Year: 2020

Garfield Weston Foundation launches £25m arts fund

Stuart Mitchell

The Garfield Weston Foundation are pleased to announce that the Foundation is launching the one-off Weston Culture Fund which launched on the 5th October. This £25 million fund is designed to support mid to large scale cultural organisations in the UK to help them restart work, re-engage with audiences, adapt to changed circumstances and generate revenue. The fund is specifically for charitable organisations with a pre-Covid regular annual income of £500,000 or greater; smaller organisations will be able to apply for our regular grants programme via their website as usual.…

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Dropbox sets sustainability goals for 2030

Stuart Mitchell

Dropbox have announced thay they are committed to fighting global warming and reducing their carbon footprint. They”ve announcing the goals they plan to accomplish before 2030: Achieve carbon neutrality for scope 1, scope 2, and scope 3 business travel emissions Source 100% renewable energy for our operations, including our data centers Support organizations working for climate action Mobilize employees to use volunteer-time-off for environmental causes Achieving these goals is more critical than ever as the need to reverse global warming is urgent. Climate scientists widely agree that global greenhouse gas…

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Tesco partners with OLIO in ground-breaking scheme to cut food waste

Stuart Mitchell

An innovative scheme to stop more surplus food from going to waste and re-distribute it amongst members of the local community will be rolled out across the UK by Tesco.  The supermarket has partnered with food sharing app and social enterprise OLIO to help reduce food waste in stores across the UK in a move which should help feed more people in crisis in the local community.  The new partnership builds on Tesco’s existing food surplus donations programme, including its Community Food Connection scheme with FareShare, which already sees it donate 2 million meals every…

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IGS Energy Commits to Helping Build a Healthier Planet by Going Green for Good

Stuart Mitchell

As the world continues to navigate through the worst global health crisis in a century and people ponder their own health and how to take charge of it, IGS Energy is embracing its role and responsibility to help create a healthier planet.  To help lead the fight against climate change, the Ohio-based energy company today announced its goal of becoming a completely carbon-neutral energy provider by 2040. The company’s first major step in doing so is to provide 100% renewable electricity and carbon-neutral natural gas to all new residential consumers…

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Kingfisher establishes four new Responsible Business priorities

Stuart Mitchell

Kingfisher plc, the international home improvement company, has launched its four new Responsible Business priorities. Following the announcement of Kingfisher’s new group strategy in June – Powered by Kingfisher – the new Responsible Business plan refocuses Kingfisher’s efforts on the four priority areas where it believes it can use its experience, scale and influence to achieve the most positive impact. These are: becoming a more inclusive company; becoming ‘forest positive’ and helping to tackle climate change; helping to make greener, healthier homes affordable; and fighting to fix bad housing Thierry…

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