financial situation is unmanageable, and charities across the country are being hit by the consequences. The report ‘Tethered fortunes: The threat to charities from trouble in local government’ by Pro Bono Economics (PBE) and Nottingham Trent University’s VCSE Data and Insights National Observatory, reveals the depth of…

Hitachi Digital Services and OneThird Fight Supermarket Food Waste With First-of-its-Kind Digital Solution

Stuart Mitchell

Hitachi Digital Services, the digital consultancy and technology services subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd., is supporting food waste prevention specialists OneThird in the development of a breakthrough solution tackling the global food waste crisis. OneThird selected Digital Services from Hitachi Vantara, now a new entity known as Hitachi Digital Services, to combine its Azure cloud and application expertise with their in-depth understanding of sensing and AI technology and together they created a real-time data insights platform to enable a smarter and more flexible food supply chain. The solution enables fresh produce…