Day: 6 August 2025

Government plans for UK to become sustainable finance capital of the world

Stuart Mitchell

To help “unlock billions in clean energy investment”, the Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has today outlined plans to support banks and large companies in developing climate transition plans when addressing the Climate and Innovation Forum as part of last months London Climate Action Week.   The UK is consistently ranked first in the world for sustainable finance, and 70% of FTSE 100 companies have already voluntarily developed many of the key elements of a transition plan. Widespread transition planning will help provide long-term certainty and clarity to help scale the sustainable…

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£4 million charity fund launched to bolster financial resilience

Stuart Mitchell

Lloyds Banking Group and its four charitable Foundations have launched a new joint Financial Resilience fund, with £4.2 million available to the charity sector to help empower those most in need by gaining confidence and skills to manage their finances, reduce reliance on debt and achieve long-term financial stability. The creation of the fund follows new research from Lloyds Banking Group and the charitable Foundations which found that in the past three years, 4.3 million individuals have sought assistance from UK charities due to financial hardship. Charities are a vital…

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Channel 4 Sales Deepens Accessibility Commitment as it launches Landmark 10th Diversity in Advertising Award

Stuart Mitchell

Channel 4 Sales recently launched the tenth edition of its annual Diversity in Advertising Awards, which has gifted £10 million in advertising space to campaigns promoting diversity and inclusion since 2015. For 2025, the brief remains ‘Inclusive by Design,’ urging the industry to embed inclusive practices into creative development and remove barriers to engagement with TV advertising. Building on this legacy, Channel 4 Sales today announces significant new accessibility commitments: From spring 2026, all adverts delivered to Channel 4 (across linear and streaming) will mandatorily require closed captions. This commitment…

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UK businesses and academia partner up in cutting-edge research

Stuart Mitchell

The new Prosperity Partnerships will tackle key industry challenges in areas from drug manufacturing and artificial intelligence (AI) to cybersecurity. The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is funding 23 partnerships with a £41 million investment, matched with a further £56 million from businesses and academia. The projects will deliver pioneering technologies that will improve lives and grow the economy, including: advancing drug development and manufacturing so that life-saving medicines can reach patients sooner using AI to assist examiners when they mark GCSE and A-level exams protecting national transport,…

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Seth Rogen & Lauren Miller Rogen share experience of Alzheimer’s in film

Stuart Mitchell

Alzheimer’s Research UK is proud to be supporting the UK launch of the documentary Taking Care in which Hollywood stars Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen share their experience of Alzheimer’s disease. Directed and produced by award-winning filmmaker James Keach, Taking Care is a 38-minute documentary following the journey of Seth and Lauren as they navigate the complexities and heartbreak of Lauren’s mother’s young onset Alzheimer’s disease. Lauren’s mum, Adele, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s aged just 55. She died in 2020. Through humour, heart, and an unwavering commitment to change,…

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