Day: 31 August 2024

Lloyds Banking Group makes major investment in net zero head office

Stuart Mitchell

Lloyds Banking Group will re-open its office at 33 Old Broad Street from November 2024. The building, already owned by the Group, has undergone extensive refurbishment in the last 18 months.  The new workspace will boast state-of-the-art technology and facilities with increased shared and social workspaces to help colleagues to connect, collaborate and innovate for customers. It also includes inclusive design features like sound absorbing materials, focus workspaces and maximised use of natural light.   The refurbishment has also seen 33 Old Broad Street transformed to become significantly more energy efficient.…

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Number of UK donors fell in 2023, yet amount donated rose

Stuart Mitchell

The UK public donated an estimated £13.9bn (€16.2bn) to charities in 2023, an increase of nearly 10%, according to the 20th annual UK Giving Report from the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF). The rise from £12.7bn in 2022 came despite long-term declines in the number of people giving – this has dropped from 69% of the public in 2016 to 65% in 2019, and to 58% in 2023. Average donations have grown by about 40%, from £47 in 2019 to £65 in 2023. CAF’s chief executive says these figures demonstrate the…

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Efforts to Restore Buffalo and Re-Establish Indigenous Lifeways Expands in Unprecedented Alliance Between Indigenous Leaders, Environmental Nonprofits, the U.S. Department of the Interior

Stuart Mitchell

The Tribal Buffalo Lifeways Collaboration was announced recently by the InterTribal Buffalo Council, Native Americans in Philanthropy, The Nature Conservancy and World Wildlife Fund. This new, historic alliance was created to stabilize, establish, and expand Tribal-led buffalo (bison) restoration, and foster cultural, spiritual, ecological, and economic revitalization within Native communities. Together, the groups have committed to work with the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to build on the momentum created by Indigenous leaders to bring lasting structural change and return buffalo to Tribal lands at…

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The Amazon Literary Partnership Announces Grant Recipients for 2024

Stuart Mitchell

The Amazon Literary Partnership has announced the non-profit literary organisations to receive grants for 2024, as it continues to support and champion writers of all ages and stages on their creative journey. This year, the partnership is expanding to the Republic of Ireland, supporting more organisations than ever before, with 37 organisations set to receive grants across the UK and Ireland. The Amazon Literary Partnership has been awarding grants to deserving groups since it was first formed in the UK five years ago. The grants support various non-profit literary organisations,…

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Lloyds Banking Group to convert old data and office sites into new social housing

Stuart Mitchell

To increase the supply of new social housing in the UK, Lloyds Banking Group has announced intentions for the redevelopment of decommissioned Group data centres and former office sites into new social housing projects.  The Group has plans to identify suitable housing partners in the regions who will be responsible for redeveloping the sites to increase the availability of social housing. The construction of the first site in Pudsey, formerly an office and data centre, is set to commence in 2026.  Subject to planning permission, the first redevelopment in Pudsey,…

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