Day: 11 October 2023

UNHCR commits to climate action in Africa to protect displaced populations and foster resilience

Stuart Mitchell

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, reaffirms its dedication to climate action as a central element of its mission to address displacement and provide protection to vulnerable populations in Africa. UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, Raouf Mazou, and Director General and Special Representative of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), Ambassador Majid Al Suwaidi, travelled to Kenya’s Dadaab refugee complex in advance of this week’s Africa Climate Summit. “UNHCR recognizes the unique vulnerabilities faced by forcibly displaced populations and host communities in Africa. We must act now to ensure…

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Octopus Australia launches $10 billion, ground-breaking, renewable energy platform for institutional and wholesale investors.

Stuart Mitchell

Octopus Investments Australia is excited to announce the launch and successful first close of its renewable energy platform for Institutional and Wholesale investors. Octopus has simultaneously closed two funds (each reaching their target fund raise) which are co-investing into a multi-billion-dollar Australian renewable energy portfolio. The Octopus Australia Sustainable Investments (OASIS) Fund, open to institutional investors, and the Octopus Renewable Energy Opportunities (OREO) Fund, open to wholesale investors, have access to the entire Octopus Australia utility scale energy and storage portfolio. The 333MW Darlington Point Solar Farm, Australia’s largest operational…

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Coca-Cola Europacific Partners announces second partnership to explore CO₂ upcycling technology

Stuart Mitchell

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has recently announced an investment into cutting-edge carbon conversion research, with the potential to create more sustainable packaging materials.    Set to be carried out by researchers at Swansea University, the project will explore a new way of manufacturing ethylene – one of the key components in plastic, such as the HDPE used to make plastic bottle caps. The research aims to develop technology capable of using CO₂ captured from the atmosphere as an alternative to fossil fuels used during the ethylene production process, offering a…

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Winners announced at the Golden Drum Festival 2023

Stuart Mitchell

The Golden Drum Festival 2023 has wrapped up with the Golden Drum Awards Show, powered by Mastercard, held on 10 October. The Festival finally returned to its roots in Portorož where we celebrated creativity together, amidst the charm of the Adriatic coast. Celebrating creative excellence The juries granted 50 Bronze Drum, 37 Silver Drum, 29 Golden Drum, and 12 Grand Prix awards across various groups and categories. The prestigious title of Agency of the Year was bestowed upon LePub, while McCann Worldgroup collected the most points and was celebrated as the Network of the Year. The best brand leaving a mark and…

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The O2 announces the world’s first carbon removed arena events

Stuart Mitchell

The O2, the world’s most popular live entertainment, leisure and retail destination, has today announced that it will be hosting the world’s first carbon-removed arena events at The 1975’s headline shows in February 2024. These pilot events will use a portfolio of carbon removal methods to physically extract the carbon generated by the events from the atmosphere and durably store it out of harm’s way – a game-changing step on the path to helping the global live events industry reach genuine net-zero. Since achieving its Greener Arena certification in December…

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