Day: 28 March 2025

Hey Girls Launch 2024 Impact Report

Stuart Mitchell

Hey Girls Launch their 2024 Impact Report with the following post on their site: In celebration of our 7th Birthday (yes that’s seven years as a successful social enterprise!) and thanks to your support, we’ve reached some huge milestones, donating over 42 million period products, working with more than 400 community partners, and taking part in exciting collaborations and campaigns that have driven real change towards an end to period poverty. We’re especially proud to have played a key role in Northern Ireland passing its Free Period Products Bill, making…

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Soft opt-in exemption for email marketing to be extended to UK charities

Stuart Mitchell

The soft opt-in exemption was adopted as an amendment to the Data (Use & Access) Bill by the UK government in January. The UK’s DMA, backed by 19 charities, wrote to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on behalf of its members last November, asking for soft opt-in to be extended to charities in the current Bill. Analysis referenced in the letter has estimated that this could lead to an extra £290 million in annual donations for UK charities. EFA member the Chartered Institute of Fundraising (CIOF)…

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Morrisons partners with Purpl to launch exclusive discounts for the disabled community

Stuart Mitchell

Morrisons has announced a partnership with the discount platform, Purpl, to provide exclusive online discounts to the disabled community in the UK. The grocery chain will provide disabled customers with 10% off when they spend £25 or more on groceries online. The discount will aid the 16.1 million people or 24% of Brits who currently live with a disability.  To access the exclusive discount, customers need to sign up for the free discount platform, Purpl, and verify their disability status with accepted documentation such as PIP, DLA, Blue Badge, Disabled…

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MODEC enters into offshore carbon capture FEED contract with SAMSUNG E&A, deploying Carbon Clean’s CycloneCC technology

Stuart Mitchell

MODEC has entered into a Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract with SAMSUNG E&A for an offshore carbon capture pilot project, selecting Carbon Clean’s modular CycloneCC technology. The study envisages the installation of a carbon capture module on a MODEC Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel as a pilot, and it will be a first-of-a-kind deployment of CycloneCC in an onboard carbon capture setting. Carbon Clean will provide FEED support to SAMSUNG E&A, including equipment supply of the rotating packed bed (RPB) technology at the heart of CycloneCC…

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Canopy (CISL) named by the Financial Times as one of Europe’s leading startup hubs for a second year running

Stuart Mitchell

CISL’s Canopy has once again been recognised as one of Europe’s leading startup hubs, following its selection by the Financial Times in collaboration with Statista for the 2025 rankings.   The Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership’s (CISL) Canopy is a vibrant network of purpose-driven innovators and entrepreneurs dedicated to building ventures that put sustainability at the heart of their work and focus on tackling global sustainability challenges. This prestigious recognition, which is based of votes from startup founders, highlights the innovation hub’s ongoing success in fostering innovation, sustainability, and entrepreneurial excellence…

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