Year: 2024

Watt did you say? Octopus Energy launches Free Elec Sesh

Stuart Mitchell

Octopus Energy is charging up the savings game with its new ‘Free Electricity Sessions’, giving customers free extra electricity when the grid is at its greenest. Starting today, customers who are signed up to the ‘Octoplus’ rewards scheme can revel in cost-free electricity when the wholesale price of electricity drops significantly or goes negative. UK renewables are at a record high, and in the past year alone there were 14 days where electricity prices dropped below £0 due to excess renewable energy being generated. During these times, wind farms are…

Read More

Nescafé B2B by Nestlé Professional has partnered with Deborah Meaden to spotlight UK SMEs

Stuart Mitchell

In an exciting new partnership for 2024 – Nescafé B2B by Nestlé Professional – has given small and medium businesses, a unique opportunity to win bespoke insight and advice from serial entrepreneur and business guru, Deborah Meaden. Open to small to medium sized businesses (SMEs), across all industries, the new business programme, by Nescafé, Let’s Partner up for Good, has seen seven lucky businesses win a seat at the table to discuss their business challenges relating to their sustainability journey, workplace wellbeing and business growth with Deborah Meaden and Nescafé…

Read More

National Breast Cancer Foundation Named a 2024 Best Place to Work by Dallas Business Journal

Stuart Mitchell

Dallas Business Journal (DBJ) has named National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) a 2024 Best Place to Work. This honored designation recognizes 100 companies in the DFW area that have gone above and beyond to create a great culture and workplace. The rankings are based on confidential surveys of employees that measure success in team dynamics, trust in leadership, communication, and more. Only the top-scoring companies in the region earn the coveted title. The full rankings of the companies — based on scores devised from the results of the Quantum Workplace surveys,…

Read More

Two years in, the Inflation Reduction Act is tackling climate change and rebuilding American industry with growing support

Stuart Mitchell

Ceres Vice President of Government Relations Anne Kelly issued the following statement to mark the second anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act being signed into law:  “The Inflation Reduction Act is the largest investment in world history to fight climate change, and on its second anniversary the impressive returns on that investment are leading to American industrial and economic growth. By unleashing hundreds of billions of dollars in private investment to build and deploy clean technologies and infrastructure, the IRA has proven itself as an anchor for the US manufacturing…

Read More

With LGBTQ+ Discrimination on the Rise, New “American Dreams” Campaign Encourages Taking Action Against Hate

Stuart Mitchell

The Ad Council recently launched the latest effort in its Emmy-Award-winning Love Has No Labels campaign to raise awareness of the ongoing discrimination faced by LGBTQ+ people and to remind audiences how they can help create a more accepting and inclusive society. Watch the new Love Has No Labels “American Dreams” Video: Since the initial launch of the campaign nearly a decade ago, hatred and division still plague our country, with rising discrimination targeting LGBTQ+ people and increasing their risks of experiencing housing and broader discrimination, as well as threats…

Read More