Month: June 2024

Wildlife has won the People’s Postcode Lottery with a £400,000 boost

Stuart Mitchell

TV presenter Steve Backshall thanked players of People’s Postcode Lottery for raising £400,000 to help treat wildlife at RSPCA centres as well as firing-up local communities to help wild creatures they share their neighbours with. The generous support comes as the RSPCA celebrates 200-years of changing animals’ lives for the better and will help fund vital work by the charity’s four specialist wildlife rehabilitation centres  – RSPCA East Winch in Norfolk, RSPCA West Hatch in Somerset, RSPCA Mallydams Wood in East Sussex and RSPCA Stapeley Grange in Cheshire. The money…

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Virgin Media O2 and Hubbub’s Time After Time fund awards £500,000 to projects that give tech a second life and help people get online

Stuart Mitchell

Some of the UK’s most exciting and innovative projects which tackle electronic waste and support digital inclusion are being awarded a share of £500,000 from Virgin Media O2 and Hubbub’s Time After Time fund.  Eight winning projects have been selected from more than 120 entries by a panel of judges including TV presenter and environmentalist George Clarke, non-profit, Material Focus, digital inclusion charity, Good Things Foundation, plus Hubbub and Virgin Media O2.  Grants of up to £100,000 will support initiatives across the country that give unwanted tech a second life…

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Midas Safety Publishes Its Sustainability Report for 2023

Stuart Mitchell

Midas Safety, a leading manufacturer of protective gloves and clothing, has published its 2023 Sustainability Report – Making Safety Sustainable, documenting progress toward its long-term sustainability goals in 2023. The report details how the company has reduced its consumption of power and water, reduced waste, minimized plastic packaging, and increased inclusion.  Midas Safety is proud to have reduced its overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 19% so far, amounting to 64,215 tons of CO2e. Other achievements include reducing water withdrawal by 34%, equivalent to 1,002 million litres, significantly exceeding the target of 20%,…

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ENGIE Impact Publishes 2024 Net Zero Report

Stuart Mitchell

ENGIE Impact has announced the release of its 2024 Net Zero Report. The report identifies common roadblocks to decarbonization and explores some troubling findings, including the tendency for many organizations to approach decarbonization as a limited, narrow initiative instead of the transformational, whole-business approach it needs to be. This fourth installment of the annual report, based on surveys of more than 500 senior decision-makers from large global organizations, provides a year-over-year analysis of the progress companies are making in their decarbonization efforts — identifying trends that are both encouraging and…

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FCB New York Wins 14 Gold Pencils In The One Show 2024

Stuart Mitchell

FCB New York topped the list of winners from 50 countries in The One Show 2024, taking home 14 prestigious Gold Pencils. Thirteen of FCB New York’s Gold Pencil wins were for “Dreamcaster” on behalf of AB InBev, Michelob ULTRA, working with 456 Studios New York, making it the entry with the most Golds this year.  Three Golds each were in Experiential & Immersive and Radio & Audio-First, two in Interactive & Mobile Craft, and one each in Branded Entertainment, Creative Use of Technology, Integrated/Omnichannel, Moving Image Craft & Production,…

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