Month: October 2024

Urgent, Faster Scale-Up of Clean Technologies Presents Multi-Trillion-Dollar Opportunities for Decarbonization of India

Stuart Mitchell

India’s window to curb its carbon emissions in line with the major goal of the Paris Agreement – holding global warming to well below two degrees Celsius and avoiding the worst impacts of climate change – is still possible, however, it looks increasingly hard to achieve. BloombergNEF’s (BNEF’s) New Energy Outlook: India shows what it would take to get there. India must rapidly decarbonize its power sector – the largest emitter in the country – to stay on track, more than tripling its solar and wind capacity by 2030 to…

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CAP – Check your prostate (ads)

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Check your prostate (ads). 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. The prostate – for many, not an easy topic to talk about. For instance, according to a Prostate Cancer Research survey of people living with prostate cancer, only 2 in 100 of over 350 people felt comfortable discussing side effects such as erectile dysfunction and…

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Tesco backs further 16 innovative new brands as part of 2024 Accelerator Programme

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco has stepped up its commitment to championing exciting, diverse new brands by launching a second cohort of products for its 2024 Accelerator Programme. Building on the success of previous intakes, sixteen brands will join the Tesco initiative, which aims to introduce small and trend-led brands into Tesco. The programme provides a comprehensive year-long mentoring, learning, and development experience focused on growth, and has been designed to deliver innovation for customers while supporting diversity within its supply base. Among the selection criteria is a commitment to support brands led by…

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£84 million of SIF funding to accelerate race to net zero

Stuart Mitchell

Ofgem has approved 12 round two beta projects, awarding £84 million through the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) delivered in partnership with Innovate UK. Delivery of net zero by 2030 The projects have been awarded beta funding to further develop ideas and innovations in the latest tranche of funding awards from the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) and Innovate UK’s SIF. As well as delivering financial, environmental and societal benefits for Great Britain’s energy consumers, these projects also support government efforts to make Britain a clean energy superpower. Innovation…

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CARBIOS appoints Tommy Maussin as Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Committee member to develop CARBIOS’ presence with brands worldwide

Stuart Mitchell

CARBIOS, a pioneer in the development and industrialization of biological technologies to reinvent the life cycle of plastic and textiles, announces the appointment of Tommy Maussin as its Chief Marketing Officer, effective 2 September 2024.  His mission involves developing and overseeing CARBIOS’ global marketing and sales activities with brands across various industries, including packaging, textiles, luxury, automotive, cosmetics, healthcare, and industrial goods. Tommy will be responsible for enhancing CARBIOS’ global presence to initiate and conclude commercial agreements with brand owners. His proven track record of profitable businesses in a variety…

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