Month: January 2024

Boost To Dunelm’s Sustainability Ambitions With SBTi Validation Of Targets

Stuart Mitchell

Dunelm, the UK’s largest homewares retailer, has taken a significant step forward in its sustainability agenda with greenhouse gas emissions targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The retailer becomes the first dedicated homewares specialist and one of the first companies globally to set short and long-term company-wide emission reduction targets in line with climate science, following the rigorous SBTi assessment. The SBTi, a global organisation which defines and promotes best practice in emissions reductions targets, in line with the latest climate science, has assessed Dunelm’s targets and…

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Carbon Clean awarded Sustainable Markets Initiative 2023 Terra Carta Seal

Stuart Mitchell

The Sustainable Markets Initiative has announced that Carbon Clean has been awarded its 2023 Terra Carta Seal. The Seal recognises global companies which are actively leading the charge to create a climate and nature-positive future. The Terra Carta Seal is awarded to companies which have demonstrated the success of a high-impact, large scale company-wide project, initiative or strategy which aligns with one or more of the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s ten Terra Carta Articles. The Articles underpin the Terra Carta, the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s guiding mandate which provides a roadmap and…

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Cancer Research UK launches ambitious manifesto to avoid 20,000 cancer deaths a year by 2040

Stuart Mitchell

Cancer Research UK has recently set out how the next UK Government could dramatically improve cancer outcomes and prevent 20,000 cancer deaths a year by 2040.    Ahead of the next general election, the charity has published an ambitious cancer plan which, if adopted, would ensure UK is amongst the best in the world for cancer survival by 2035.  “Longer Better Lives: A Manifesto for Cancer Research and Care” has been developed with the insights of cancer patients and experts from across health, life sciences, government and academic sectors.   “Cancer is…

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Dozens of major companies lack comprehensive deforestation policies, new Ceres analysis finds

Stuart Mitchell

With escalating risks from the world’s climate and nature crises and enhanced European regulatory risks, Ceres released a new scorecard today that reveals few of the largest global companies are taking ambitious action to tackle commodity-driven deforestation and drive progress toward a net zero economy.   The Ceres’ Deforestation Scorecard: Assessing Corporate Action on Deforestation Amid Growing Regulatory Risk assesses 53 major companies across 15 industries, including adidas AG, Cargill, Restaurant Brands International, and Procter & Gamble Co. These companies face the greatest risks from sourcing deforestation-linked commodities like soy, timber,…

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ICAS supports new Global Standards Coalition created to reduce harmful drinking

Stuart Mitchell

The International Council for Advertising Self-Regulation (ICAS) is delighted to support the new Global Standards Coalition, a coalition of leading retailers, business organizations, e-commerce and digital platforms, as well as advertising associations that have joined forces to further accelerate reductions in harmful use of alcohol and encourage more responsible marketing of alcohol beverages. The Global Standards Coalition, led by the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD), aims to create a positive movement that globally drives initiatives to help reduce harmful drinking and promote moderation among those who choose to drink.  The coalition will focus on proactive measures…

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