Month: November 2021

Business Banking Resolution Service (BBRS) urges Third Sector organisations to register unresolved historical banking complaints

Stuart Mitchell

A new, not-for-profit free dispute resolution service, the Business Banking Resolution Service (BBRS) is appealing directly to third sector organisations to see if their unresolved banking disputes can be tackled. Charities, trusts and similar organisations with a turnover of £1m+ during the past 20 years which have unresolved banking complaints – and their directors and board members – could qualify for BBRS’ free support, even if no longer operating The BBRS is a non-profit organisation set up to resolve disputes between eligible small to medium enterprise including businesses, charities, trusts…

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A venture fund to put millions behind 70 entrepreneurs to solve the post-COVID crisis in children’s mental health

Stuart Mitchell

This month sees the beginning of an intensive full-time 12-month program for 70 individuals whose mission is to create ventures that will help every child and young person to maintain good mental and emotional health. According to the *Mental Health Organisation, 75% of children and young people who experience a mental health problem aren’t getting the help they need. Zinc VC is committed to investing in the 70 founders and the ventures they will build during the programme, which will create better, more accessible and more effective solutions to ensure…

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Ocean Outdoor unveils advertising fund for environmental charities and causes working to save the planet

Stuart Mitchell

Premium digital out of home (DOOH) media owner Ocean Outdoor has launched a new fund giving voice to charities and non-profits that are working to save the planet. Under the Drops in the Ocean initiative, each year Ocean Outdoor will donate 2% of the Group’s reported revenue to environmental charities in the form of advertising value across the company’s premium digital screen network in seven countries – the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway. Organisations and causes associated with the preservation of land, nature, the oceans, global…

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IFC, Amundi Launch $2B Bond Strategy to Support Green, Resilient, Inclusive Recovery

Stuart Mitchell

Addressing the dual challenges of inequality and climate change, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager, have agreed to establish a new fund to mobilize up to $2 billion in private investment into emerging market sustainable bonds that support COVID-19 relief efforts and promote a green, resilient, and inclusive recovery from the pandemic.                                                                 Unveiled…

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SAS, Vattenfall, Shell and LanzaTech to explore synthetic sustainable aviation fuel production

Stuart Mitchell

Vattenfall, SAS, Shell and LanzaTech will together investigate the production of the world’s first synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using the LanzaJet[TM] “Alcohol to Jet” technology on a large scale in Sweden. Instead of using virgin fossil material in the production process, the synthetic SAF will be produced from fossil free electricity and recycled carbon dioxide from district heating. The goal is that a new production facility will produce up to 50,000 tonnes of synthetic SAF annually, provided that an investment decision is made at a later stage. The synthetic…

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