Day: 12 July 2024

New analysis reveals major corporations in Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Fashion, Auto, Airline and Oil & Gas industries are utilizing millions of “likely junk” carbon offsets

Stuart Mitchell

New research by Corporate Accountability provides a deep dive into which globally-recognized brands have purchased the most “likely junk” carbon offset credits. An offset is an “allowance” that governments, institutions, and corporations—from fossil fuel majors and airlines to fast-food giants—purchase from environmental projects to supposedly count towards their respective greenhouse gas emissions reductions. The analysis underscores the inherently problematic nature of increasing corporate and governmental investment in a fundamentally-flawed scheme that has failed to reduce carbon emissions while distracting from effective climate action and even likely causing harm. “These findings…

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Commitment to DE&I is growing among UK asset owners but gaps remain

Stuart Mitchell

Pensions for Purpose is pleased to announce the release of ‘Navigating diversity, equity & inclusion – an asset owner perspective’ – its landmark report on how asset owners engage with diversity, equity & inclusion (DE&I). This independent paper, sponsored by Jupiter Asset Management, offers an in-depth insight into how asset owners consider DE&I in their own organisations, with third-party providers and in their investments. Among the report’s top findings are that all asset owners surveyed believe DE&I correlates directly with business performance, they have integrated DE&I into their business models to…

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Bricks for the Blind Becomes the World’s First Nonprofit Dedicated to Bringing the Joy of Building LEGO® Sets to Blind People

Stuart Mitchell

Bricks for the Blind (BFTB), an organization that brings the joy of building LEGO sets to blind people, have recently announced that it has officially become a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt not-for-profit organization. While millions of people worldwide love building LEGO sets, the included pictorial instructions do not work for blind builders. By pairing BFTB’s Text-based Building Instructions with assistive technologies like magnifiers and screen readers, people with visual impairments can enjoy the fun, creativity, and relaxation of building LEGO sets– on their own. BFTB also announced that with the support of…

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Verifone and Pennies reach milestone of £6 million raised for charities via micro-donations on payment devices

Stuart Mitchell

Verifone, the payments architect shaping ecosystems for in-person and online commerce experiences, and Pennies, the award-winning fintech charity working to grow and protect micro-donations, are delighted to announce they have facilitated more than £6 million in charitable donations since first partnering in 2011. The partnership has generated donations for more than 95 charities by enabling consumers to make donations on Verifone payment devices at checkout through a simple prompt asking users if they would like to round up the purchase price to the nearest pound or make a donation of a…

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ChaChing® Digital Shopping Platform Partners With Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity As It Launches In-app Charity Donations

Stuart Mitchell

ChaChing® the innovative, new digital shopping platform that provides brands and consumers a fairer way to buy and sell online, is partnering with Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (GOSH Charity) as it unveils a new in-app donation option. ChaChing® provides brands and retailers with more control on what they spend on advertising to generate orders, and in return, the vast majority of that cost is immediately passed back to the consumer in the form of ChaChing® ‘Payback’. For consumers, this means they can save between 10% and 50% on…

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