Day: 20 April 2025

Channel 4 Sales introduces broadcast industry-first advertising emissions tool

Stuart Mitchell

Channel 4 Sales has announced it will invest in a broadcast industry-first advertising emissions measurement tool for its advertisers, as it continues to put sustainability at the top of its agenda.  Partnering with Scope3, a sustainable technology platform, Channel 4 Sales will be the first commercial team within a major broadcaster to offer advertisers emissions data about digital campaigns running on its owned and operated platforms. Advertisers will gain access to actionable emissions reports, powered by Scope3, to help them reduce the carbon impact of their media buying and reach…

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UKRI updates funding policies to improve research sustainability

Stuart Mitchell

UKRI is improving financial sustainability by updating its approach to equipment costs, capital thresholds and clarifying its position on matched funding. The UK research community is set to benefit from key changes in UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) approach to equipment costs and capital thresholds, as well as clearer guidance on institutional matched funding. This will help support long-term financial sustainability in research and innovation From 1 April 2025, UKRI will introduce these changes on new funding opportunities launched in the UKRI Funding Service to: improve cost recovery streamline funding…

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Toxic tech: New polling exposes widespread online misogyny driving Gen Z away from social media

Stuart Mitchell

New polling commissioned by Amnesty International UK, exposes the staggering levels of online misogyny that plague social media, driving young people, particularly women, away from spaces meant for connection and creativity. The polling, Toxic Tech: How Misogyny is Shaping Gen Z’s Online Experience, was conducted by Savanta and is taken from the testimony of 3,024 Gen Z respondents from a nationally representative sample of the UK population. The findings underscore the urgent need for tech platforms to overhaul their policies and take concrete steps toward ensuring safer digital communities. The…

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New project from CATF, Carbon Balance Initiative, and Bellona Europa to strengthen EU’s oil and gas accountability for CO₂ storage under Article 23

Stuart Mitchell

Clean Air Task Force (CATF), Carbon Balance Initiative (CB), and Bellona Europa recently launched a joint project to support and assess the effective implementation of Article 23 of the European Union’s (EU) Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA). This initiative comes at a pivotal moment as the EU seeks to balance industrial competitiveness, energy security, and decarbonisation on the path to its 2050 climate goals.  As the first regulation of its kind, the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) Article 23 introduces a requirement for oil and gas producers to contribute to the development…

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SALOMON, CARBIOS and FENC collaborate for a sustainable revolution in the footwear industry

Stuart Mitchell

Salomon,  the modern mountain sports lifestyle brand, CARBIOS (Euronext Growth Paris : ALCRB), a pioneer in the development and industrialization of biological technologies to reinvent the life cycle of plastic and textiles, Far Eastern New Century, a global leader in the PET/polyester industry headquartered in Taiwan and serving global brands with the virgin, recycled and bio-PET/polyester products, have joined forces to produce a more sustainable version of the iconic footwear from Salomon’s XT_PU.RE range while maintaining its high performance. Through the collaboration with CARBIOS and FENC, high-quality polyester fibers biorecycled…

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