Day: 23 November 2024

Sodexo’s net-zero supply chain engagement strategy wins at two top sustainability awards

Stuart Mitchell

Sodexo UK & Ireland’s forward-thinking and collaborative net zero supply chain engagement strategy has been recognised at two prestigious, national awards for sustainability excellence, the Reuters Sustainability Awards and the National Sustainability awards.          With 34% of its scope 3 emissions arising from its 4,000 supply chain, Sodexo’s net zero supply chain engagement strategy provides a framework for its supply partners to undertake key steps showing tangible progress to decarbonise before 2030. Sodexo’s work with suppliers on reducing carbon emissions started a number of years ago and in 2022 it began…

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ScottishPower and The Union launch new creative brand campaign: “Journey”

Stuart Mitchell

ScottishPower, in partnership with The Union, has launched a new brand campaign “Journey’, bringing to life its action and ambitions to deliver a cleaner, greener and more affordable energy future.  Energy is an engine for UK growth and rising electricity demand, combined with the continued need for climate action, sees ScottishPower leading from the front with a bold investment plan focused on enhancing grid infrastructure and increasing renewable capacity.     As the UK’s only vertically integrated energy company, the business is spearheading the UK’s green energy transition right across the industry. From…

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UK has glaring national security blind spot for climate threats, finds new report

Stuart Mitchell

An assessment of climate threats to UK national security has highlighted climate tipping points as a severely overlooked danger, according to a new report from the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR), Chatham House, the University of Exeter, and the Strategic Climate Risks Initiative.   The researchers drew parallels with the Covid-19 pandemic, highlighting that national security threats can stem from non-hostile actions – like climate change – and not just from malicious intent, like wars and terrorism.   The authors of the report say the government has a blind spot: major…

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Charity Investment Consulting Partnership launched to drive better outcomes for UK charities

Stuart Mitchell

A new collaborative initiative, the Charity Investment Consulting Partnership (CICP), has been launched by leading independent consultancy Broadstone to enhance investment practices and outcomes within the UK charity sector. It brings together leading independent investment consulting firms, including Aon, LCP, Barnett Waddingham, Hymans Robertson, XPS Group, ARC and PMCL Consulting. The CICP is an open partnership for all independent investment consulting firms offering regulated advisory services to charities. The partnership is a collective effort designed to improve the overall investment landscape for charities by providing a forum for collaboration, sharing…

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

Stuart Mitchell

The UK’s social impact investment market continued to demonstrate stability despite economic uncertainties, growing to £10 billion at the end of 2023, according to the annual assessment by the UK’s leading social impact investor, Better Society Capital (BSC). This represents a 7% increase from £9.4 billion in 2022 and shows stable investor support for initiatives focused on tackling social issues such as reducing child poverty, combatting homelessness and preventing long term health conditions, even in challenging macro and micro economic conditions. This increase comes in the same month as the…

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