Day: 16 March 2021

Underfunded, Undervalued, Underestimated: BMO’s new campaign from FCB Canada shows how they’re breaking barriers to financial inclusion for business owners.

Stuart Mitchell

FCB Canada launched its “Zero Barriers” campaign for BMO Financial Group which tell the stories of women BIPOC entrepreneurs who have found success in spite of societal barriers, biases and discrimination. The work highlights BMO’s investment in zero barriers to inclusion in the financial system. Timed to celebrate International Women’s Day and expanding on a social content series that launched in recognition of Black History Month, “Zero Barriers” shows the success of real women entrepreneurs from the BIPOC community. The stories celebrate the business owners’ strength and resilience while bringing…

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Persil And Sky Nature Inspire Young People To Take Action On The Issues They Care About With New ‘Changemakers’ Series

Stuart Mitchell

Persil and Sky Nature launch their new ‘Changemakers’ short film series, which aims to inspire young people to take action on the social and environmental issues they care about, fronted by family favourite, Ashley Banjo. The series is part of the Persil Dirt Is Good Project, which aims to unite young people who want to roll up their sleeves and  help create a better world. The short film series will be hosted on Sky Nature (VOD and linear) and the TVCs will be shown across all Sky owned channels until the…

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Virgin Media puts people, the planet and communities at the heart of its new ‘Meaningful Connections Plan’

Stuart Mitchell

Virgin Media is unveiling a comprehensive five year plan which sets out how the company will support and connect communities across the UK, reduce its impact on the environment and continue to become a more inclusive employer. The ‘Meaningful Connections Plan’ is a bold and far-reaching strategy with ambitious five year goals spread across three key areas: people, planet and communities.    As part of the strategy, Virgin Media will use its connectivity and presence in towns and cities nationwide to support projects which address loneliness and create greater community belonging.…

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H&M Group’s sustainability work attracts bond market attention

Stuart Mitchell

H&M Group has issued a EUR 500 million sustainability-linked bond with a maturity of 8.5 years. The annual coupon rate is 0.25 percent. The bond generated great interest and was 7.6 times oversubscribed. Sustainability-linked bonds are something new on the bond market. In contrast to green bonds, where the funds are linked to specific projects, sustainability-linked bonds are coupled to the company meeting a number of defined sustainability targets. “For H&M Group, sustainability is an integral part of our operations. This type of bond creates a clear and transparent commitment…

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British Gas makes largest UK commercial EV order with Vauxhall and commits to accelerating the electrification of its fleet

Stuart Mitchell

British Gas has announced that it is ordering 2,000 new all-electric Vivaro-e vans from Vauxhall and has introduced plans to never purchase another combustion engine vehicle. As part of its commitment to become a net zero organisation, Centrica, owner of British Gas, has committed electrify its 12,000 strong operational fleet by 2025, five years earlier than originally planned and will be making further orders with Vauxhall for electric vehicles as soon as they are available. Centrica has also committed to make its 1,500 company cars EV only in the same…

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