Day: 6 October 2024

Clean Energy Start-up Accelerator Opens Applications With £500K Grant Funding Available

Stuart Mitchell

The Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) has opened applications for the 2025 cohort of its TechX Clean Energy Accelerator. Start-ups across the globe can now apply for a place on the programme and a share of £500K grant funding (up to £50,000 for each start-up).    The TechX Clean Energy Accelerator programme will help scale up the most promising clean energy start-ups through expert mentorship, tailored technology development guidance and commercial growth support. The selected start-ups will also have access to NZTC’s extensive network of advisors, investors, energy operators, and the…

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65,000 people facing systemic inequities supported by over £1.8m of Growth Impact Fund investments

Stuart Mitchell

The Growth Impact Fund, a social impact investment fund deployed to help diverse social entrepreneurs across the UK, has today published its latest impact report.  The Growth Impact Fund was launched by Big Issue Invest and UnLtd in 2022 in response to the Adebowale Commission, which highlighted the lack of inclusivity and equity in the investment market. It found that social investment had not met the needs of underserved populations including those from racialised minorities.  Two years on, the Growth Impact Fund’s 2024 Impact Report illustrates how more than 65,000…

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Eco-friendly toilet paper brand throws Foot BALL as part of new sponsorship of Lewes FC

Stuart Mitchell

Fans, players and local famous faces were this Sunday 25th August sashaying down the purple ‘red’ carpet at the first home game of Lewes FC’s women’s team as the start of the new season was marked with Met Gala-style festivity. The Sussex club – fondly known as ‘everyone’s second favourite team’ – together with newly announced sponsor, eco-friendly toilet paper brand, Who Gives A Crap, celebrated the start of the women’s return to the season by throwing a lavish party dubbed ‘The Foot Ball’. Despite relegation last season, the women’s…

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Clear Channel and The Prince’s Trust celebrate 20 years of partnership with a new Out of Home campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Clear Channel, one of the UK’s leading Out of Home media and infrastructure companies, joined forces with The Prince’s Trust, a national charity supporting young people, to launch a new Out of Home campaign, celebrating the 20th anniversary of their partnership.   The artworks were creatively conceived and executed by The&Partnership as part of the wider ‘Class of Covid’ campaign that the charity first launched in October 2022 and has been highly commended at the Outdoor Media Awards earlier this year. ‘Class of Covid’ has become the cornerstone of The Prince’s…

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UNESCO empowers the media to champion disability equality

Stuart Mitchell

UNESCO is launching a Practical Manual and a Master Class video series on Disability Equality in the Media to provide practical recommendations for media organizations to include the principles of disability equality in their coverage, content production and management practices. The media shapes public perceptions and attitudes, particularly impacting persons with disabilities, who make up to 16% of the world’s population. By focusing on disability issues in editorial policies and programming, producing accessible content and fostering inclusive workplace practices, media professionals – including reporters, editors, technical staff and managers –…

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