Month: August 2024

INEOS Automotive and RNLI announce partnership

Stuart Mitchell

INEOS Automotive has become an official partner of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)), the charity that saves lives at sea. Over the next five years, the INEOS Grenadier will become the official vehicle of RNLI lifeboats and support the RNLI by helping their volunteer lifesavers launch to those who are in difficulty in the water and in need of their help. Over the duration of the partnership 20 Grenadier Station Wagons will be deployed at certain locations around the UK and Ireland to support the charity’s courageous volunteers in…

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Edinburgh University investment boost for social housing

Stuart Mitchell

The University of Edinburgh is investing £1 million in charities and social enterprises who support people at risk of homelessness. The money will be invested through social investor, Social and Sustainable Capital’s Social and Sustainable Housing Fund II (SASH II). SASH II is a socially positive investment fund that gives investors the opportunity to create societal benefits alongside a traditional financial return. The fund works by providing loans to charities and organisations to finance the purchase of properties for social housing and grow their own portfolio – something that isn’t…

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New policy summary calls on subnational governments to promote zero emission truck transition

Stuart Mitchell

A new policy summary launched recently by global non-profit Climate Group and the Under2 Coalition’s ZEV Community has outlined what subnational governments need to do to boost the transition to zero emission trucks.  Trucks are a significant contributor to air pollution, representing just 4% of all vehicles on the road globally but accounting for 40% of all road transport emissions and a third of total transport fuel use.   Tackling dangerous emissions from trucks is vital if governments are to maintain their commitments and keep the goals of the Paris Agreement…

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New IPA TouchPoints data reveals increasingly cost-conscious consumers

Stuart Mitchell

New IPA TouchPoints data reveals the increasing cost-consciousness of British consumers as tough economic conditions prevail. According to the comprehensive dataset, which is designed to reveal the habits of British consumers’ daily lives and how their media usage fits into this, over a third of Brits (38%) aren’t coping on their current income. While this is up only marginally (c1%) year-on-year, it is up by 17% on pre-lockdown 2020 figures, and reveals the ongoing grip of the cost-of-living crisis. Coupled with this, 6.6% of consumers are consolidating their debts/re-mortgaging this…

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Dover’s new sustainable lifeboat station showcased in opening ceremony

Stuart Mitchell

The RNLI has revealed their brand-new lifeboat station as part of the Western Docks Revival Scheme in Dover. The newly completed station has a larger shop and visitor area as well as up to date changing facilities for the volunteer crew who operate their all-weather Severn class lifeboat City of London II from the pontoon alongside. Construction of the station began in February 2023 and the new building was completed in early 2024. Saturday 22 June saw the official opening ceremony for the station, and the station was pleased to…

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