Tag: Greenpeace

Samsung, IKEA get behind Korea’s ‘Right to Renewable Energy Initiative’

Stuart Mitchell

12 corporations, including Samsung Electronics, IKEA Korea and AB InBev, have publicly shown their support for the Right to Renewable Energy Initiative which launched recently at the Korean National Assembly. The coalition, comprised of 45 Members of Parliament and six civil society groups (Biodiversity Foundation, ENET, Greenpeace Seoul, KFEM, KoSIF and WWF Korea), aims to push for a renewable energy procurement policy and renewable energy expansion in South Korea. Nicolas Ingels, director of procurement and sustainability at ABInBev East Asia, said: At AB InBev we have a strong belief in…

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Iceland Christmas Advert Released on Social Media

Stuart Mitchell

As not seen on TV: Iceland’s banned Christmas advert can be found here: Retailer Christmas adverts have  been the source of much anticipation in the weeks building up to the big day in recent years, with retailers blowing their advertising budgets to ensure their advert becomes the most talked about  of the season. For many consumers, the first screenings of the biggest adverts now herald the start of the festive build-up, a key milestone in the Christmas calendar. However, this year,  Iceland’s advert  will not appear on TV alongside those…

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Marine life flies outside UN as world meets to discuss global ocean treaty

Stuart Mitchell

Greenpeace activists flew a giant turtle outside the United Nations HQ in New York this morning, as countries gathered to begin negotiations, for the first time in history, towards a treaty covering all oceans outside of national borders. The large and colourful kite, representing iconic marine life, was flown from a boat on the East River, alongside an aerial banner reading “Global Oceans – Global Treaty!” The negotiations are the result of a decade-long process and could conclude as early as 2020. “The fate of our oceans is in the…

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Dame Emma Thompson leads celebs to give global brands 500-day warning: “Stop forest destruction for palm oil and save orangutans”

Stuart Mitchell

Dame Emma Thompson, backed by a host of other famous names, has taken aim at big brands including Unilever, Nestle and Mondelez today, as Greenpeace releases a powerful new 90-second animation that highlights how orangutans are being pushed to the brink of extinction because of deforestation for palm oil. Launched globally last month, just ahead of International Orangutan Day (on August 19), the film, voiced by Emma Thompson, was also be shown across UK cinemas with thousands of screenings throughout August and September. It has been made by creative agency…

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New book explains how to give up plastic, run a beach clean-up and campaign for change

Stuart Mitchell

A new book by Greenpeace oceans campaigner Will McCallum, published today, gives an insight into how ocean plastic pollution became one of the most high-profile environmental issues of the decade. It offers practical advice on how to use less plastic from the bathroom, to the kitchen to the workplace. How to Give Up Plastic details the short history of campaigning to end ocean plastic pollution, explains why plastic is so problematic, and shares inspirational stories from people around the world. It offers tips for how individual people can make a…

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