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Retailers calls on government to accelerate use of green goods vehicles Print 25th May 2021 The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has written to transport minister Grant Shapps calling on the government to act to encourage take-up of green technologies and reduce emissions from goods vehicles. The call comes as a new report by BearingPoint, commissioned by the BRC and DP World as part of the BRC’s Climate Action Roadmap, has found that 88% of retailers operating in-house fleets have some type ...

Alcohol consumption, TV, carbon emissions: 5 interesting stats to start your week We arm you with all the numbers you need to tackle the week ahead. TV viewership up 17% in lockdown UK consumers spent 17% more time watching TV of any form compared to before the first lockdown in 2020, with consumption up 15% during the latest national lockdown alone. According to the IPA’s TouchPoints 2021 data, the share of total media time taken by TV viewing increased from 33% to 37%, as people turned to T...

Guinness, No7, Dave: Everything that matters this morning Good morning and welcome to Marketing Week’s round-up of the news that matters in the marketing world today. Guinness welcomes return of pubs as lockdown eases Guinness has unveiled an ‘ode to the pubs’ in anticipation of indoor hospitality venues reopening across the UK. The brand’s latest #LooksLikeGuinness campaign relates to the experience of being reminded of something we miss everywhere we look, to the classic song ‘Alway...

Millions needed to repair PG stormwater system: Council report SHARE ON: File Photo: My PG Now staff Prince George’s stormwater system is in need of updating, a report to city council says, and it will take between $31-million to $125-million in order to do it. The report says stormwater management is becoming a higher priority because of a potent mix of more intense storms, aging infrastructure and development. As the community grows, there is potential for an increase in impervious surface...

  The following amendment has been made to the Interim Results announcement released on 9 March 2021 at 07:00 under RNS number 5557R, which replaces the second paragraph of Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, 1: Basis of preparation: Going concern:   The Group has a £225.0m revolving credit facility with a consortium of seven banks maturing in December 2023, with two one-year options to extend the facility, subject to mutual agreement. ...

N Brown Group switches to eco-friendlier dispatch bags N Brown Group has adopted sustainable packaging for fulfilment of its online orders. Exclusive The online retail group, which owns JD Williams, Simply Be, Ambrose Wilson, Jacamo and Home Essentials, trialled green polyethylene (PE) dispatch bags last autumn. On 1 March it replaced 90% of its packaging - oil based Polyphenylene Ether (PPE) with 50% recycled content - with the more environmentally friendly alternative to petro...

Climate commission unveils toolkit for university leaders The Climate Commission for UK Higher and Further Education Students and Leaders has launched a Higher Education Climate Action Toolkit to help vice-chancellors, governors and senior leadership teams in universities in tackling the climate emergency. With 91% of students being fairly or very concerned about climate change, the commission says it is essential for university executives to “take action seriously” to meet student needs. ...