Month: August 2023

ACEVO and Voice4 Change England launch Home Truths 2 to drive anti-racist practice in civil society.

Stuart Mitchell

ACEVO and Voice4 Change England are proud to launch Home Truths 2 to drive anti-racist practice in civil society. Home Truths 2 is an ambitious 18-month programme of activity from ACEVO and Voice4Change England, in collaboration with Dr Sanjiv Lingayah, to help to convert positive attention and intent from civil society into serious action on anti-racism and race equity. It builds on the findings of the Home Truths report launched in 2020 which concluded that civil society did not simply have a diversity problem, it had a racism problem. The…

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Charitable giving by FTSE 100 companies drops by 26% in a decade

Stuart Mitchell

New research by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) suggests that the UK’s largest listed companies have cut back on their giving to charities. This year’s Corporate giving by the FTSE 100 report shows that companies gave £1.85 billion to charities last year, significantly less than the £2.51 billion they gave a decade ago. Considering increases in inflation during this period, this represents an even more dramatic cut to crucial charitable funding in real terms. The report shows that the total amount donated in 2022 is the same as in 2016 -when the…

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New UK Financial Institutions for Nature Group created to support investment in nature recovery

Stuart Mitchell

The Green Finance Institute’s Nature Programme (GFI Hive) has launched the UK Financial Institutions for Nature Group (G-FIN). With representation from across the financial sector, the Group will support the delivery of investment into UK nature recovery. The next few years are crucial to achieve the UK Government’s broader vision to support an economic transition to one that values and invests in nature, in line with the findings of the Dasgupta Review; as well as the ambition to mobilise private sector investment into nature restoration and nature-based solutions for climate…

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Blackbaud’s Tech Accelerator Program Welcomes 10 Startups Building Generative AI Solutions for Social Impact

Stuart Mitchell

Blackbaud, the leading provider of software for powering social impact, recently announced the newest cohort of participants in its Social Good Startup Program. The program is a tech accelerator designed to support diverse, early-stage software companies focused on solving the problems that matter to the social good community. The July 2023 cohort is specifically focused on mission-driven tech startups using generative AI to increase impact for companies and nonprofits focused on social responsibility. This is one way that Blackbaud is delivering on its commitment to make AI more accessible to…

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Premier Foods ESG strategy reaches key milestone with independent validation of carbon targets

Stuart Mitchell

Premier Foods has announced that its 2030 decarbonisation targets have been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) following a rigorous validation process, meaning the food producer has some of the most ambitious targets for reducing emissions amongst UK businesses. Home to iconic brands such as Batchelors, Ambrosia, Mr Kipling and Sharwood’s, Premier Foods set itself specific goals to reduce emissions from its own operations and from those it buys goods and services from by 2030. The SBTi has recognised these are in line with international efforts to limit…

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