Month: August 2024

IFC Invests in Natura’s Bond to Improve Sourcing of Bioingredients from the Amazon

Stuart Mitchell

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, announced its support to Natura to promote sustainable sourcing, which will promote the bioeconomy in the Amazon and contribute to the protection and regeneration of the Amazon Forest. IFC’s investment will also contribute to boost local economy and communities and support agroforestry sustainable supply chains in the forest. IFC invested BRL 300 million in a Sustainability Linked Bond (SLB) issued by Natura in the form of debentures. This is the first SLB with sustainability performance targets linked to Amazon sourcing in Brazil, and…

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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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LandWorks scoops top award at the Charity Awards 2024

Stuart Mitchell

LandWorks has taken the Overall Award for Excellence at this year’s Charity Awards. As well as winning the top prize in the Social Care, Advice & Support category, LandWorks was chosen as the Overall Winner by this year’s judges for its decade of work helping ex-prisoners to shake off their criminal identity and successfully exit the criminal justice system. Trainees who have received occupational training, pastoral care and peer support at the charity’s occupational centre in Devon have far lower reoffending rates than prisoners who are released straight into the…

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CAP – AI as a marketing term

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: AI as a marketing term. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. As artificial intelligence has become a hot topic in the media, it has become more available to the public (including businesses), and marketers are increasingly using AI terminology to promote a wide array of products. In their attempts to tap into the buzz and…

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Triodos Bank UK wins inaugural ESG award for groundbreaking work with Oxygen Conservation

Stuart Mitchell

Triodos Bank UK has been awarded the inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance Deal of the Year award at this year’s Insider South West Dealmakers Awards for its pioneering conservation-focused debt package to Oxygen Conservation. Announced in April 2023, the £20.55m loan has allowed Oxygen Conservation to acquire 23,000 acres in Scotland, marking a significant step forward in its commitment to scale conservation across the UK. The loan is believed to be the largest conservation-focused commercial debt package in the UK to date. Organised by the publishers of South West Business…

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