Newcastle-based cultural not-for-profit receives £45K in funding from Big Issue Invest

Cobalt Too CIC, has received £45K in funding from Big Issue Invest to help refurbish its current premises and expand its offering to local artists by providing further studio space.  The not-for-profit, community interest company was created in 1999, and works to bring people together through creativity and arts by programming high quality culture which is both affordable and accessible, and through offering learning opportunities to the local community. Cobalt aims to support all creative production and champion new and underrepresented culture, ensuring inclusivity is at the heart of the…

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Investment Needs of USD 35 trillion by 2030 for Successful Energy Transition

The global energy transition is off-track, aggravated by the effects of global crises. Introduced by IRENA’s Director-General Francesco La Camera at the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue (BETD) today, the World Energy Transitions Outlook 2023 Preview calls for a fundamental course correction in the energy transition. A successful energy transition demands bold, transformative measures reflecting the urgency of the present situation. Investment and comprehensive policies across the globe and all sectors must grow renewables and instigate the structural changes required for the predominantly renewables-based energy transition. The Preview shows that the scale…

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Cauldron to sponsor National Vegetarian Week 15-21 May 2023

The Vegetarian Society is delighted to announce Cauldron Foods, famous for its wide selection of mouth-watering Carbon Neutral, vegetarian and vegan foods, as official sponsor of National Vegetarian Week 15–21 May 2023. Cauldron Food’s delicious range of products are all certified Carbon Neutral, making them the perfect choice this National Vegetarian Week. Switching to veggie meals can reduce your carbon footprint and help the planet. The carbon savings of your veggie dinner can be the same as driving long distances in a car- so by choosing veggie food, you can…

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Bluewater plucks 85,000 kilos of plastic waste from beaches, equal to 7.1 million pet bottles

Bluewater, the global Swedish water purification and beverage solutions provider for homes, HORECA, and public dispensing, has helped clean 85,000 kilograms (187,389.7 pounds) of plastic waste in the past three years from coastal areas – that’s the equivalent of approximately 7.1 million PET bottles. Working with Empower, an international Norwegian blockchain-enabled plastic recycling organization, the Bluewater initiative saw waste collected, sorted, and recycled in numerous African and Asian coastal areas, including Nigeria, Ghana, Rwanda, Tanzania, India, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia. “We are delivering on our pledge to collect 1 kg…

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Veridooh partners with iQOOH as demand for independent verification grows

Award-winning adtech company Veridooh has partnered with digital out-of-home (DOOH) media owner iQOOH to give more advertisers the ability to independently track and measure their OOH campaigns. Through the partnership, all iQOOH clients will be able to verify their DOOH campaigns, giving them an added layer of trust and transparency in the sector. Veridooh’s world-first proprietary and patented solution, SmartCreativeTM, independently collects all the data needed to track, measure, and verify the performance of DOOH campaigns. The technology provides more than 400 metrics on campaign delivery in one easy-to-use dashboard.…

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