Month: September 2024

IPA research reveals how much average Brit intends to spend this Christmas

Stuart Mitchell

The average British consumer expects to spend almost £600 (£593.90) on core Christmas-related products and activity – including food, gifts, decorations, socialising and travelling – during the 2024 festive period. This is according to the IPA’s annual Christmas-focussed survey of 2,000 UK adults, carried out by Opinium. The IPA Insight report ‘The 2024 Christmas Consumer’ reveals that this expected spend is highest among 35-44s (£723.40) and over 75s (£607.60) and lowest among 65-74s (£486.60) and 55-64s (£489.60). Parents also expect to spend considerably more (£654.40) than non-parents (£397.90). The majority…

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New members to CISL’s Canopy enabling businesses to transform sustainably

Stuart Mitchell

CISL’s innovation team works to catalyse collaborative innovation to accelerate solutions to global challenges, and is pleased to welcome new members to our community. The Canopy is CISL’s global community of impact-driven start ups, entrepreneurs, major companies and investors putting sustainability at the heart of their business models, and advancing solutions to achieve net zero, protect and restore nature, and build inclusive and resilient societies.  We deliver transformational impact working with major companies, entrepreneurs, academics and investors to foster market relevant, sustainability-led innovations in products, business models, sectors and systems. …

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Airbus to boost sustainable aviation fuel production through investment in LanzaJet

Stuart Mitchell

Airbus is investing in LanzaJet, a leading sustainable fuels technology company and producer, in line with its ambition to act as a catalyst for the global development of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). This investment will support the development of the Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) pathway, an important step required to produce SAF at scale by enabling LanzaJet to further expand its capability and capacity to scale its proprietary Ethanol to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) process technology. “Sustainable aviation fuels are one of the most important levers available to decarbonise aviation, but their…

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Gear Up for the 2025 Effie Awards US: Entry Materials Now Available

Stuart Mitchell

An Effie Win: Effectiveness is Success Quantified  The Effie Awards United States has officially opened its call for entries for the 2025 competition, the benchmark of marketing effectiveness. Eligible campaigns include those that ran in the U.S. from June 1, 2023, to September 30, 2024. Winning an Effie Award is more than recognition—it’s a symbol of marketing excellence, recognized by industry leaders across the globe. A recent survey of US CMOs, CSOs, and executives from top brands and agencies underscores the far-reaching impact of an Effie win, from elevating corporate reputation…

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Use your consumer power to contribute to a better tomorrow, Fairtrade Fortnight 2024 urges!

Stuart Mitchell

Be the Change. Choose Fairtrade Thousands of individuals across Britain are gearing up to take part in Fairtrade Fortnight -from 9th – 22nd September 2024 – the Fairtrade Foundation’s annual campaign to raise awareness of the critical need for fair prices for farmers and workers overseas. The campaign, supported by Fairtrade’s celebrity patrons and ambassadors, highlights the stark reality that many non-Fairtrade farmers are facing, with households continuing to earn below the poverty line. Entitled Be the Change. Choose Fairtrade, the campaign has moved to September for the very first…

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