Year: 2025

Phoenix Group’s think tank Phoenix Insights rebrands as the Standard Life Centre for the Future of Retirement

Stuart Mitchell

Phoenix Group’s think tank, Phoenix Insights, has rebranded under Standard Life as part of the think tank’s bold ambition to help everyone achieve long-term financial security. Since its inception in 2021, Phoenix Insights has driven action in response to some of the biggest challenges of people living longer – from influencing policy makers’ thinking on pensions adequacy and economic inactivity, to driving national media conversations and building new partnerships to promote the importance of good work and the untapped potential of workers in their 50s and 60s. With more than…

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Supporters get ready to celebrate National Vegetarian Week

Stuart Mitchell

Kicking off on World Vegetarian Day, National Vegetarian Week (1st to 7th October 2025) is the annual celebration of fantastic veggie food, inspiring everyone to dive into delicious meat-free dishes.  National Vegetarian Week is perfect timing for those with post-summer holiday aspirations, when travel and relaxation allow time for reflection, and often the desire to make positive lifestyle changes. The run up will start in late August, with a flow of top tips, veggie news and inspiration. National Vegetarian Week is also a fantastic platform for businesses, restaurants, supermarkets, and brands to promote…

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£3 million in grants helps older people access £26 million in life-changing support

Stuart Mitchell

Independent Age launched the Cost-of-Living Fund in 2021 to help older people struggling to cope with the soaring inflation and living costs sweeping the UK after the pandemic. The national charity aims to combat poverty in later life and sees local organisations as a key part of the solution. The response to the initial £2 million fund was so overwhelming that a second round of an additional 1 million was launched in 2023. Across both rounds, Independent Age funded 77 organisations to support over 50,000 older people and unlock over…

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1.1 million children pushed into hygiene poverty – charity urges government to act ahead of Child Poverty Strategy

Stuart Mitchell

To mark the launch of the pioneering research report, A Clean Start in Life, leading product giving charity In Kind Direct hosted a Parliamentary reception in Westminster on Monday evening, sponsored by Helen Hayes MP, Chair of the Education Select Committee. The event brought together Parliamentarians, policymakers, civil servants, charities and corporate leaders, to urgently address the impact of hygiene poverty on the lives of children and young people. With the publication of the Child Poverty Strategy being pushed back by government to autumn, the sector fear that this delay will…

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Kepak Secures SBTi Approval, Sets Sights on Net-Zero by 2050

Stuart Mitchell

Kepak Group has reached a major milestone on its sustainability journey, with formal approval of its climate targets from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). This approval confirms Kepak’s emissions-reduction goals align with the 1.5°C trajectory set by the Paris Agreement – the most ambitious pathway for limiting global warming. Key targets include: A 52.3% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 – equivalent to eliminating the annual emissions of more than 15,000  homes Net-zero emissions across the entire value chain by 2050 Kepak now stands among a select group…

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