Month: December 2024

Government partners with civil society to transform lives across the UK

Stuart Mitchell

Government marks ‘new beginning’ of relationship with civil society to tackle some of society’s most pressing issues with launch of a new ‘Civil Society Covenant’ The creation of a ‘Civil Society Covenant’ will usher in a new era of partnership between government and civil society and help tackle some of the country’s biggest challenges, the Prime Minister and Culture Secretary will announce today.  The new Covenant is designed to harness the knowledge and expertise of voluntary, community, social enterprises (VCSEs) and charities to deliver better outcomes for communities right across…

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Despite cost-of-living pressures, more people are giving to charity digitally than ever before

Stuart Mitchell

Pennies, the award-winning fintech charity which enables micro-donations to charity, has conducted a landmark survey[1] of UK consumers to gauge attitudes and behaviours about donating to charities. After being told that if every UK cardholder gave just 35p a week to charity, it could raise an additional £1 billion for charities every year, almost half (48%) of respondents said that they’d be more likely to micro-donate.   Consumers more likely to micro-donate when they know that if every UK cardholder gave 35p a week to charity, charities would raise £1…

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Charities struggle to meet growing demand amid financial strain

Stuart Mitchell

While inflation may have subsided, demand for charity services continues to rise along with competition for funding, new research by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) has found. The research among 784 UK charity leaders found that 86% of the charities they lead had recorded increased demand for their services over the last 12 months, with 54% of those reporting that it had risen by ‘a lot’. This has increased from 43% in 2023 when a similar survey was carried out. Organisations that are most likely to say that demand has…

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WRAP proposes government consider policy change to expedite removal of packaging on 21 fresh produce items

Stuart Mitchell

On the eve of WRAP’s Courtauld Commitment Summit 2024, WRAP published a policy recommendation paper, to support action towards its call for fruit and veg to be sold without packaging. The recommendation is for a packaging ban on 21 fruit and veg items, to be developed via a formal consultation process. This recommendation has been created in consultation with industry stakeholders from across the value chain. Selling these 21 items loose has the potential to save approximately 100,000 tonnes of edible fruit and vegetables from being wasted annually in people’s…

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Tesco agrees largest UK corporate PPA for solar power in landmark infrastructure project

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco has announced the signing of its largest UK Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), facilitated by EDF, securing 65% of the solar power generation from Cleve Hill Solar Park. Cleve Hill, located on the north Kent coast, is the largest solar and battery storage project ever constructed in the UK, with a capacity of 373 megawatts (MW). The project, which began construction in early 2023, is set to become operational in early 2025. Tesco’s 15-year Power Purchase Agreement represents the largest solar corporate PPA ever agreed in the UK. Cleve Hill…

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