Month: August 2021

Path Financial named as a winner of Sky Zero Footprint Fund

Stuart Mitchell

Path Financial – the first and only national financial advisory firm in the UK set up specifically to tackle the climate crisis – has been awarded the exceptional prize of a minimum of £250K in media value, after being chosen as one of five winners of the high-profile Sky Zero Footprint Fund. The Sky Zero Footprint Fund is a £2 million advertising fund set-up by Sky to accelerate and amplify business initiatives which are driving positive behavioural change for a more sustainable world.  Path Financial is the only financial company…

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Toiletries Amnesty Founder Joins Sustainable Beauty Coalition

Stuart Mitchell

Toiletries Amnesty founder and director Karen Harvey has been invited to join the British Beauty Council’s Sustainable Beauty Coalition (SBC) advisory board to help give today’s consumers what they want – environmentally friendly beauty products and practices. The SBC was founded with the mission of championing sustainability best practice and industry collaboration. Its intentions are based on the findings of the British Beauty Council’s ‘Courage to Change’ report – an independent sustainability report of the beauty industry. The report lays out a vision of how we can move forward together…

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Braille Institute’s Atkinson Hyperlegible Typeface Now Available On Google Fonts

Stuart Mitchell

Braille Institute’s “Atkinson Hyperlegible”  font family is now available  on Google Fonts. This typeface was designed specifically  to help with legibility and to improve readability for people with low vision and was named after Braille Institute’s founder, Robert J. Atkinson. It was named the winner in the Graphic  Design  category of Fast Company’s 2019 Innovation by Design  Awards. What makes Atkinson Hyperlegible  unique  is that it breaks the traditional typographic approach of uniformity, and instead focuses on letterform distinction to increase character recognition, ultimately improving readability. “An imperative for Braille…

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Revolution Bars Group wins award for energy reduction on path to Net Zero

Stuart Mitchell

Revolution Bars Group has been awarded the Gold Standard for Environmental Best Practice by The Green Organisation, the international environmental group dedicated to rewarding and promoting environmental best practice globally. The award, which was announced on July 19th this year, represents a major milestone for Revolution Bars Group in its vision to become the UK’s first bar group to achieve Net Zero by 2030. The Award is in recognition of Revolution Bars Group’s achievement in significantly reducing its carbon footprint. Since 2017, Revolution Bars Group has delivered an impressive 19% reduction in energy usage –…

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Big Issue Invest Powers Up Scottish social ventures with £500,000 of investment

Stuart Mitchell

Applications for a lending scheme offering investment and support to 12 social enterprises with £500,000 worth of investment, will open for early-stage social ventures across Scotland have now opened. Big Issue Invest’s Power Up Scotland programme was first launched in November 2017 and has supported 19 social business to date with a total of close to £500,000. The programme is funded by partners, abrdn, University of Edinburgh, Experian, Places for People and the Scottish Government with legal support from Brodies LLP. Social Stories Club was one of the 19 social…

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