CCLA has announced the launch of its inaugural Global Modern Slavery Benchmark Pilot to evaluate how global companies combat modern slavery in their operations and supply chains. The pilot benchmark assesses the efforts of the 100 largest globally listed companies by market capitalisation that provide goods or services within the UK and are therefore subject to the UK Modern Slavery Act . As the UK marks the 10-year anniversary of its landmark Modern Slavery Act 2015, the benchmark assesses corporate performance against UK statutory requirements, government guidance, and international human…
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Big Four UK Banks: Falling Short on Climate Action?
FinanceMap’s 2025 assessment of the Big Four UK banks—Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, and NatWest—finds that despite commitments to net zero by 2050, the four banks’ climate-related activities do not align with net-zero pathways. A lack of robust fossil fuel exclusion policies has led all four banks’ 2020–2024 financing activities to be misaligned with the IEA’s Net Zero by 2050 Scenario, and three of the four banks show higher 2020–2024 deal flows to fossil fuel companies than to green ones. During the same period, Barclays and HSBC actively advocated to…
Read MoreFuture Lions 2025 Celebrates Bold Thinking and Visionary Talent
Future Lions, the global competition founded by AKQA in partnership with the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, announced its 2025 winners today. Supported by media partner The Wall Street Journal, Future Lions continues to champion young innovators using technology and creativity to solve pressing global challenges. Now in its 20th year, Future Lions celebrates bold ideas that wouldn’t have been possible just three years ago; transforming visionary thinking into real-world impact. This year’s open brief invited young creatives to choose any brand and explore how technology can help shape…
Read MoreDriving Ocean Literacy Inland: Meet the 2025 #MakeEUBlue Award Winners
The EU4Ocean Coalition, supported by the European Commission, is proud to announce the winners of its fourth annual “MakeEUBlue” Awards, recognising outstanding initiatives that raise awareness about the ocean’s importance and promote ocean literacy with long-term impact. The awards ceremony took place today at the European Maritime Day (EMD) 2025 in Cork, Ireland. Out of 54 applications received from diverse organisations and initiatives, a rigorous selection process, including a screening by the EU4Ocean secretariat and a jury composed of the EU4Ocean Advisory Board and secretariat members, led to the recognition…
Read MoreThe World Health Organization Extends Global Action Plan on Dementia to 2031
194 Member States of World Health Organisation formally adopted an extension to the Global Action Plan on dementia until 2031. As the international federation of Alzheimer and dementia associations around the world; in official relations with the WHO, Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) welcomes the news – but warns that the world is heading towards a global health crisis and must use this time wisely. “The Global Action Plan remains the best tool available to governments to support those living with dementia, their carers, healthcare systems, and the wider society. Mortality…
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