Month: September 2022

Aviva Pledges Extra Support To UK Charities Supporting Financial Wellbeing

Stuart Mitchell

In an effort to help tackle the financial pressures being brought on by the cost of living crisis, the Aviva Community Fund recently launched an additional £2m funding to causes supporting financial wellbeing in their communities. Non-profit organisations can now apply to the Aviva Community Fund, and receive matched funding for public donations from 4th October 2022. The extra financial support is aimed at helping people take control of their wellbeing by giving them tools to be more financially independent. This is the first time the Aviva Community Fund, a…

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Suzuki Starts Production of Outboard Motors Equipped with Micro-Plastic Collecting Device

Stuart Mitchell

Suzuki Motor Corporation started production of 5 mid-size outboard motors with the world’s first Micro-Plastic Collecting Device as standard equipment in July. The product will be shipped worldwide, including to major markets such as North America and Europe. A huge amount of marine plastic waste that flow into the ocean has become a significant environmental issue in the recent years, and micro-plastics that are further crushed in the natural environment are concerned to have an impact on ecosystems. To tackle these issues, in October 2020 Suzuki announced the development of…

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An 11% Rise In Gifts In Wills, With Kind-Hearted Brits Giving To The Greatest Number Of Charities In The Past Decade

Stuart Mitchell

Kind-hearted Brits left gifts in Wills to 10,670 different charities last year, the highest number recorded over the past decade, according to research marking the start of Remember A Charity Week. The Smee & Ford data reveals that there were 37,242 charitable estates in 2021, a 10.7% increase on the number reported for 2020. The value of charitable estates increased by nearly £2bn from £17.9bn to £19.8bn, a growth of almost 11%. Gifts in Wills are a critical source of funding for charitable services across the country, raising more than…

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USAID Announces up to $200 Million for Research to Combat Tuberculosis

Stuart Mitchell

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the Supporting, Mobilizing, and Accelerating Research for Tuberculosis Elimination (SMART4TB) project. SMART4TB, a five-year initiative, will invest up to $200 million, subject to availability of funding, to identify more effective methods and tools for finding, treating, and preventing tuberculosis (TB) in USAID’s 24 priority countries for TB programming. This initiative will build research capacity in high TB burden countries by supporting studies that evaluate novel approaches, interventions, and tools to combat TB–including diagnostic tests, new treatment drugs and regimens, socioeconomic and health…

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Piclo launches international partnership with Lithuania’s ESO to accelerate local flexibility market development

Stuart Mitchell

Piclo, the leading independent marketplace for flexibility services, has today announced an international partnership with Energijos Skirstymo Operatorius (ESO), Lithuania’s largest distribution system operator (DSO). The new partnership launches with a  strategic project designed to help ESO and prospective providers explore flexibility service procurement in Lithuania. In accordance with the EU’s Clean Energy Package, ESO’s collaboration with Piclo seeks to explore local energy flexibility services as a cost-effective and efficient solution to the operation and development of decarbonising networks. Market participants will be encouraged to register details of their assets…

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