Day: 27 December 2023

Broad coalition calls for Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty to meet global climate targets

Stuart Mitchell

Triodos Bank has become the first bank to join the global campaign for a proposed Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, meant to help phase out the use of coal, oil, and gas – the primary drivers of the fast accelerating climate crisis. In a public letter a broad coalition of organisations including Triodos Bank is calling on European governments to commit themselves to such a legally binding, international treaty at the upcoming COP28 in Dubai. The letter to the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is signed by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, John Elkington,…

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CAP – Alcohol alternatives – new rules and guidance

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Alcohol alternatives – new rules and guidance. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. Following a public consultation earlier this year, CAP has announced new rules on alcohol alternative product advertising which will come into force on 14 May 2024. These rules are accompanied by detailed guidance to help advertisers understand where the ASA Council is…

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New study reveals the number of female CEOs and women on boards has increased by 83%

Stuart Mitchell

A new study by UK Virtual Business Assistant firm SpareMyTime, reveals the number of female CEOs and women on boards has increased by 83% since 2018. SpareMyTime has analysed the number of female CEOs at UK-based FTSE companies, alongside 5 years worth of government data to reveal an 83% increase in female CEOs and women on boards since 2018, with the sharpest increases in 2021 and 2022.  The report comes as SpareMyTimes sees searches for ‘female founders’ soar 1,850% in the last 12 months alone, 320% in ‘female founders initiative’,…

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Clean technologies are driving job growth in the energy sector, but skills shortages are an increasing concern

Stuart Mitchell

IEA report examines energy employment worldwide by region and technology, offering vital analysis on the industry’s evolving labour needs. The number of jobs in the global energy sector rose in 2022 as growing investment in clean energy technologies drove demand for new workers in every region of the world, according to a new IEA report that offers a benchmark for employment across all energy industries. The second edition of the World Energy Employment report, which is published annually, maps energy sector employment by region, fuel, technology, and value chain. The report provides…

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New Study Finds Japan’s $1Tr GX (Green Transformation) Climate Plan Misaligned with IPCC Climate Science Pathways to 1.5°C

Stuart Mitchell

A new study by InfluenceMap has found that the Japanese government’s flagship $1 Tr Green Transformation (GX) Policy is misaligned with the guidance by the global scientific authority on climate change, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The study shows that strategic influence by Japan’s heavy industry sectors, led by steel, electric utilities, and automotive industry associations, dominated corporate engagement on the policy. The research tests for alignment with “Science-Based Policy” (SBP) using benchmarks derived from IPCC’s guidance on limiting global temperature rise to the 1.5°C target.…

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