Tag: Virgin Media O2

Virgin Media O2 and Hubbub’s Time After Time fund awards £500,000 to projects that give tech a second life and help people get online

Stuart Mitchell

Some of the UK’s most exciting and innovative projects which tackle electronic waste and support digital inclusion are being awarded a share of £500,000 from Virgin Media O2 and Hubbub’s Time After Time fund.  Eight winning projects have been selected from more than 120 entries by a panel of judges including TV presenter and environmentalist George Clarke, non-profit, Material Focus, digital inclusion charity, Good Things Foundation, plus Hubbub and Virgin Media O2.  Grants of up to £100,000 will support initiatives across the country that give unwanted tech a second life…

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Virgin Media O2 reduces carbon emissions by the equivalent of almost 15,000 UK homes’ annual energy use in 2023

Stuart Mitchell

New figures released recently show that Virgin Media O2 reduced carbon emissions (Scopes 1 and 2) by 23% last year – the equivalent of emissions caused by the annual combined energy usage of 14,883 UK homes. Since launching its sustainability strategy, the Better Connections Plan, in 2022, the company has reduced such emissions by 45% against its 2020 baseline, and is on track to achieve net zero carbon emissions across its operations, products and supply chain by the end of 2040 – 10 years ahead of the UK’s net zero…

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GXO helps Virgin Media O2 cut single use plastic

Stuart Mitchell

 GXO Logistics, Inc., the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider, announced today that its industry-leading solutions have helped its long-term partner, Virgin Media O2, to significantly reduce plastic waste in its logistics operations. GXO has worked with the telecomms company to cut its consumption of single use plastics (SUP) from products sent to cable customers by almost 48 tonnes since 2021, further advancing both companies’ ESG achievements.  “GXO and Virgin Media O2 are working together to create a supply chain that is as environmentally responsible as it is efficient and…

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Virgin Media O2 and Hubbub show charities ‘TLC’ with £400,000 tech lending scheme

Stuart Mitchell

Virgin Media O2 and environmental charity, Hubbub, are providing hundreds of tablets and smartphones to help people in need get online across the UK with a £400,000 device lending scheme. The Tech Lending Community scheme, established in 2022, aims to tackle digital exclusion and electronic waste by providing second-hand devices to people in need, while also giving tech a second life, preventing it ending up in landfill. As part of a new round of funding, homelessness charities, Centrepoint and Thames Reach will receive more than 500 tablets and smartphones, which…

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Virgin Media O2 Opens 250 More National Databanks And Boosts Free Mobile Data This Christmas

Stuart Mitchell

Virgin Media O2 is helping more people in need access free mobile data this Christmas by rolling out the National Databank to all O2-owned stores and two major homelessness charities nationwide, alongside increasing the amount of data available to help those who need it get online and stay connected to loved ones. The National Databank, created by Virgin Media O2 and the UK’s leading digital inclusion charity, Good Things Foundation, is like a foodbank for data, providing free O2 mobile data, texts and calls.  Virgin Media O2 has committed more…

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