Day: 7 September 2023

Intel Allocates $425 Million of Green Bond Proceeds

Stuart Mitchell

Intel has allocated $425 million, or approximately 34%, of its inaugural $1.25 billion green bond proceeds. As highlighted in its first green bond impact report, the proceeds, which support Intel’s investments in sustainable operations, have been allocated across five project categories: pollution prevention and control, water stewardship, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and circular economy and waste management. “Intel’s first-ever green bond is an important way to advance our corporate responsibility efforts. Through these investments, we have made significant progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, conserving energy, reducing water use and managing our waste…

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New report shows growth and breadth of Scottish legacy market

Stuart Mitchell

The Scottish Legacy Market Report 2023*, produced in partnership between Remember a Charity and Legacy Foresight, highlights the growth and breadth of the Scottish legacy market for charities and underlines the importance of investing long-term in this fundraising stream. The report brings together key statistics on the Scottish legacy market, as well as insights and recommendations from legacy experts at charities, such as CHAS, Worldwide Cancer Research, Children in Scotland, Cancer Support Scotland and SCOTLAND: The Big Picture, to help those at the start of their legacy fundraising journey. The…

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Shop Secondhand With One4all Gift Cards As It Partners With The British Red Cross

Stuart Mitchell

The UK’s leading multi-store gift card, One4all Gift Cards, has announced its charity partnership with the worldwide humanitarian organisation the British Red Cross. Established over 150 years ago, the British Red Cross is a renowned charity which provides support to people and communities in crisis in the UK and around the world. Their vital work includes responding to conflicts, natural disasters and personal emergencies, working hand-in hand with communities to find local solutions to the biggest global problems of our time. The organisation is part of a worldwide humanitarian network…

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Consumer Focus on Sustainability Outstrips Marketers Current Skill Set with Half Still Fearful of ‘Greenwashing’

Stuart Mitchell

A new report published today by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), reveals that two in five (40%) marketers would like to attain a marketing qualification relating to sustainability, but don’t currently possess one. Despite this, the number of marketers participating in sustainability work continues to increase, with three-quarters (76%) of marketers saying they have engaged in this work in the last five years, with nearly half (45%) feeling pressure in their role to communicate their company or clients’ sustainability credentials.  The report explores the views of both marketers and…

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Report Shows That Inflation Reduction Act Alone Won’t Set United States on Track for Net Zero

Stuart Mitchell

The US’s transition to a net-zero economy by 2050 represents a $30 trillion investment opportunity in the country’s energy system by 2050, according to the New Energy Outlook: US report, published recently by research company BloombergNEF (BNEF). The report details a pathway for the US energy system to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 using the lowest cost technologies available. This so-called Net Zero Scenario (NZS) is presented alongside two other scenarios: a Policy Scenario evaluating the decarbonizing impact of key provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, and an Economic Transition…

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