The Great Food Puzzle, a new tool and research published by WWF, helps identify the most appropriate actions on a national basis. The report highlights that food systems – the complex network of activities that involves the production, processing, transportation, and consumption of food – have major global impacts on nature and climate change, but they can only be made sustainable with local solutions. In the first global study of its kind, WWF has analyzed more than 100 countries and classified them into six different Food System Types, based on…
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Asda invites customers to donate pre-loved children’s books to distribute back into local communities
Asda has announced it is joining part of a nationwide partnership with literacy charity the Children’s Book Project that will enable their customers across the UK to donate pre-loved children’s books in-store, for onward gifting to families who have fewer books of their own. This country-wide campaign follows successful pilots earlier in the year in Asda stores across Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds and London which saw over 6000 booked donated and redistributed. The Children’s Book Project is on a mission to tackle book poverty in childhood. They take donations of surplus…
Read MoreUnleash the fun! The LEGO Group is encouraging families to build more play into every day and join its global ‘Play is Your Superpower’ campaign
In a world where play is increasingly undervalued, the LEGO Group is excited to raise the curtain on the second run of its Play is Your Superpower campaign, encouraging kids and families to give play more of a starring role in everyday life. Urging everyone to rediscover the transformative power of play, this fun-fuelled campaign is a direct response to new global findings by the LEGO Group, revealing that families who play together the most are the happiest*, while a resounding 90% of children agree that play is the best…
Read MoreGCF unveils new organisational structure to accelerate climate action
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has unveiled the latest phase of its ambitious reform agenda to enhance efficiency and impact in supporting climate action. The Fund transitions today to a new organisational structure designed to fulfill its promise, potential, and ambition. This transition is part of GCF’s “50 by 30” vision and reform agenda, which aims to efficiently and impactfully manage USD 50 billion in investments by 2030, as announced by GCF Executive Director Mafalda Duarte at last year’s United Nations General Assembly. Drawing on a decade of programming lessons,…
Read MoreCascale Issues Data-Driven Decarbonisation Roadmap, Rallies Industry on New Era of Business Leadership in Climate, Social Justice
Global nonprofit alliance Cascale, formerly the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, centered their recent Annual Meeting in Munich on a call to action: Attendees must become bold advocates for change within their organizations and throughout the industry. This was the first Annual Meeting since the organization rebranded in February 2024, and it marks a major milestone in the organization’s evolution. Themed “A New Era of Unified Impact,” the event united over 600 attendees from around the world, who heard from more than 80 global industry experts. The tone was set during the…
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