Day: 11 August 2023

Ørsted and ESVAGT sign second contract for methanol-powered vessel

Stuart Mitchell

In 2024, the world’s first green fuels vessel for offshore wind operations will launch off the UK East Coast, as the result of a ground-breaking agreement between Ørsted and ESVAGT. Now the two companies are expanding their partnership on green offshore operations by signing an agreement for a second green service operation vessel.   Ørsted and ESVAGT have signed an agreement for a sister vessel to the world’s first methanol-powered service operation vessel (SOV), which was announced in 2022, further deepening the companies’ commitment to reducing carbon emissions from the…

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IPA publishes new report into in-housing landscape

Stuart Mitchell

Agencies that wish to grow existing client business or unlock new business opportunities should relinquish the idea that in-housing is a threat. Instead, they must understand the four shifts that are affecting the evolution of in-housing and adapt accordingly to ensure they continue to deliver brand growth. This is the rallying advice provided by a new IPA report which is being launched at the flagship IPA Business Growth Conference. Authored by Rhona Glazebrook and Janet Markwick, the IPA report, Shift happens, draws on in-housing research and is informed by in-depth…

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Barnardo’s Scotland launches service for young people at risk

Stuart Mitchell

Dozens of young people aged 13 to 18 in Inverness and the surrounding area at risk of involvement in anti-social behaviour and becoming targets for criminal or sexual perpetrators are to be supported thanks to a funding injection for a new project to be led by Barnardo’s Scotland. The Anchor Project, which was officially launched today, has received more than £450,000 from the Scottish Government’s CashBack for Communities scheme to create a detached youth work service with safe space in Inverness to focus on teenagers who may be subject to…

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Virgin Media O2 and Hubbub join forces with TV’s George Clarke on the Time After Time fund to award £500,000 to the UK’s best eco projects

Stuart Mitchell

Virgin Media O2 and Hubbub have joined forces with TV presenter and environmentalist, George Clarke, to find the UK’s most innovative eco projects – with a share of £500,000 available for initiatives which tackle both electronic waste and support digital inclusion. George, star of hit TV shows, ‘George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces’ and ‘Restoration Man’ will help select the winners of the 2023 Time After Time fund where grants from £25,000 up to £100,000 will be awarded to a variety of organisations including community groups, charities and social enterprises. The Time…

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WWF report highlights 380 new species discoveries in the Greater Mekong region

Stuart Mitchell

A color-changing lizard, a thick-thumbed bat, a poisonous snake named after a Chinese mythological goddess, an orchid that looks like a muppet, and a tree frog with skin that resembles thick moss are five of the 380 new species described by scientists in the Greater Mekong region of Southeast Asia in 2021 and 2022, according to a new report released by WWF. With many of the species already under threat of extinction from human activities, WWF is calling on governments in the region to increase protection for these rare, amazing…

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