Day: 12 December 2021

Landsec to invest £135m to significantly decarbonise its portfolio by 2030

Stuart Mitchell

Landsec has announced the creation of a new £135m net zero transition investment plan to help the Group achieve its 2030 science-based targets and drive its transition to net zero.  The move comes two years ahead of the Government’s recently announced deadline for corporates to publish their pathway to net zero. The fund will be used to finance a series of initiatives over the coming nine years to reduce Landsec’s carbon footprint and drive innovation and best practice across the wider industry. Since becoming the first real estate company in…

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M&S Launches Its First Clothing Rental Trial With Hirestreet

Stuart Mitchell

M&S has launched its first clothing rental trial – following its latest Founders Factory Joint Venture investment in the Zoa Group, the operator of leading clothing rental website Hirestreet.   First launched in 2018, the M&S & Founders Factory Joint Venture is designed to identify and accelerate emerging businesses and provide M&S with valuable insight into industry change and trends. With the clothing rental market set to grow exponentially in the next decade[i], the new partnership allows M&S to conduct its first ‘test and learn’ trial in this important growth…

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RWE successfully issues €1.35 billion green bond

Stuart Mitchell

RWE has successfully issued a further green bond with a total volume of €1.35 billion. The bond was issued in two tranches of €0.75 billion with seven-year tenor and €0.6 billion with twelve-year tenor respectively. For the first tranche, the yield-to-maturity amounts to 0.528%, based on a coupon of 0.5% p.a. and an issuance price of 99.808%.  For the second tranche, the yield-to-maturity amounts to 1.077 %, based on a coupon of 1.0% p.a. and an issuance price of 99.138%. The issuance met with keen interest from investors. In June…

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Sky Media And Prostate Cancer UK Partnership Launches Christmas Quiz

Stuart Mitchell

Prostate Cancer UK and Sky Media announce a festive extension of their partnership with a football pundit special Quizmas Cracker Christmas quiz. Together with former England stars Karen Carney, Jamie Carragher, Paul Merson and Micah Richards, the lively and upbeat quiz, fronted by Adam Smith, aims to normalise conversations around prostate cancer with sports fans. This festive edition to the year-long partnership further demonstrates the positive way Prostate Cancer UK is using its sports ties to engage with men in conversations about their health in a way they feel comfortable…

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#LoveB2B? The PRCA kicks off new campaign to celebrate the best of the sector

Stuart Mitchell

The PRCA’s B2B group has launched a new campaign to celebrate excellence within the industry. Coming off the back of what has been an incredibly challenging time for many businesses, the need for good communications with customers and partners has become more important than ever. Dedicated to helping PRCA members working in the business-to-business sector improve the quality and scope of their practice, the role of the PRCA B2B Group is to identify best practice, highlight new trends, and encourage communication and collaboration between members. The #LoveB2B campaign will focus on three…

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