Business
Barclays Launches Green Mortgages for Energy Efficient Homes
Barclays pledges to continue exploring 'pioneering green products' as it launches green mortgages for buy-to-let properties. The financial company launched its first green residential mortgage in 2018 and has since helped over 4,000 customers complete a purchase on an A…
Bentley Builds First Pure Electric Vehicle at Crewe HQ
Bentley, a British manufacturer, and marketer of luxury cars and SUVs has announced its first-ever Battery-Powered Electric Vehicle (BEV), to be developed and built in the UK with the company committing to investing £2.5 billion in sustainability over the next…
PepsiCo to Eliminate Plastic Packaging of its Crisp and Chips Bags
PepsiCo Europe has announced that by 2030, it plans to eliminate virgin fossil-based plastic in all its crisp and chip bags. This ambition follows the introduction of PepsiCo Positive - the company’s strategic end-to-end transformation with sustainability at the center…
VistaTek Develops Sustainable Garden Pots
Leading automation specialist Muller Technology partnered with VistaTek, to create a plant-based garden pot that is one of the first plantable and compostable pots for the garden market. The company is providing the latest in-mold labeling (IML) technology to facilitate…
Upward Farms’ new 250, 000 square foot aquaponic farm
Vertical farming company Upward Farms plans to build a 250, 000 square foot vertical farm for microgreens in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The facility will be constructed through 2022 and is expected to begin operation in early 2023. It will be the…
Bayer to commercialise biopesticides from mustard seed
Organic biopesticide company MustGrow has entered into an exclusive agreement contract with Bayer. Bayer will help evaluate Must Grow’s commercial potential in key agricultural regions and help bring their products to market. The agreement grants Bayer the right to use…