Month: January 2022

Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation Launches Scholarship Programs Supporting Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Stuart Mitchell

The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation has announced a $2 million commitment to support scholarships for Black, African and African American students, including those at Morehouse College, Spelman College and 10 additional historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) through the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). These scholarships, funded by the Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation, align with and build on Ralph Lauren Corporation’s commitments to address systemic racism and racial injustice by creating more pathways for equity within the fashion industry and beyond, beginning with education. “Students represent the best of the human spirit –…

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Bloomberg Launches U.S. Municipal Bond Impact Index to Track Green, Social, and Sustainability Bonds

Stuart Mitchell

Bloomberg has announced the launch of the Bloomberg U.S. Municipal Impact Index designed to track the market of municipal bonds categorized as Green, Social, and Sustainability. The index currently tracks over 2,800 securities and is the first such standardized measure of the U.S. municipal tax-exempt investment grade impact bond market. The index is derived from Bloomberg Index Services Limited’s (BISL) flagship Municipal Index (Bloomberg Ticker: I00730) and utilizes Bloomberg’s data and its municipal data analysts’ research to individually vet and categorize as Green, Social or Sustainability municipal bonds on the…

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Hospitality industry strengthens its sustainability commitment as the Zero Carbon Forum adds further members

Stuart Mitchell

Five hospitality industry leaders have added their weight to the Zero Carbon Forum, becoming the latest members of the ambitious non-profit whose aim is to radically reduce emissions and achieve net zero in the hospitality industry. Those who have joined the forum in a show of industry collaboration include IHG Hotels & Resorts, McMullen’s Brewery, Wadworth Brewery, Côte Restaurant Group and Honest Burgers. A non-profit organisation with 33 of the UK’s leading restaurants, pubs and breweries as members, the Zero Carbon Forum is a collaborative action group dedicated to creating…

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Revolutionary impact investment firm, Path Financial, takes home the Better Society’s prestigious Green Finance Award

Stuart Mitchell

Path Financial, the first and only national financial advisory firm in the UK set up specifically to tackle the climate crisis, has had its efforts recognised and rewarded at this year’s prestigious Better Society Awards, by taking home the prize for the Green Finance Award. This has been an exceptional year of growth for Path, which has advised hundreds of thoughtful investors on how to see their money do well and do good, taken on 12 new team members and been named a winner in Sky’s Zero Footprint Fund which…

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Edinburgh Napier University students win Gold in DMA’s Breakthrough Award

Stuart Mitchell

One of the most prestigious awards for young talent trying to get a foothold in the data and marketing industry has been won by Jez Carr and Alex Schotten from Edinburgh Napier University. The campaign ‘Conscious Cup-ling’ won this year’s DMA Breakthrough Award, sponsored by PwC. The winners of the award was revealed during the DMA Awards night. Each year aspiring creatives battle it out for the chance to impress some of the biggest names in marketing by working on a live creative brief, for a real client or business.…

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