Day: 29 January 2024

WWF Releases its 4th Annual Transparent Report, Unveiling Progress on Plastic Footprints for Several of the World’s Biggest Brands

Stuart Mitchell

World Wildlife Fund’s ReSource: Plastic program recently released its fourth annual public report, Transparent 2023, revealing how some of the world’s largest brands are tracking, measuring, and reporting on their respective plastic footprints. The data compiled in the report reveals insights and in-depth recommendations on tackling plastic waste within internal, corporate supply chains, and across wider multi-stakeholder efforts. The elimination of unnecessary, single-use plastic continues to be the most important action that companies can take to directly address the plastic pollution crisis through their own portfolios. Transparent 2023 examines the…

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The Kofi Annan Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation Announce New Commission to Transform Global Food Security Governance

Stuart Mitchell

As the world faces an historic food and nutrition crisis, the Kofi Annan Foundation, with the support of The Rockefeller Foundation, announced the establishment of an eminent group of leaders – the Kofi Annan Commission on Food Security – to transform the world’s food security governance to ensure that no one goes hungry.  These leaders will review the current challenges to the global food architecture; develop policy recommendations and possible models for a transformed global food governance system; and mobilize political commitment to adopt a new system that is fit-for-purpose…

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Green Finance Institute highlights key themes that will create opportunities to finance the net zero transition in 2024

Stuart Mitchell

The Green Finance Institute (GFI), is launching its new publication: the Green Finance Quarterly, to share expert insights and solutions focused on mobilising capital to deliver a real economy net zero transition. COP28’s focus on climate finance has brought attention to the urgent need to ensure that capital committed by financial institutions and governments is financing positive change in the real economy. The Green Finance Quarterly provides a snapshot of the GFI’s work testing, delivering and scaling    practical solutions to drive this real economy transition. The first edition shares…

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M&S Food donates over 70 million meals to local good causes through Neighbourly

Stuart Mitchell

Marks & Spencer has announced it has donated 70 million meals to local charities with long-standing food redistribution partner Neighbourly. Since the launch of the surplus partnership in 2015, M&S have been working with Neighbourly to redistribute surplus food from store, which is too good to waste, to more than 3,000 local charities and community organisations. To date, the partnership has supported over 4.5 million individuals, with meal donations supporting families in need, young people and those with disabilities. Designed to tackle food waste in M&S’ stores, the partnership with…

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BNP Paribas launches the Climate Impact Infrastructure Debt fund

Stuart Mitchell

BNP Paribas announces the launch of BNP Paribas Climate Impact Infrastructure Debt, an initiative supported by the aligned commitments of BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’), BNP Paribas Corporate & Institutional Banking (‘BNPP CIB’) and BNP Paribas Cardif to finance climate change mitigation. Managed by BNPP AM’s Private Assets division, BNP Paribas Climate Impact Infrastructure Debt is structured as a Luxembourg Reserved Alternative Investment Fund (‘RAIF’) and classified as Article 9 under SFDR.  The fund is targeting EUR 500-750 million from institutional investors, including BNP Paribas Cardif’s seeding commitment.  It will have an investment grade profile and…

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