Tag: sustainably

Sustainably waives joining fee to support charities recover in the wake of the pandemic

Stuart Mitchell

Sustainably, the app that lets users easily and safely donate to a cause of their choice, has confirmed that they will be waiving their joining fee and offering free sign ups to all charities who have struggled with much needed funding throughout the pandemic.   The pioneering giving tech enables users to change the world every time they shop. Founders, Loral and Eishel Quinn believe that doing good should be super easy and straightforward. The app connects to the user’s bank, to securely round up spare change to the nearest £1…

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Successful funding round for Sustainably set to continue transforming frictionless giving

Stuart Mitchell

Following a successful funding round, Edinburgh based start-up, Sustainably, are set to continue transforming frictionless giving through onboarding 200,000 users by the end of the year and generating an estimated £100m extra donations for the charities on their app  The investment raised will support them to market to new users and charities as well as improve functionality and launch a B2B platform. It has also enabled the founders to expand the team with three new recruits including 2 engineers and 1 growth lead.  Loral Quinn, Co-founder and CEO of Sustainably…

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Edinburgh based enterprise – Sustainably – voted Richard Branson’s Start-Up of the Year 2019 – crowdfunds to transform ‘giving tech’

Stuart Mitchell

Edinburgh based start-up, Sustainably, voted Richard Branson’s Start-Up of the Year in 2019, have announced the launch of their crowdfunding campaign on crowdcube. The mother-daughter team are looking to raise £300,000 which will enable them to market to new users and charities as well as improve functionality and launch a B2B platform.   Now supporting 40 charities, including Macmillan, Shelter and the British Heart Foundation, Sustainably is a free app that lets people easily and safely give to their chosen good causes by rounding up cashless transactions and donating spare change automatically,…

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New Vodafone environmental targets: ‘We have an opportunity to reshape our future sustainably’

Stuart Mitchell

Vodafone recently announced that it will be running its European network on 100% renewable electricity by July 2021 – four years earlier than planned. The move, which will affect 11 markets across Europe, means that our power will come solely from wind, solar or hydro sources. The telecoms giant, which had originally pledged to have a ‘Green Gigabit Net’ by 2025, has also committed to helping its business customers reduce their carbon emissions by 350 million tonnes by 2030. Nick Read, Chief Executive Officer, Vodafone Group, said: “More than ever,…

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Neste and Alaska Airlines grow innovative partnership to fly more sustainably

Stuart Mitchell

As part of Alaska Airlines’ ongoing efforts to fly greener and expand the use of sustainable aviation fuels, Neste and Alaska Airlines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). In addition to Alaska’s efforts to increase fuel-efficiency and adopt innovative flight technology, the agreement will allow Neste and Alaska to more closely work together to design, create and implement solutions that lay the groundwork for the wider adoption of renewable fuels within the airline industry. As the leading U.S. airline on the 2017 Dow Jones Sustainability Index, Alaska recognizes that…

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