Month: October 2024

Investors put £10 billion into a better society as Treasury considers budget cuts

Stuart Mitchell

The impact market has grown 12x over the last 12 years, driven by an increasingly diverse group of investors Better Society Capital’s investments represent 5% of the market – with a typical investment bringing £3 of co-investment in for every £1 invested originally Ahead of the Budget at the end of the month, Better Society Capital is calling for active partnership from government to unlock more social impact investment in communities across UK The UK’s social impact investment market continued to demonstrate stability despite economic uncertainties, growing to £10 billion…

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Link’s Innovative New Social Audit Initiative Wins Top ‘Best Practice Award’ at 2024 Sedex Supply Chain Awards

Stuart Mitchell

The 2024 Sedex Supply Chain Awards were announced on 22 August at the Sedex Sustainable and Responsible Supply Chain Conference held in Shanghai, China. Link is thrilled to accept the Best Practice Award for Social Contribution, which recognises the company’s pioneering ‘Beyond Audit’ Initiative, implemented in 2023 across their 2000+ supply base worldwide. Link’s Beyond Audit Initiative goes beyond mere compliance, aiming to enhance social sustainability throughout the value chain by taking a proactive and collaborative approach to supply chain auditing. The Link’s dedicated Compliance Team has made significant strides in…

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Fairfield University Announces New Center for Climate, Coastal and Marine Studies

Stuart Mitchell

Fairfield University will soon launch a new Center for Climate, Coastal, and Marine Studies. Guided by the University’s core mission and Jesuit commitment to social justice, the Center was designed to support research related to climate, coastal, and marine systems through interdisciplinary scholarship. “This project represents Fairfield’s first center singularly dedicated to supporting faculty and faculty-student research,” said Provost Christine Siegel, PhD. “The launch of the center builds upon the successful, interdisciplinary research of our faculty and students over many years, and aims to further advance this success through enhanced,…

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SAP Recognized as One of the World’s Most Sustainable Companies in 2024

Stuart Mitchell

SAP is one of the most sustainable companies on the planet in 2024, according to a recent study conducted by TIME magazine and data firm Statista. It ranks 15th out of 500 companies on the list, outperforming Cisco, Microsoft, and ServiceNow. The 2024 sustainability study measures how organizations are tracking against climate programs, such as the 1.5°C Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) target or the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), and looks at scope 1 and 2 emissions and energy consumption, or proportion of renewable energy utilized in a company’s operations.…

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Local Companies Partner to Improve Sustainability of Historic Winchcombe Museum

Stuart Mitchell

Toddington-based Duracell Energy, CME Contractors and the Winchcombe Town Trust have teamed up to improve the energy efficiency of Winchcombe Museum after successful funding application. The Grade 2 listed building, which also houses the UK’s most important meteorite at the Winchcombe Museum, was awarded £4,999 in grant funding from Gloucestershire County Council to improve the energy efficiency and sustainability of the historic building.   The money granted from the Greener Gloucestershire Climate Change Fund was awarded to the Winchcombe Town Trust to support the Museum with energy security and a…

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