Month: June 2024

Nespresso announces partnership to support Change Please in their mission to end homelessness in the UK and Republic of Ireland

Stuart Mitchell

Nespresso announces its partnership with Change Please, a social enterprise founded in London in 2015. The partnership will see Nespresso support Change Please Foundation with its mission of empowering individuals who are experiencing homelessness through a commitment of £1 Million in its first year. As part of its 2022-2023 Impact Report, Change Please noted a 50% increase in homelessness between March 2022 and March 2023, and tragically, it also reported 1,313 deaths as a result of homelessness back in 2021.  This partnership will see Nespresso support Change Please in their mission…

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Billion Dollar Boy launches FiveTwoNine, a membership community combining physical spaces and online educational resources to empower creators and brands

Stuart Mitchell

Leading global creator agency, Billion Dollar Boy, which this year celebrates its ten year anniversary, today announces the launch of FiveTwoNine: The Creator Club. FiveTwoNine is a membership community dedicated to empowering emerging creators in the ‘Business of Being a Creator’.  FiveTwoNine operates as a global platform providing educational resources and as physical spaces for key stakeholders in the creator economy to network and collaborate – all designed to accelerate the growth of emerging creators’ careers and enhance brand partnerships. The Club launches with its flagship headquarters in London for an initial four…

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Charity Retail Announce Awards 2024 shortlist

Stuart Mitchell

The Charity Retail Association are thrilled to announce the shortlisted nominees for this year’s Charity Retail Awards, celebrating outstanding achievements, innovations and contributions in the charity retail sector in the past year. The winners of each category will be announced at the Charity Retail Awards ceremony and gala dinner on Wednesday 26 June at Harrogate Convention Centre. See the full list below. Young Volunteer of the Year   Lottie O’Connor, Cancer Research UK   Cara Ryan, ForSight    Lacie Niblett, St Giles Hospice   Volunteer of the Year   Clive Burke, Devon Air Ambulance   Margaret…

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Record Growth in Renewables, but Progress Needs to be Equitable

Stuart Mitchell

Renewable Capacity Statistics 2024 released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) recently shows that 2023 set a new record in renewables deployment in the power sector by reaching a total capacity of 3 870 Gigawatts (GW) globally. Renewables accounted for 86% of capacity additions; however, this growth is unevenly distributed across the world, indicating a trend far from the tripling renewable power target by 2030. The 473 GW of renewables expansion was led once again by Asia with a 69% share (326 GW). This growth was driven by China,…

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Leading cancer scientist warns plastic helps cancer become more aggressive

Stuart Mitchell

Recently at the fourth round of negotiations for a UN Global Plastics Treaty in Ottawa, leading global scientists have warned plastic can help cancer become more aggressive in humans. The official INC-4 side event held by the Plastic Health Council and the Resilient Foundation premiered a film detailing the findings of Professor Lukas Kenner, cancer researcher and Deputy Director Clinical Institute for Pathology, Medical University of Vienna. At the negotiations Prof Dr Kenner detailed how cancer cells spread at an accelerated rate after contact with microplastics. The draft treaty produced…

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