Year: 2020

Covid-19 pandemic fuels demand for impact investments

Stuart Mitchell

The Covid-19 pandemic is driving the current growth in ethical investments, motivating one in five (22%) UK adults to explore ethical funds, a figure which increases to 35% of under 35s. Triodos Bank UK’s latest annual Impact Investing Survey has found that awareness of impact investing is significantly higher than in any other year since the survey began in 2016. Only 14% of respondents in 2020 were not aware they could choose to invest their money in ethical funds, in comparison to 2019 when over half (55%) of investors had not heard of impact funds. Not only is knowledge…

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Nestlé and Plastic Energy will come together to explore the scope for the first- commercial large-scale facility of its kind in the UK

Stuart Mitchell

Nestlé UK and Ireland has joined forces with Plastic Energy, a major chemical recycling company, with the aim of developing a plant in the UK. The two companies will come together to to explore the scope for the first- commercial large-scale facility of its kind in the UK. Plastic Energy, which already has two similar recycling plants in Spain, uses and develops specialist recycling technology to transform traditionally hard-to-recycle plastic waste, such as confectionery wrappers, dry pet food pouches and breakfast cereal bags, into recycled oils called TACOIL. These  can…

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Sainsbury’s to match millions in donations to support those in need this Christmas

Stuart Mitchell

The retailer’s ‘Help Brighten a Million Christmases’ initiative returns today for two weeks, with Sainsbury’s matching customer donations penny for penny up to the value of £4 million As UK destitution rates rise in the UK, Sainsbury’s is bringing back its ‘Help Brighten A Million Christmases’ initiative, with every single donation being matched by the supermarket penny for penny up to the value of £4 million. With the aim of raising a total of over £8million, the campaign builds on Sainsbury’s year-round work with its charitable partners to provide vital…

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Financial Times launches charitable initiative focused on financial literacy and inclusion

Stuart Mitchell

The Financial Times has announced a new initiative dedicated to promoting and expanding financial literacy and inclusion around the world.  The FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign will deliver clear and compelling content on basic financial subjects, and work with partners to make sure the information reaches people who need it most in the UK and around the world. FT deputy editor Patrick Jenkins, consumer editor Claer Barrett, contributing editor and educator Lucy Kellaway, and other experts will be closely involved with launching the initiative in 2021. “Too many people…

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Morrisons asks food and drink brands to help fight war on plastic

Stuart Mitchell

Morrisons has asked its branded suppliers to help fight the war on plastic, as part of its commitment to reduce the amount of the material in its stores and supply chain operations. The supermarket made the appeal at its annual supplier conference, to which 1,600 suppliers were invited. Morrisons is asking its branded suppliers to reduce plastic in both product packaging and on the shelf display packaging, as well as in the materials in which these products are transported to stores. It is hoped that this will remove thousands of…

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