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| wildgarlic |
Tesco to fund climate change research projectSupermarket giant Tesco is to invest £25 million over five years to build an institute aimed at tackling climate change.The Sustainable Consumption Institute (SCI) is billed as a research house with a remit to "revolutionise" green consumption patterns. The SCI will be part of the University of Manchester and will fund research into recycling technology, carbon footprints and green consumerism. With the global threat from climate change "clearer than ever", Tesco's chief executive Sir Terry Leahy said: "The scientific evidence has hardened. We need to move from a high-carbon to a low-carbon economy, but the answer is not 'do not consume'. It is intelligent consumption." Mr Leahy said he was prepared for scientists at the SCI to reach conclusions he "didn't like". The research is to be made available to other retailers, manufacturers and think-tanks. Alan Gilbert, Manchester University's president and vice-chancellor, said: "This is independent research. The industry partner has a right to talk to us about what problems it wants to have addressed, but it cannot manipulate the findings." read more |
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| labrat |
Terry Leahy's nepotism to the University of Manchester. I don't mind because that is where I went as well. 
But they should rename it because there is already an SCI - Society of Chemical Industry. cheers |
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| Ina |
More green wash for T***, or is he serious?
(Sorry for being so cynical - it's in my nature!  )
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| wildgarlic |
Seems odd for the head of a giant supermarket chain to state "do not consume" 
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| labrat |
It's more money for research which is always good in my book. But in the end it will be the efforts of the researchers that will make a difference or not. After that it come down to the University and Tesco to put the fruits of the research into practise. cheers |
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| Ina |
Yeah, you are right - gift horse and looking into mouths comes into mind. I think it was T*** as well who funded that organic research centre at Newcastle uni - and it had to be Newcastle, but they wanted a well known scientist from Aberdeen, where he was already doing valuable research into organic farming - so Aberdeen lost out, and I'm still a bit peeved about that! |