Day: 3 September 2022

Spark Foundry launches trends microsite looking at Sustainability, the Metaverse and Social Commerce

Stuart Mitchell

 Spark Foundry, the UK Acceleration agency, part of Publicis Media, has announced the launch of its new quarterly trends microsite; ‘Insights Accelerated’.  The report, which can be accessed here, will look at three themes:  Social commerce: and the way it is changing people’s buying behaviours Metaverse: and how consumers discussions are evolving over time Sustainability: and what the public are most interested to understand Using a mix of agency insight tools; Social Sparks (social listening), Intent-Based Planning (semantic analysis) and The Street (external panel), ‘Insights Accelerated’ will highlight three insights and three predictions for…

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Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team publishes second annual Sustainability Report

Stuart Mitchell

Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team have published their second annual Sustainability Report. I enclose their news post below: The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team are pleased to announce the publication of our annual Sustainability Report. The report captures our continued drive towards sustainable high performance and aims to provide a transparent and comprehensive overview of our environmental and social initiatives and impacts for the period from August 2021 to August 2022, including the publication of our externally audited 2021 CO2 footprint. Highlighting our commitment to implementing industry-leading sustainability initiatives, to building…

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IFC’s Provides $200 Million Loan to Help Scale up Green Finance in Colombia

Stuart Mitchell

In a bid to increase access to climate finance, IFC is providing an up to $200 million loan to Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Colombia S.A (BBVA Colombia), one of the largest banks in the country. The aim is to promote a greener financial sector, supporting the nation’s goal of becoming carbon-neutral by 2050. IFC’s financing package will support the bank’s lending program for climate-smart projects, with a focus on green buildings and green construction. Additionally, it will increase funding for other climate-smart projects across sectors, including agriculture, housing, and renewable…

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New global alliance launched to end AIDS in children by 2030

Stuart Mitchell

Globally, only half (52%) of children living with HIV are on life-saving treatment, far behind adults where three quarters (76%) are receiving antiretrovirals, according to the data that has just been released in the UNAIDS Global AIDS Update 2022. Concerned by the stalling of progress for children, and the widening gap between children and adults, UNAIDS, UNICEF, WHO and partners have brought together a global alliance to ensure that no child living with HIV is denied treatment by the end of the decade and to prevent new infant HIV infections.…

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Match Group Joins the United Nations Global Compact

Stuart Mitchell

Match Group has announced that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate initiative advancing sustainable and socially responsible business practices. By joining the initiative, Match Group has committed to sending regular updates to the UN Secretary-General tracking its progress implementing the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact, which focuses on fundamental responsibilities in the areas of human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption. The UN Global Compact includes more than 15,000 companies and 3,800 non-business signatories based in over 160 countries, and more than 69…

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