Month: March 2025

JLL Foundation accelerates climate mitigation by investing $4.75 million in loans to 18 new climate-impacting start-ups

Stuart Mitchell

JLL Foundation, a non-profit founded and backed by JLL, published its third Annual Report, detailing its continued commitment to providing catalytic capital to pre-seed and seed-stage, climate-impacting companies. In 2024, the Foundation awarded a total of $4.75 million in new, zero-interest loans to 18 companies, helping them contribute to a more sustainable future and filling a crucial gap in early-stage funding. Circularity is key to JLL Foundation’s model, as all funds returned from loans granted are invested into new loans, creating a virtuous cycle. A record number of loans were repaid in…

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Sylvera expands global reach with Estimated Ratings, offering early insights into 5,000 carbon projects by end of 2025

Stuart Mitchell

Sylvera, a leading carbon data platform, today announces that it has launched Estimated Ratings, a new product offering access to accurate, key information on a wide range of carbon credit projects around the world. Building on its reputation for market-leading data and insights, Sylvera is to assess thousands of new projects across project types and geographies, awarding an estimated rating. The estimated rating will appear as an anticipated range (for example, ‘A-BB’), of where Sylvera would expect the project to fall ahead of a more in-depth rating assessment when conducted. …

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Canopy Launches New Upgrade of the World’s Largest EcoPaper Database

Stuart Mitchell

Businesses looking to cut their environmental footprint have a powerful new tool at their fingertips. Canopy proudly unveils the updated, redesigned, and expanded EcoPaper Database‌ — ‌the world’s largest collection of recycled and Next Gen paper and packaging solutions. With 1,400+ products, this free, one-stop resource is designed to help companies source smarter, low-impact products and accelerate the transition away from forest-based fibre. Next Gen, unlike conventional paper products that rely on forest fibre, utilize feedstocks such as agricultural waste or food waste to create new paper. “Forests don’t belong…

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Isle of Wight partners with Digital Poverty Alliance to tackle digital poverty with local device donation drive

Stuart Mitchell

Richard Quigley, MP for Isle of Wight West, is spearheading a new initiative to combat digital poverty and encouraging local businesses to donate unused devices. Over 6,600 households are deprived of education and over 3,500 households face employment deprivation, revealing the gap in digital access is a huge issue within the Isle of Wight. This drive aims to bridge this digital divide by providing much-needed laptops to schools and community groups, ensuring better access to digital resources for those who are stuck. As part of the ongoing efforts to address…

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GAIA Calls for Greater Accountability, Inclusiveness, Transparency in Plastics Treaty Process

Stuart Mitchell

The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), a network with more than 1,000 members in all United Nations regions, delivered an open letter to the International Negotiating Committee (INC)  Bureau– the governing body of the plastics treaty negotiations– calling for greater accountability for the Chair, Luis Vayas Valvidieso of Ecuador.  Ana Rocha, Director of Global Plastics Policy at GAIA, states: “Civil society has been locked out of the negotiations multiple times, from intersessional work to key meetings during INC-5, going against mandated procedures even when countries stated support for stakeholder…

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