Day: 14 July 2021

First standard for natural capital accounting Launched by BSI

Stuart Mitchell

BSI, in its role as the UK National Standards Body, publishes guidance for preparing natural capital accounts. The new British Standard, named BS 8632: Natural Capital Accounting for Organisations – Specification, provides organizations with a deeper understanding of how their operations impact and depend on natural capital assets like geology, soil, water, air and living organisms, to underpin decision making. The standard presents terminology, principles, steps, and outputs for creating a natural capital account to enable a transparent and repeatable practice. This includes the minimum requirements for defining the boundary…

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Anglian Water launches new financial framework to issue net-zero based green bonds aligned to new carbon targets

Stuart Mitchell

The Anglian Water Group is the first ever  utility company to publish a sustainability linked bond framework to enable it to launch green bonds connected directly to achieving its interim carbon targets by 2025.  The company is committing to reduce capital carbon by 65 per cent from a 2010 baseline, and operational carbon by 30% from 2019/20 levels, by 2025. Building on its strong track record of utilising green finance, Anglian will be able to raise net zero bonds aligned directly with achieving these tougher targets.  These are the most stretching targets yet from any water company in the UK, as the industry became the first sector…

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Channel 4 announces launch of its Diversity in Advertising Award masterclass on Thursday 15th July

Stuart Mitchell

The Channel 4 Diversity In Advertising Award offers an annual £1 million airtime prize for a brand who best responds to its creative brief encouraging greater representation of diverse communities in advertising. To find out what it takes to win join Channel 4 for its Diversity in Advertising Award Masterclass on Thursday 15th July at 11am! Channel 4 will be revealing the theme and creative brief for its £1 million annual Diversity In Advertising Award. Plus, Channel 4 will reveal brand-new research, and offer tips and advice on how best…

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James Arthur, Tom Grennan, Micah Richards, Gary Neville and Paul Scholes to star in September Soccer Aid for UNICEF with Alex Scott set for presenting debut

Stuart Mitchell

James Arthur, Tom Grennan, Fara Williams, Micah Richards, Gary Neville and Paul Scholes have been announced as taking part in Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2021 – the first time they have been part of the world’s biggest celebrity-charity football match. They will be joined by Wayne Rooney who is coming out of retirement to play for England again. The Three Lions’ all-time record goal scorer managed the England side in 2020 but is once again taking to the pitch as a player. Dermot O’Leary returns to host the live show…

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New campaign to raise awareness of Australian families’ heartache

Stuart Mitchell

The Heart Foundation Australia’s new campaign – Saving Hearts – is a poignant reminder of what heart disease takes away from families while reminding the community that investing in research brings improved outcomes for survivors and their families. More Australians die of heart disease than any other single cause; it tears families apart. With one in 4 Australians dying from heart and blood vessel disease, tens of thousands of Australians have lost a loved one, or will lose a loved one, from a heart attack or a stroke. Yet research…

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