Month: February 2023

CISL is offering a free sustainability programme to local businesses in Cambridge

Stuart Mitchell

Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) is running a free programme for businesses in the local area who want to learn how to improve their sustainability credentials.  The in-person workshop, Sustainability essentials for your SME/Startup will include keynote speakers, case studies, networking opportunities, and a dinner reception at Downing College, Cambridge. Experts in the field will educate participants on how to take practical steps to implement sustainability into their businesses. Viola Jardon, Senior Programme Manager for CISL’s Accelerator team at the Canopy: “Startups and SMEs often feel overwhelmed about sustainability…

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Apple calls on global supply chain to decarbonise by 2030

Stuart Mitchell

Apple has called on its global supply chain to take new steps to address their greenhouse gas emissions and take a comprehensive approach to decarbonisation. The company will evaluate the work of its major manufacturing partners to decarbonise their Apple-related operations — including running on 100 percent renewable electricity — and will track yearly progress. Apple has been carbon neutral for its global corporate operations since 2020, and is laser-focused on its ambitious goal to become carbon neutral across its entire global supply chain and the life cycle of every…

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Gemserv Acquired by Talan Group

Stuart Mitchell

Expert professional services firm Gemserv has been acquired by Talan, an International Consulting Group in innovation and transformation. This marks a significant moment in Gemserv’s journey to become the point of reference for expertise in energy and digital transitions. There are clear synergies between the two businesses that can accelerate combined growth in the areas of the clean energy transition, cyber security, and wider innovation and transformation through technology. The acquisition will provide Gemserv with greater scale and an increasing range of capabilities to support client needs. It will also…

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UK advertising market’s Covid recovery continues but forecast growth slows

Stuart Mitchell

The latest quarterly data from the Advertising Association / WARC Expenditure Report show UK advertising spend rose by 4.3% to a total of £8.5bn between July and September 2022, the ninth consecutive quarter of growth and demonstrative of an ongoing, resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.  The UK’s ad market is expected to grow by a further 3.8% this year, totaling £36.1bn and following on from an estimated 8.8% rise in 2022, based on the latest advertising revenue data collected directly from media owners. The projection for 2023 is on…

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Phoenix Insights calls on government to expand employers’ legal requirements on workplace pension communications

Stuart Mitchell

To help narrow the gender pension gap, longevity think tank Phoenix Insights is calling on government to make it a legal duty for employers to inform staff of the impact that any changes in their working hours (and resultant earnings) may have on their pension contributions. This is based on its latest insight which shows there is a real need to help people better understand how working hours and earnings impact pension savings. One third of women (32%) reduce their hours for an extended period at points during their working…

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