Day: 12 March 2025

The ClimateWise Principles Independent Review 2024

Stuart Mitchell

ClimateWise – the global insurance industry leadership group founded in 2007 and facilitated by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) – has released its regular annual report on how its members have performed against its jointly agreed Principles, shortly after having raised the ambition of those Principles to drive further action in the insurance industry. ClimateWise is in its 16th year of reporting against the ClimateWise Principles disclosure framework, aligned in 2019 with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations. If 2023 could be characterised…

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Direct marketing advice generator makes it easy for organisations to comply with the law

Stuart Mitchell

ICO have launched a free online tool to help organisations ensure their direct marketing activities comply with UK law – namely the Privacy and Electronic Communication Regulations (PECR), and the UK GDPR. By using the direct marketing advice generator, small organisations will get reliable compliance advice, tailored to their own direct marketing activities, in minutes. This allows organisations to reach out and promote their products and services to both new and existing customers, as well as share their aims and ideals – and can assist in making sure they’re contacting…

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Samaritans reports third consecutive year of rising calls from those facing financial hardship

Stuart Mitchell

Samaritans is calling on the Government to increase investment in vital suicide prevention and mental health support, as new analysis reveals the number of people accessing the charity’s support services over financial concerns has risen for a third year in a row. Latest data from the suicide prevention charity reveals the toll that the cost-of-living crisis is taking on the nation’s mental health. While people call Samaritans for a range reasons, finance stands alone as the only concern to see a sustained year-on-year increase. In 2024, nearly 160,000 callers for…

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Clear Channel grows its social value contribution

Stuart Mitchell

Clear Channel is committed to making a positive impact on both the planet and society and has obtained a Planet Mark certification for its social value contribution in 2023.   As a Platform for Good, our efforts have been consistently growing, and we have been measuring our social value through the Planet Mark organisation to better understand our contribution.   Planet Mark has certified our social value contribution for 2023, totalling nearly £29 million. This represents an increase of c. £800k from 2022, demonstrating our commitment to reinvest back into…

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Ceres urges protection of the Methane Emissions Reduction Program

Stuart Mitchell

Ceres issued the following statement in response to the introduction of companion legislation introduced yesterday in the U.S. House of Representatives that would repeal provisions of the Methane Emissions Reduction Program (MERP), introduced in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.  “The Methane Emissions Reduction Program benefits and strengthens the U.S. energy industry. By reducing waste, bringing more gas to the marketplace, and maintaining access to global markets that are seeking transparency on methane pollution, the program increases competitiveness for U.S. oil and gas producers,” said Andrew Logan, senior director, Ceres. “If…

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