Researchers and artists have joined forces to ‘paint with light’ – making invisible air pollution visible and demonstrating the health risks posed to people living and working in Ethiopia, India, and the UK. Combining digital light painting and low-cost air pollution sensors, the team produced photographic evidence of pollution levels in cities across the three countries – sparking debate among local communities and illustrating: Air pollution varying dramatically between locations in Ethiopia – a kitchen using biomass stoves for food preparation where PM2.5 concentrations in the room were up to…
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The Hunger Project UK & Kaptcha shares their vision of a world without hunger
As you walk into your local supermarket for your weekly grocery shop or grab a quick takeaway lunch from the café in your office, it’s worth remembering how privileged we are to be in a position with such ease of access to food; when currently 1 in 10 people are living in hunger and poverty globally, and 60% of these people being women and girls. The Hunger Project (THP) is on a mission to break this cycle of hunger and poverty by putting the power into the hands of those affected.…
Read MoreWARC upgrades retail media advertising investment 2024 to $153.3bn worldwide
Retail media advertising spend is forecast to reach $153.3bn worldwide in 2024, according to WARC’s latest analysis. The continued growth is fuelled by advances in off-site targeting as commerce data infuses into non-retail environments. All the while, Amazon continues to tighten its grip on the retail media market. WARC Digital Commerce has today published its annual report looking at the trends having an outsized impact on the future of this dynamic and hyper-competitive space. Gregory Grudzinski, Reports Editor, WARC Digital Commerce, and author of the study, says: “Following the explosion…
Read MoreLegacy Futures invests in tech platform SenseCheck to ‘help change the way the sector communicates’
Gifts in wills and in-memory giving consultancy group Legacy Futures announced that it has made the first financial investment from its new Innovation Fund into technology platform SenseCheck. Launched in early 2023, SenseCheck is a secure verification and communication tool designed to bring legacy processing into one platform, making it faster and more cost effective for both solicitors and the charities benefiting from gifts in wills, while treating charity legatees respectfully. A challenge facing the charity and legal sectors right now is how to manage the incoming wave of generosity. Studies show death…
Read MoreEquans partners with UrbanChain to deliver virtual power plant in Dudley
Equans, has announced a major boost for its pioneering project in Brockmoor, Dudley, where the company is set to deliver Europe’s first net zero carbon neighbourhood – tackling climate change and fuel poverty in tandem. Equans will partner with UrbanChain, a peer-to-peer (P2P) energy exchange company and Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (DMBC) to progress with developing and deploying one of the UK’s first Virtual Power Plant’s (VPP) in council-owned building stock to create a pooled energy solution in Brockmoor. The initiative will integrate solar panels and battery storage across…
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