Creative Conscience’s Creative Changemakers 2021 conference is on from February 25 to 27. Its aim is to aim is to “Share examples of projects and creativity that have and can build positive change, inspire behaviour change in business and education and to provide practical tools and solutions”. Hear from the likes of Sir Jonathon Porritt, Purpose Disruptors, Pulpo, the Eden Project and Plastic Planet. Ticket details here

Another event recommendation: at Norwegian Presence on February 18, Norwegian designers and manufacturers will discuss how they are leading the way when it comes to a sustainable, socially responsible and circular design economy. Hear from contract furniture producer NCP, known for their Snøhetta S-1500 chair, made from recycling plastic waste from the local fishing industry; Lundhs, the largest producer of natural stone in Northern Europe; Sofie & Tiange, who design everyday objects, inspired by the diversity of their different cultural backgrounds; Poppy Lawman, designer of the Papir Stein chair made from Norwegian spruce pulp at the 122-year-old paper mill Hellefoss; and recyclable-aluminium pioneer Hydro. Free. Details here

Football club Forest Green Rovers has received planning permission for what will be the world’s first football stadium made almost entirely out of wood. The club claims the Zaha Hadid Architects-designed ground will be “the greenest football stadium in the world”. FGR is also the world’s first vegan professional football club. Guardian story here

The much-heralded but disastrously-run UK government Green Homes Grant scheme is to have its funding slashed to almost quarter of what was promised. The government had blamed Covid for the lack of uptake for the scheme but reports suggest delays in payments and admin chaos have caused many suppliers to lose faith in what was promised as a transformational attempt to upgrade a target of 600,000 UK homes. More here

All Jaguar cars will be fully electric by 2025, the brand’s parent company, Jaguar Land Rover, has announced. JLR also plans to launch six pure-electric models under its Land Rover brand before 2025, although it said it would continue to offer hybrid Land Rovers featuring internal combustion engines alongside batteries until 2036. Story at Business Green

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