Day: 24 February 2024

Triodos Bank UK backs total of £15m for SMEs with SWIG Finance

Stuart Mitchell

South West-based SWIG Finance has reached a landmark £15m in lending backed by Triodos Bank UK to 250 small businesses across the South West. SWIG Finance is a non-profit company that supports viable South West businesses that can’t secure sufficient funding from a bank. By empowering underserved small businesses to overcome their financial barriers, the organisation is working to create a more balanced financial ecosystem. Most recently, SWIG Finance supported cyber security business, Cool Waters Cyber Security, with a £50k Triodos-backed loan to help them create a new cyber security…

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ASA release new information about various Social Media’s

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a series of posts based ar ound social media I have enclosed links below, so 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. LinkedIn – Stay (Linked)In-the-Know to stay compliant X (twitter) – X-Rated Advice for Ex-Twitter users YouTube – Stream, watch, advertise? Advice for advertising on YouTube TikTok – ‘Til the tick tock, you don’t stop…creating compliant ads on TikTok!Insta Snapchat – Snappy advice for ads on Snapchat Reddit…

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HSBC announce energy policy to support net zero transition

Stuart Mitchell

HSBC has set out a transition plan for the delivery of its 2050 net-zero target, we enclose their announcement below: We’re committed to supporting and financing the transition to a secure net zero future. Our energy policy is informed by consultation with scientific and international bodies. It is also informed by analysis of a range of pathways that, if followed, would help limit global warming to 1.5°C. We review our policy annually to consider the latest outlooks from scientific and international bodies on updated pathways to net zero by 2050.…

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Private equity may see cash flow from North Sea assets fall 60% in moderate energy transition

Stuart Mitchell

Private equity firms invested in the North Sea could see cash flow from oil and gas fall by more than 60% below expectations if global warming is held to 1.7°C, finds a report from the financial think tank Carbon Tracker published recently. It says many oil and gas companies are only taking into account existing climate pledges in their investments, assuming a slow energy transition consistent with a 2.4°C pathway. However, clean technologies, supported by government climate policies, are eroding global demand for oil and gas and the International Energy…

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The LEGO Group unveils trial of brick take-back service LEGO® Replay in the UK

Stuart Mitchell

Lego are piloting their brick take-back service LEGO® Replay in the UK and inviting fans to join them as they test how to bring playful learning to more children, and stop LEGO bricks becoming waste. They state the following on their website: The good news is that most people in the UK already have a plan for any LEGO bricks they no longer need: 94% of families who’ve decided to pass them on do so to friends, family, charities or local schools, or they sell them* – helping to ensure…

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