Day: 29 August 2025

Three sites on the African continent removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger

Stuart Mitchell

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, meeting in Paris (France), decided to remove three properties located in Madagascar, Egypt and Libya from the List of World Heritage in Danger. These removals are the result of extensive efforts by States Parties, with UNESCO’s support, to significantly reduce threats to these sites. When sites are removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger, it is a great victory for all. For the countries and communities directly concerned, for UNESCO and, more broadly, for the shared heritage of humanity. We are pursuing a…

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tombola teams up with Breast Cancer Now for ‘eyes down, check up’ campaign that encourages one million people to check their breasts and raise £1million

Stuart Mitchell

tombola has teamed up with leading research and support charity, Breast Cancer Now, to launch their ‘eyes down, check up’ campaign, which aims to encourage one million people to regularly check their breasts and raise up to £1million for the charity.  Every 10 minutes in the UK, one woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, and one man is diagnosed daily*. Around two thirds of breast cancers in England are found when a woman detects an unusual breast change and gets this checked by a GP**. Yet fewer than half (44%) of…

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Growing demand for corporate transparency to reflect both impacts and risks

Stuart Mitchell

A declaration calling on European policymakers to safeguard core sustainable finance rules is now backed by 323 organizations, reflecting widespread concern that the EU Omnibus may weaken legislation that is crucial to competitiveness and economic growth. The public letter emphasizes that the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) underpin business resilience, by ensuring a level playing field in which companies assess and disclose their impacts and risks. Signatories so far include 104 investors (such as Allianz SE, Nordea AM, La Banque Postale and Royal…

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Road pollution ‘stressing’ ocean life with complex chemical cocktails, new study finds

Stuart Mitchell

Chemicals released from car tyres as they wear down are washing into rivers, estuaries and the sea and they could be disrupting life at the base of the marine food web, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Portsmouth found that just four days of exposure to three common tyre-derived chemicals significantly slowed the growth of tiny marine algae known as diatoms – single-celled plants that produce oxygen and support entire ocean ecosystems. The study focused on a species called Phaeodactylum tricornutum, a diatom that like others,…

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Sylvera and MEX Forge Strategic Partnership to Elevate Quality Standards in Asia’s Carbon Markets

Stuart Mitchell

Sylvera, the world’s leading independent carbon credit rating and data provider, and the Macao International Carbon Emission Exchange (MEX) today announced a strategic partnership designed to transform carbon market transparency and quality standards across Asia’s rapidly expanding carbon markets. The collaboration seamlessly integrates Sylvera’s comprehensive carbon intelligence platform with MEX’s established trading infrastructure, creating an unprecedented opportunity for market participants to access rigorously assessed, high-quality carbon projects with enhanced transparency and robust due diligence capabilities.   Partnership Highlights   Enhanced Quality Integration: Independent, real-time quality ratings will be embedded directly into…

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