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Saint-Gobain Off-Site Solutions partners with XPO Logistics and Chopsticks charity to put timber off-cuts to good use

Stuart Mitchell

Saint-Gobain Off-Site Solutions and XPO Logistics have partnered with North Yorkshire charity Chopsticks to provide timber off-cuts to its woodworking group. Chopsticks support vulnerable adults in the community, providing them a safe working environment while teaching them new workshop skills.  Working with otherwise scrap timber, the Chopsticks team create wood kindling or recycle it into new products in the ‘Chopshed,’ creating items such as flower planters and picnic benches. As off-site manufacturers, Coventry-based Saint-Gobain Off-Site Solutions prioritises waste reduction. Through its Roofspace Solutions, Pasquill and Scotframe brands, the Saint-Gobain Off-Site…

Genocide against the Tutsi: UNESCO and Rwanda to step-up the role of education in the memorial sites

Stuart Mitchell

On the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, UNESCO and the Rwandan government announced plans to strengthen the educational role of memorial sites, four of which have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 2023. They will train managers and staff to receive school groups, enhance the exhibitions and create educational content for use in schools. What happened in Rwanda concerns the whole of humanity. Education and the media were instrumentalized to transform ordinary citizens into killers. We must tirelessly transmit the…

Kimberly-Clark Announces First Tissue Manufacturing Site on Path to 100% Renewable Energy

Stuart Mitchell

Kimberly-Clark (K-C), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of personal care and hygiene products, has announced that its manufacturing site in Koblenz, Germany has become the company’s first tissue manufacturing facility globally with a pathway to transition its operations to 100% renewable energy. The site will electrify its heating needs as well as source its electricity demand via a portfolio of European power purchase agreements of offsite renewables. The transition is intended to be completed by 2029 latest. The move has been made possible by a Carbon Contract for Difference…

Circular Economy Company Syklo Invests Over 70M to a Pioneering Circular Economy Hub Combining Plastic Recycling and Biocomposite production

Stuart Mitchell

Finnish circular economy company Syklo Ltd. is progressing with its 2024-announced plan to establish a state-of the-art circular economy production hub, combining advanced plastic recycling and biocomposite manufacturing. The facility’s innovative production methods support carbon neutrality and minimise energy consumption. The EUR 70–80 million investment in Hyvinkää, Finland, will create a globally unique circular economy hub, set to commence operations in early 2026. “Syklo’s mission is to create a more sustainable world where materials are recycled, not incinerated. This investment significantly reduces landfill waste and fossil-based plastic dependency and prioritises…

Environment Bank adds sixteen BNG Habitat Banks to the biodiversity gain sites register

Stuart Mitchell

This month, Environment Bank has successfully added sixteen new BNG Habitat Banks to Natural England’s biodiversity gain site register.  Located across England, these sixteen Habitat Banks cover more than 850 acres in total and have generated over 2,000 Biodiversity Units between them.  Our additions now represent more than 40% of Natural England’s entire biodiversity gain sites register – making us far and away the nation’s leading BNG Habitat Bank provider.  We’ve already increased the BNG register’s listing by over 75%, and we’re excited to say that we have over a…