Month: June 2025

European Commission issues landmark Decision assigning CO₂ storage obligations to oil and gas producers under NZIA

Stuart Mitchell

The European Commission yesterday published a long-awaited Decision that operationalises Article 23 of the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA), assigning individual CO₂ storage obligations to 44 oil and gas producers across the European Union (EU). These obligations are individual shares of the Commission’s target for developing 50 million tonnes of operational CO2 storage capacity by 2030. This marks a critical enforcement milestone in the EU’s effort to build out industrial carbon management infrastructure and ensure that fossil fuel producers contribute to long-term decarbonisation.  “This is the moment we’ve been waiting for,…

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Danone is equipping 6,500 smallholder dairy farmers with biodigesters to reduce methane emissions

Stuart Mitchell

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, with more than 80 times the warming power of carbon dioxide over the first 20 years after its release. Dairy companies can play a meaningful role in reducing methane. This is because methane emissions from agriculture and livestock make up approximately 40% of global methane emissions, with dairy cattle representing an estimated 8% of these emissions. In 2023, Danone was the first food company to align with the Global Methane Pledge to reduce 30% of methane emissions from fresh milk by 2030. Since 2020,…

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Report published to unlock financing to decarbonise school estates through innovative financial mechanisms

Stuart Mitchell

The Green Finance Institute (GFI) in partnership with Ashden’s Let’s Go Zero campaign, the national campaign for all schools, colleges and nurseries to be zero carbon by 2030, has today launched the Financing Decarbonisation of Schools Report, outlining the barriers and potential solutions that could significantly reduce the £16.3 billion[1] investment gap to decarbonise the UK’s 32,149[2] schools. Current government funding available to schools through grant schemes and Local Authorities is insufficient to meet the £16.3 billion investment challenge. Used more strategically, public funds could catalyse private investment. However, deploying…

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Benevity Releases First Enterprise Impact Platform to Solve CSR and Social Impact’s Biggest Challenges

Stuart Mitchell

Benevity Inc. has released its next-generation Enterprise Impact Platform, delivering the first all-in-one solution to simplify and scale corporate social responsibility (CSR) and social impact programs. The platform unifies giving, volunteering, grants management, and employee mobilization—empowering companies to better connect purpose with measurable business results. Trusted by a community of more than 900 clients worldwide, Benevity developed the Enterprise Impact Platform to address the most pressing challenges faced by CSR and social impact professionals today: disconnected systems, limited visibility, employee disengagement, and risk exposure.  Benevity’s secure, enterprise-grade solution meets those…

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Sainsbury’s one in four major supermarkets to launch joint campaign to help fight hunger in the UK

Stuart Mitchell

1 in 7 people go hungry in the UK, 2.7 million of them children. It’s a significant rise since 2020, and in community centres, schools and shelters across the country, the demand for meals is only increasing. The food industry working together: The food industry is joining forces to help tackle the issue, at scale, through a new campaign and a new coalition. On May 19th, the Let’s make a meal of it campaign launche across 4 major supermarkets and supported by suppliers – one of the most ambitious retailer…

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