Day: 24 February 2025

Charity leaders set out the sector’s ‘asks’ ahead of Spending Review

Stuart Mitchell

As part of the Civil Society Group (CSG), Charity Finance Group (CFG), the UK’s leading membership organisation for charity finance professionals, has written to the Chancellor ahead of the Spending Review in June 2025. Signed by 22 charity leaders, including the CEOs of NAVCA, ACF, ACEVO, NCVO, SCVO, WCVA and CIoF, the group’s letter sets out 16 recommendations for what it wants to see Labour deliver in its second major fiscal event of their term. The group is calling on Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer, to consider several quick…

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First global gathering of Food and Plastics Networks to prevent devastating environmental impacts

Stuart Mitchell

Representatives from 15 countries met in Mexico this week for Pact Network Connect 2025, a three-day programme focussed on addressing the issue of our broken food systems, and the spiralling environmental cost of plastic pollution and waste.  Convened by global environmental action NGO WRAP, Pact Network Connect 2025 was the first time the two networks – 13 international Plastics Pacts run in conjunction with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation – and 11 Food Pacts met as one to share experiences and strategies to strengthen collaborative efforts on the two environmental crises.   The…

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Amazon places the UK’s biggest-ever order of electric trucks, and moves onto Britain’s electric railways

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon recently announced the expansion of zero-exhaust emission deliveries in the UK, with its largest-ever order of electric heavy-goods vehicles (eHGVs). For the first time, Amazon packages are now also being transported at scale on the UK’s electric rail network. In addition, the company has launched on-foot customer deliveries for the first time in central London, with trolleys that can be restocked while on-the-go. These developments will help take traditional diesel vans and trucks off the UK’s roads, reduce carbon emissions, alleviate traffic congestion, and improve air quality, as part…

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New report and interactive map highlight policy designs and opportunities for states to create and implement clean electricity standards

Stuart Mitchell

As many state legislatures head into the 2025 legislative session, Clean Air Task Force (CATF) released a report that explores the benefits and key design elements of state clean electricity standards (CES). Alongside the report, CATF launched an interactive map that shows states that have adopted a CES or renewable portfolio standard and analyzes a variety of policy components, including eligible technologies, stringency of the standard, and built-in compliance flexibility.   “High public and business support for clean energy creates opportunities for states across the country to take action to meet…

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UNICEF UK reaches funding milestone with People’s Postcode Lottery players raising £20 million to support children’s learning in emergencies

Stuart Mitchell

To mark the International Day of Education, UNICEF UK announced that since 2017 the charity has received £20 million thanks to funds raised by players of People’s Postcode Lottery, supporting education in emergencies programmes around the world. This staggering amount has been crucial in enabling the charity to support continuous learning for children in crisis and emergency contexts. This work is vital as currently there are more than 224 million children globally affected by crises who need educational support. For children in emergencies, education is about more than the right…

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