Year: 2024

102% growth in the number of companies with science-based targets fuelled by growth in Asia

Stuart Mitchell

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), the corporate climate action organization, reaffirmed its continued global growth today, announcing that the total number of companies with science-based targets increased by 102% during 2023 alone compared to all previous years, fuelled in part by strong growth in Asia. 113% more companies set targets during 2023 than in 2022, according to the SBTi Monitoring Report 2023. Companies with validated science-based targets or commitments to set targets reached 39% penetration of global market cap in 2023, 2 percentage points higher than in 2022, according…

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Significant Data Gaps Found in Research on Indigenous Peoples and Media

Stuart Mitchell

The results of an extensive literature review conducted by UNESCO and researchers from Griffith University in Australia, which included Indigenous academics, concluded that no prior study has examined the intersection of media and Indigenous Peoples on a global scale. This underscores a significant gap in evidence for policy and decision makers, including UNESCO, regarding Indigenous Peoples’ opportunities to express their views and opinions, access public information and media content equally, and establish and manage their own media.  The literature review analyzed 394 sources from all over the world in which: …

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Andy Sturgeon-designed Mediterranean Garden boosts climate resilience and biodiversity as Beningbrough Hall continues its revival

Stuart Mitchell

A new Mediterranean Garden, designed for a changing climate by award-winning garden designer Andy Sturgeon, has been unveiled at the National Trust’s Beningbrough Hall near York. Since 2016, Andy has been working with the Trust on a long-term project to improve and in some cases reinvent the 8-acre garden, and the Mediterranean Garden is the largest phase of his garden vision to open to date. Formerly an underused grassed area, the garden now features over 4,000 herbaceous perennials, grasses, trees and shrubs from Mediterranean climate zones around the world, from…

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King Charles III banknote auctions raise £914,127 for charity

Stuart Mitchell

Over the summer, Spink & Sons held four auctions (£5, £10, £20 and £50) with our Chief Cashier and Executive Director of Banking, Sarah John, opening the bidding on the first lot for the £5 auction.  The auctions raised £914,127 for ten charities. These include the Bank’s three current ‘charities of the year’ as well as an additional seven previous charities of the year that did not benefit from the proceeds of a charity polymer banknote auction held since 2016.  The current three charities of the year are The Childhood Trust,…

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Legacy Futures announces new partnership with Smee & Ford to support charities through the entire legacy journey

Stuart Mitchell

Legacy Futures is excited to announce a new partnership with MiExact, owners of Smee & Ford enabling us to work together and help more charities grow through legacy giving. The newly formed group will offer charities the most comprehensive service to support the entire legacy journey; from notification data that first alerts them to a gift in a will and expert legacy administration support, to market insights, strategic fundraising programmes and consultancy services. We are excited by the opportunities our collaboration will bring, creating new innovations for the sector, combining…

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