Tag: sustainability

Asda links up with big brands to launch first sustainability trial store

Stuart Mitchell

Asda has joined forces with some of the UK’s best known brands to launch its first ‘test and learn’ sustainability store in its heartland of Leeds with a mission to find new ways to reduce plastic and encourage customers to reuse and refill. From May, the Leeds based store will become the first Asda in the UK where shoppers can fill up their own containers of products, including Asda’s own-brand coffee, rice and pasta. The supermarket has also asked well known household brands to work with them on their quest…

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Trinity College Dublin and UPS announce 5-year sustainability partnership

Stuart Mitchell

UPS, a global leader in logistics, and the University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin have announced a five-year partnership to drive sustainable solutions for Dublin. “UPS is committed to addressing the environmental challenges facing the logistics sector by partnering with influential organisations,” said Andy Smith, UPS Ireland Country Manager. “This collaboration with Trinity College Dublin will help us deliver a more sustainable future for Dublin, reducing carbon emissions on campus and in the city, while inspiring students to develop ideas that will benefit the local community for years to come.”…

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Hi Fly to launch sustainability training for cabin crew

Stuart Mitchell

In what it claims is likely a world-first in the aviation industry, Hi Fly has coupled with its sustainability arm – The Mirpuri Foundation – to ensure the men and women who take to the skies in the Hi Fly uniform, are fully up to date with the important work that the airline and the Foundation have been doing in the sustainability area. Speaking ahead of the Sustainability Workshops, Paulo Mirpuri, Hi Fly and the Mirpuri Foundation President, said: “The first aim of the staff-training programme is to build the…

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Mitsubishi Motors in the UK and OVO Energy drive sustainability ambitions with new collaboration

Stuart Mitchell

Mitsubishi Motors in the UK and OVO Energy have announced a new partnership to help drive the decarbonisation of transport. Recognising that meeting the UK’s net-zero carbon commitment by 2050 will require collaboration and partnerships across industry, the two businesses have teamed up to offer innovative green solutions to their respective customers. OVO Energy has already set ambitious goals, committing in Plan Zero to decarbonise its own operations and halve its members’ carbon footprint by 2030. It currently offers a one-stop zero carbon solution at home and on the road…

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Introducing Planet Passionate – Kingspan’s new 2030 Sustainability Vision

Stuart Mitchell

Kingspan has launched a major 10-year strategy to play its part in reducing the world’s carbon emissions by 45% by 2030, as determined in the Paris Agreement, and contribute towards the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.  The Planet Passionate strategy is made up of 12 ambitious targets, addressing the impact of Kingspan’s business operations and manufacturing on the four key areas of energy, carbon, circularity and water, with commitments by 2030 to include:  Energy: powering 60% of all Kingspan operations directly from renewable energy with a minimum of…

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