Month: January 2025

UNESCO has mapped 4,500 species thanks to its pioneering eDNA programme

Stuart Mitchell

UNESCO’s groundbreaking environmental DNA programme has mapped nearly 4,500 marine species across 21 World Heritage sites around the world, providing new key data and a revolutionary method for stronger ocean protection in an era of rapid climate disruption. This UNESCO programme revolutionizes the way we observe and monitor marine life. At a time when the degradation of biodiversity is reaching an alarming pace, it provides new opportunities to better understand and protect critical ecosystems in the 18,000 protected marine areas around the world. In accordance with its Recommendation on Open…

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Cordis Bright and VODG | New Report on Impact of the Budget on Disability Charities

Stuart Mitchell

New analysis by Cordis Bright commissioned by VODG (Voluntary Organisations Disability Group) finds changes to National Insurance Contributions will result in devastating service cuts as disability charities face £266 million shortfall. 1 in 3 disability charities poised to hand back local government contracts A quarter considering redundancies due to soaring staff costs Over 60 per cent expecting a financial deficit by March 2025 Charity exemptions needed to secure the rights of disabled people Following the Government’s autumn budget, independent analysis by Cordis Bright commissioned by the Voluntary Organisations Disability Group (VODG)…

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New Chair of City Bridge Foundation Board

Stuart Mitchell

Paul Martinelli has been elected as the new Chair of the City Bridge Foundation Board, responsible for the charity’s day-to-day governance. Having previously served as Deputy Chair, Paul takes over from Giles Shilson, who has been Chair for the past three and a half years and who will continue as its Deputy Chair. Paul has spent his career working in the food sector at Smithfield Market and holds a range of positions in the City of London, including serving as treasurer of the Smithfield Market Tenants Association and a liveryman…

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Julia Rausing Trust announces £16.7 million in grants to UK cathedrals, botanic gardens, and museums and galleries

Stuart Mitchell

Julia Rausing Trust is pleased to announce £16.7 million in heritage grants across the UK. The funding includes £6.2 million to cathedrals, £6.2 million to botanic gardens and £4.3 million to museums and galleries. The grants will enable crucial repair and refurbishment works to English cathedrals and botanical gardens across England, Wales and Scotland. Funding for museums and galleries will support strategic programme delivery that will benefit smaller regional museums. Among seven cathedrals receiving support is York Minster, where a grant of £500,000 has been made to complete the fundraising…

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Tetra Pak wins Resource Efficiency award at the Sustainable Packaging News awards 2024

Stuart Mitchell

Tetra Pak has received the ‘Resource Efficiency’ Award at the Sustainable Packaging News Awards 2024, for its paper-based barrier material innovation. The awards recognise the most innovative advancements in sustainable packaging over the past year.  A world-first in the carton packaging industry, the paper-based barrier when combined with plant-based polymers, reduces the carbon footprint of aseptic food packaging by up to one-third, while maintaining the highest standards of food safety and performance. The carbon reduction achievement has been verified by the Carbon Trust.1 As global food systems call for low…

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