Month: June 2024

CISL releases report to address the challenges that global leadership face in today’s age of turbulence

Stuart Mitchell

Published on Earth Day 2024, CISL’s new report draws on the dominant themes that emerged from the discussions at the Global Leadership Summit in February 2024, in particular the need for effective leadership. In response to rising geopolitical tensions, conflict and AI dominating political agendas, the University of Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership (CISL) brought together influential thinkers, experts and leaders from across the world for a 2-day summit in February 2024 to address the unprecedented challenges that currently face global leadership.    Through discussions ranging across geopolitics, global governance, domestic politics,…

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Introducing Home Planet Fund: A radically different approach to the climate crisis

Stuart Mitchell

This week, the Home Planet Fund launches. It is a new independent nonprofit that supports local and Indigenous communities who work in concert with nature to stop climate breakdown. In 2021, outdoor apparel company Patagonia committed $20 million in seed funding to help launch the Home Planet Fund. This new, independent nonprofit will operate as a 501(c)(3) that can receive contributions from other donors, large and small.  Home Planet Fund will also let the communities it invests in make their own decisions. “We trust Indigenous Peoples,” said Dilafruz Khonikboyeva, executive…

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New Benevity data shows companies that embrace an ‘impact mindset’ are building resilience in a polarized world

Stuart Mitchell

Benevity Inc., the leading global provider of social impact software, today released its annual State of Corporate Purpose report, uncovering the top CSR, DEI and ESG trends influencing businesses’ corporate social impact strategies.  Based on data and insights from Benevity’s community of nearly 1,000 leading companies, and a proprietary survey of more than 400 CSR leaders, the 2024 report from Benevity Impact Labs reveals that after years of reacting and responding to crises and stakeholder expectations, companies are increasingly tying their CSR strategies back to their core values and sharpening…

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RNIB has been awarded £398,807 of funding from the British Gas Energy Trust

Stuart Mitchell

The British Gas Energy Trust is investing around £13m to help people in or close to fuel poverty by funding 38 frontline money and energy advice services across Britain. Now in its 20th year, the Trust has helped more than £2.2 million people across the UK with energy debt grants, funded money and energy advice services and emergency fuel vouchers. In the last 12 months, the Trust has written off £5.2 million worth of energy debt and provided £20.5 million in grants to help those struggling with energy costs. The…

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In Support of PEPSI® x Mary J. Blige Strength of a Woman Partnership, The Brand Launches $100,000 Fund to Support Yonkers Women

Stuart Mitchell

As a returning co-presenting partner of Mary J. Blige’s “Strength of a Woman Festival and Summit,” Pepsi is launching the Pepsi x Mary J. Blige Strength of a Woman Community Fund, with $100,000 available as grants to local organizations whose work elevates and educates underserved women in Yonkers.   The fund created in partnership with United Way of Westchester and Putnam, which helps residents become self-sufficient and thrive in a stronger community, is open to Yonkers-based non-profit organizations addressing the needs of women who are underserved, marginalized, or living paycheck-to-paycheck.…

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