Top London bars to drink organic wine September 5, 2023 September has been deemed Organic Month, so it seems only fitting to talk about the trend for organic wines. The idea of organic wine used to be met with suspicion – but those funky tasting bottles are thankfully a thing of the past. Now we have widely available, quality organic, biodynamic and natural wines, although [...]
The best eco friendly wine for Earth Day April 19, 2023 Boxed wine might remind you of your university days, but hear me out: it’s loads better for the environment and tastes pretty good, too. We’re all becoming more aware of our environmental footprint and any wine producer not creating wines in an eco-friendly way is really falling behind the times. Gen Z in particular want [...]
Planet Organic prepares for expansion drive after fund takeover October 1, 2018 Scottish private equity firm Inverleith has taken a majority stake in London-based retailer Planet Organic, unveiling plans to double the organic supermarket’s store count over the next five years. Inverleith has made an equity investment into the company, which currently has seven stores in London, to grow its footprint. Planet Organic, the UK’s largest fully-certified [...]
Accelerating a planet positive future December 14, 2023 Reflecting on the successful launch of Arcadis’s new three-year strategy last month, held at the iconic Lord’s cricket ground in London, my primary feeling is one of pride. Pride in the scale and scope of what we launched, pride in the reaction from our investors and clients and pride at the smooth and slick delivery [...]
Inside The Fox at Oddington, the latest venture from Daylesford Organic Farm November 14, 2022 THE WEEKEND: In the heart of the Cotswolds, close to the picturesque town of Stow-on-theWold, Daylesford Organic Farm is perhaps the country’s poshest farm shop. Owner Carole Bamford, founder of the Bamford wellness brand and Daylesford, has now launched The Fox at Oddington, a ‘pub with rooms’ in a renovated 16th-century pub. It’s made up [...]
AI-driven sepsis and infection tests rolled out to NHS with £1.5m funding March 21, 2024 A UK start-up has employed the power of artificial intelligence to help enhance the diagnosis of sepsis.
World Sight Day September 14, 2022 World Sight Day 2022 | #LoveYourEyes This month, the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) launched its Love Your Eyes global campaign. The goal of this year’s campaign is to raise awareness of the social and economic impacts of blindness across the world. Across the world, many suffer from poor eye health. As a result [...]
Exclusive: ‘Covid killed more people than all other catastrophes in the past half century,’ says climate sceptic Bjorn Lomborg May 31, 2022 Bjorn Lomborg is President of the Copenhagen Consensus and Visiting Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. Below he shares his views on the latest UN climate report in a UK exclusive for City A.M. A new United Nations report has revealed the disturbing news that the number of global disasters has quintupled since 1970 and will increase by [...]
A decentralised world brings economic efficiency, economic proficiency, stability, and peace of mind – Part 1 March 6, 2023 In a two-part series, Dr Chris Kacher examines and explains how a decentralised world could work - part one is about the metaverse.
Veganuary wine tips: The best plant-based pairings January 9, 2024 A season of two halves, winter is first festive then frugal with many people spending January watching both their waistlines and pennies. The idea of Dry January makes me shudder to my core, but veganuary is quickly gaining in popularity, with more and more of us focusing on plant-based dining this month. January is bleak [...]