Day: 27 March 2019

The £1 Billion Challenge: Scottish Conservation Finance Project aims to drive significant investment into Scotland’s natural environment

Stuart Mitchell

Led by the Scottish Wildlife Trust and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), the Scottish Conservation Finance Project aims to generate new forms of investment in Scotland’s stocks of natural capital in ways that will deliver significant environmental, social and economic benefits, as well as returns for investors. The project brings together a dynamic mix of organisations from the private, public and non-profit sectors to develop cutting-edge investment and funding models for large-scale nature conservation activities, for example planting native woodlands, restoring oyster reefs and creating urban green spaces. The…

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Banking on Barnardo’s raises an incredible £297,000 to support the UK’s most vulnerable children

Stuart Mitchell

Financial sector leaders raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for the most vulnerable children and young people supported by Barnardo’s, the UK’s leading children’s charity. The second Banking on Barnardo’s fundraising event, held on March 13 at London’s iconic Merchant Taylor’s Hall, was an opportunity for the financial sector to come together in support of Barnardo’s and the causes it champions.  The evening was attended by 240 leaders from the financial services industry who raised over £297,000for the charity and follows the success of the first event in 2016. During…

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Belu generates £1 million in one year for WaterAid to bring clean water around the world

Stuart Mitchell

Eight years into their unique partnership, pioneering social enterprise and ethical water company Belu has reached its goal to give WaterAid £1 million in a year, helping transform hundreds of thousands of lives with clean water. By giving 100% of their profits to WaterAid’s work, Belu sets an important example of how charities and businesses with shared values can work together to create social change and transform lives across the world. The success of the partnership lies in their shared vision to bring clean water, decent sanitation and good hygiene…

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Ikea, in collaboration with Milbat and Access Israel organizations, launch: ThisAbles

Stuart Mitchell

Ikea Israel has launched the ThisAblesproject, this was established in collaboration with Milbat and Access Israel with the goal of developing and promoting well-designed, efficient and convenient design solutions for furniture and household utensils for people with disabilities. The venture brought together three organizations in order tofind and advance solutions that will offer anappropriate and dignified response to the household needs of quite a large population in Israel. Solutions include furniture that is customized to these needs, and thedevelopment of products that will help people with disabilities to use furniture…

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Sarah Ferguson Sets New World Record in “Swim Against Plastic,” Becomes 1st Person to Swim Around Easter Island

Stuart Mitchell

Plastic Oceans International and Breathe Conservation, two global nonprofit organizations dedicated to solving the plastic pollution problem, announced that South African endurance swimmer, Sarah Ferguson, set a new world record—becoming the first person to swim around the entire perimeter of Easter Island—as part of Swim Against Plastic, a global campaign to help end plastic pollution organized by the organizations. Sarah achieved the world-record swim around Easter Island on Saturday, March 16 at 3:15 a.m. EASST (UTC/GMT -5). She swam 39.46 miles (63.5 kilometers) continuously over a duration of 19 hours…

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