Month: February 2023

Cafédirect launches the second series of ‘Building Better Business’ podcast

Stuart Mitchell

Popular British ethical pioneer coffee brand Cafédirect recently launched the second season of its podcast, Building Better Business.  Featuring straight talking conversations with global thought leaders and professionals, the podcast asks: ‘What are businesses doing to protect our future and what more can be done?’ Following the success of the first podcast series which secured a spot within the top 25% of global podcasts**, series two will again be hosted by Cafédirect’s CEO John Steel.  Nine episodes will be released weekly examining businesses’ efforts in tackling sustainability issues including deforestation,…

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European consumers intent on creating a more sustainable lifestyle

Stuart Mitchell

Two in three European consumers (63%) are intent on creating a more sustainable lifestyle, with more than half (58%) of consumers putting recycling at the top of the list to reduce the impact of climate change. Despite the current challenges facing consumers, respondents in all five countries surveyed – UK, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy – agree that being sustainable has become more important. However, those in mainland Europe seem to be more committed than those in the UK, where just over half (57%) say a sustainable lifestyle is more…

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New Deloitte research reveals majority of organizations increased sustainability investments over past year amid global uncertainty

Stuart Mitchell

New Report, Deloitte’s 2023 CxO Sustainability Report: Accelerating the Green Transition finds global C-level business leaders (or CxOs) view climate change as a top priority for their organizations amid global uncertainty. When asked to rank the issues most pressing to their organizations, many CxOs rated climate change as a “top three issue,” ahead of seven others, including innovation, competition for talent, and supply chain challenges. In fact, only economic outlook ranked slightly higher. Moreover, 75% of CxOs said their organizations have increased their sustainability investments over the past year, nearly…

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Leo Burnett Chicago Maintains Top Spot In Final 2022 Global Creative Rankings

Stuart Mitchell

With the culmination of the year’s industry awards marked by last week’s announcement of 2022 ONE Asia Creative Awards winners, Leo Burnett Chicago maintained its top spot in the Global Creative Rankings 2022, which incorporates results from all of The One Club for Creativity’s leading global, regional and local awards shows. The global benchmark report is a complete ranking of agencies, brands and individuals based on points earned from their winning entries in The One Show 2022, ADC 101st Annual Awards, Type Directors Club TDC68/25TDC competitions, ONE Asia 2022, and…

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New investors announced for social impact investment Fund that backs people the mainstream does not reach

Stuart Mitchell

A social impact investment fund developed by Big Issue Invest (BII), UnLtd and Shift, aimed at social enterprises and organisations from underrepresented backgrounds, has welcomed a host of further investors onboard, as the fund’s completed on its first close of £8.2m towards its £25M target size.  The fund has welcomed the following additional backers:  Big Society Capital, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, the University of Edinburgh, Scope, Trust for London, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Charities Trust, Barrow Cadbury Trust and Nick Marple, the renowned philanthropist. The backers will join the existing major…

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