Day: 24 November 2021

Vattenfall increases its emission reduction targets – now in line with 1.5 degrees Celsius scenario

Stuart Mitchell

Vattenfall has decided to further increase its emission reduction targets for 2030 and beyond, aiming to reach net zero by 2040. The new targets are set to help keep the global warming at a maximum of 1.5 degrees Celsius and have been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative, SBTi, providing external validation in line with the latest climate science research. Vattenfall is now one of the few leading energy companies that have taken this critical step. In October 2019,Vattenfall’s climate targets were approved by the SBTi to be in…

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Enthuse release latest charity donor insights

Stuart Mitchell

Charity platform Enthuse have released their latest Donor Pulse Research, with a blog post by Louise Tullin, which talks about the latest charity donor insights. I have copied the blog post below, so this is (c) Enthuse and please visit their site for more information: The latest edition of our quarterly Donor Pulse research explores the public’s differing Covid mindsets and how this has impacted attitudes towards charities, fundraising and giving habits over the last three months. At the time of writing, furlough and the majority of Covid restrictions have…

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GambleAware publishes National Gambling Treatment Service campaign tracking results

Stuart Mitchell

Awareness of the National Gambling Treatment Service (NGTS) continues to grow, following awareness raising campaigns led by the charity GambleAware, targeted primarily at high-risk male gamblers (PGSI 8+). The campaign is well-targeted, with impact highest amongst its core target audience of high-risk male gamblers (PGSI 8+) and ‘affected others’ (partners, family and friends negatively affected by the gambling of others).   Campaign recognition continues to grow wave on wave, reaching 74% amongst high-risk male gamblers in August 2021, and 79% amongst affected others. Increasing numbers of high-risk gamblers agree that…

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OSCR publishes new research on Scottish charity sector

Stuart Mitchell

New research published by the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) sets out the current state of the country’s charity sector. The research reveals: Two thirds of Scotland’s twenty-five thousand registered charities are run entirely by volunteers Charities in Scotland also employ over two hundred thousand staff The majority of charities in Scotland have an income of less than £25,000 per year, with over a third reporting an income of less than £10,000 over the same period Scottish charities have a combined annual income of over thirteen billion pounds, making the sector…

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Perfectly Imperfect initiative saves 50m packs of fruit and veg at risk of going to waste

Stuart Mitchell

A food waste saving initiative, launched by Tesco five years ago, has saved 50 million packs of fruit and vegetables. The scheme, called Perfectly Imperfect, was launched by the supermarket as a way of offering customers wonky food at risk of becoming waste. The wonky produce in the range is as fresh and tasty as the regular fruit and vegetables sold by Tesco but is just a little misshapen. Since launch, customers have purchased 50 million packs of the Perfectly Imperfect range, saving 44,000 tonnes of fruit and veg at…

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