Tag: WRAP

Harriet Lamb named Champion 12.3

Stuart Mitchell

Environmentalist and social rights campaigner Harriet Lamb has become the newest United Nation’s Champion 12.3, in her role as CEO of international climate action NGO WRAP. Harriet said of her appointment, “We need total transformation of our food and drink systems to stand any chance of achieving zero carbon and limiting the worst impacts of the climate crisis. This is the challenge of our generation. We have taken big strides in reducing food waste, and while we’re breaking new ground improving water efficiency and reducing GHG emissions from food, we…

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WRAP announce Let’s Go Zero – new partnership to support climate action in our schools

Stuart Mitchell

WRAP have announced their latest iniative aimed at bringing climate action into schools with a post on their website, added below. We want to help inspire the next generation of climate action advocates, so we’re delighted to announce our partnership with Let’s Go Zero, a campaign that unites schools in becoming net zero by 2030. Harriet Lamb, WRAP CEO, said: “I am thrilled to see WRAP join this powerful coalition of like-minded organisations to support our schools taking action on climate change. “Harnessing the passion and energy of young people to…

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How to save Welsh households £267 million- per year by cutting food waste.

Stuart Mitchell

In March 2021, the Welsh Government published its ‘Beyond Recycling’ strategy to make the circular economy a reality in Wales. With a target of reducing avoidable food waste by 50% by 2025 (relative to a 2007 baseline), and by 60% by 2030, WRAP Cymru’s new report Welsh Food Waste Routemap details the key interventions that could deliver reductions in food waste across the entire supply chain towards these ambitious targets. This ambitious approach could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by around 650 thousand tonnes CO2e, realise monetary savings of over £800…

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New startups join the Amazon Sustainability Accelerator

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon research shows investors reward startups with a firm commitment to sustainability – with more than half of UK investors declining a startup investment opportunity in the last 12 months due to concerns about a company’s sustainability credentials. The news comes as eight startups from the UK are unveiled as participants in the second Amazon Sustainability Accelerator. UK venture capital and private equity investors say startups with strong sustainability credentials can command a 15% valuation premium, demonstrating the opportunity for entrepreneurs who are building more sustainable products and businesses. Startups…

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UK homes contain an estimated 330 million items of unused home textiles which have the potential to be used, re-used or recycled

Stuart Mitchell

New research from climate action NGO, WRAP, estimates that in total 331,580,000 home textiles items were not used once in the last year in UK homes. The first consumer research on the subject from WRAP, the Citizen Insights: Estimating the Longevity of Home Textiles in the UK report focuses on 10 common home textiles items to understand how many of these we own, their estimated longevity, washing and usage frequency, the reasons people stop using them and their most common disposal route. The items include bed sheets, duvet covers, bathroom…

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