Virgin Media O2 has donated hundreds of smartphones and free O2 mobile data to Multibanks in Fife, Swansea and Tees Valley.    The strategic partnership uses the local knowledge of community leaders to put data and devices into the hands of people who need them.    Virgin Media O2 is helping hundreds of people experiencing financial hardship stay connected this winter and beyond by providing free smartphones and O2 mobile data to The Multibank.     Through this new partnershi

Insights from the 2025 National Environmental Services Survey have uncovered a growing tension in the UK’s environmental sector: while professionals remain passionate and committed, many are being underpaid and under supported – and it is slowing progress towards net zero.   The major UK wide survey, conducted by Environmental Services & Solutions (ESS) Expo in collaboration with Groundwork and the Environmental Services Association (ESA), gathered views from over 600 environ

Electric vehicle (EV) charge point operator Believ is installing an ultra rapid charging hub in Blackburn, Aberdeen, to help Scottish drivers and visitors to the region transition to EVs.    The hub is strategically situated on the A96 – Northern Scotland’s major road connecting Aberdeen to Inverness. It is also located by a coffee shop to give drivers the opportunity to enjoy a refreshment whilst they swiftly charge their cars.    Believ will fully fund the installation, ope

The Advanced Recycling Conference (ARC) 2025 brought together nearly 220 experts from 28 countries to spotlight pioneering advancements and foster industry collaboration in recycling across diverse waste streams including plastics, textiles, automotive and other materials.   This year’s programme emphasised how continuous improvements in core technologies, such as physical recycling through extrusion and dissolution, chemical solvolysis, biochemical enzymolysis, and thermoche

Some of the world’s largest glass developers, producers and packaging companies have come together for the launch of Responsible Glass – a global certification programme set to bring new sustainability standards to glass production and sourcing.   Responsible Glass, the newly formed international multi-stakeholder not for profit standards and certification programme for the low carbon production of glass, has been launched with a commitment to help drive down carbon emissions

Monadnock Paper Mills, the oldest continuously operating paper mill in the United States, has earned a Platinum rating in the EcoVadis Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) assessment. The recognition places the paper company among the top 1% of more than 90,000 companies evaluated worldwide. This marks its second consecutive Platinum rating and reflects a six point improvement over its 2024 score, demonstrating measurable leadership in sustainability performance.   EcoVadis

Polytag has announced the successful installation of a new Polytag detection unit at Casepak’s facility in Leicester.   This deployment extends the infrastructure of the Ecotrace Programme, a major industry led initiative dedicated to enhancing transparency in packaging recycling. The new unit strengthens the network infrastructure essential for the large scale, barcode level tracking of recycled packaging.   The programme is an example of fruitful collaboration driving the c

Greenshank Environmental has launched the UK's first dedicated online platform for the direct purchase of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) credits and Nutrient Credits.    This marketplace is set to transform how property developers meet their mandatory BNG obligations, offering unprecedented accessibility, transparency and efficiency.   With the Environment Act 2021 making BNG a statutory requirement for most new developments in England, ensuring a 10% uplift in biodiversity, dev

Virgin Media O2 is encouraging people to donate their unwanted smartphones to its  Community Calling  programme which can help children from disadvantaged backgrounds more easily manage their diabetes with the latest technology.     It comes as the company has now provided 1000 refurbished smartphones via Community Calling to charity, Supporting Children with Diabetes (SCD), which is distributing the devices through NHS trusts to families whose children have Type 1 diabetes.