Day: 7 October 2023

Carers UK announced as The Creative Shootout’s Charity of the Year 2024

Stuart Mitchell

Carers UK, the charity whose mission it is to make life better for the UK’s 5.7 million unpaid carers, has been announced as The Creative Shootout’s Charity of the Year. This follows the announcement earlier this year that ‘The Nation’s Health’ was the theme for the next awards. Entry to The Creative Shootout opens for any discipline UK creative agency w/c 25th September 2023 at creativeshootout.com, with the Live Final being staged at BAFTA in London on Thursday 25th January 2024. Carers UK provides information on accessing financial aid, emotional…

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New Research highlights significant BAME contribution as the backbone of UK Volunteering

Stuart Mitchell

Human Appeal, one of the UK’s fastest growing NGOs, recently released new research which highlights the scale of BAME [i] contributions to the UK volunteer community. In particular, the research reveals the detrimental impact of the cost-of-living crisis on the BAME volunteering community with 38% reducing their volunteering hours over the past 12 months as a direct result of rising costs. Overall, one third (33%) of all UK volunteers have had to cut back on their charitable time. The survey found that, overall, BAME volunteers are more dedicated to supporting…

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Yorkshire Building Society raises £1million to build better lives with Age UK

Stuart Mitchell

Yorkshire Building Society and its charity partner Age UK have said thanks a million to the Society’s colleagues and customers for helping to raise over £1 million to help Age UK be there for older people who are struggling most right now. The two-and-a-half-year partnership generated £1,013,577 towards Age UK’s Building Better Lives programme, which helps older people to become more financially resilient. Colleagues walked, cycled and ran over 18,000 miles to help Age UK during incredibly challenging times, including the Covid-19 pandemic and the current cost-of-living crisis. Donations from…

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Global Clean Energy Revenues From Listed Firms Hit $2.56 Trillion in 2022

Stuart Mitchell

In 2022, clean energy activities generated at least $2.56 trillion globally, according to the Clean Energy Exposure Ratings analysis published by BloombergNEF (BNEF). This includes company revenues drawn from clean energy production, and from the manufacturing of key technologies and equipment for clean energy[1]. BNEF’s Clean Energy Exposure Ratings provide investors with transparency about their exposure to the opportunities of the low-carbon transition. They identify and rate 8,182 listed companies with revenue exposure to clean energy activities, from over 50,000 assessed. Just 2,780 explicitly disclose relevant revenue, giving them a…

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Japan Can Meet Net-Zero Goal With Minimal Reliance on Hydrogen, Report Shows

Stuart Mitchell

Japan’s transition to a net-zero economy by 2050 presents an investment opportunity that amounts to at least $6.7 trillion, according to the New Energy Outlook: Japan report, published recently by research company BloombergNEF (BNEF). The report details two scenarios for Japan’s energy system and the implications of the country’s transition opportunities and challenges. The base case Economic Transition Scenario describes an economics-led transition, consistent with a global temperature rise of 2.6°C by 2100. The second, the Net Zero Scenario, is consistent with net-zero emissions by 2050 with no overshoot or…

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