Month: August 2025

Soorty and Haelixa Expand DNA-Backed Traceability Partnership to Strengthen Circularity and Transparency in Global Denim Supply Chains

Stuart Mitchell

As global regulations tighten around greenwashing and unverified sustainability claims, Soorty, one of Pakistan’s largest vertically integrated denim manufacturers, is reaffirming its leadership in circular fashion production through its deepening partnership with Swiss traceability pioneer Haelixa. Together, the two are empowering fashion brands with forensic proof of recycled fiber origin — helping them meet rising demands for transparency, due diligence, and accountability. This traceability is embedded within Soorty’s SecondLife® — a recycled cotton initiative designed to deliver measurable impact, from resource efficiency and reduced environmental footprint to supply chain visibility…

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RWE and The Oyster Restoration Company complete feasibility project for large-scale native oyster restoration

Stuart Mitchell

RWE, one of the UK’s leading energy generators and The Oyster Restoration Company (TORC)  have successfully completed a feasibility program that proves large-scale native oyster reef restoration can be executed inside offshore wind farms across European waters. This is a step forward for offshore wind developers that are seeking credible, scalable, and verifiable biodiversity solutions at large scale. Over the six months of the feasibility testing, RWE and The Oyster Restoration Company jointly developed: substrate testing and ecological assessments, reef-base engineering solutions and the evaluation of deployment logistics, the analysis…

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Top Global Creative Leaders Come Together To Form New Art Directors Club Board

Stuart Mitchell

The One Club for Creativity announced 21 preeminent creative professionals from across a range of industries who have been named to serve on the newly established Art Directors Club Board. Founded in 1920, the Art Directors Club is the world’s longest continuously running creative organization to support and celebrate excellence in craft and innovation in all forms of advertising and design.  Home to the celebrated ADC Annual Awards, global Young Guns competition and more, ADC merged with The One Club in 2017 to form The One Club for Creativity, the…

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£1.2m grant fund launched to support older people on a low income in coastal and rural areas

Stuart Mitchell

National UK charity Independent Age is distributing £1.2 million in the second round of their Older People’s Fund. The money will fund projects that deliver practical advice and support in specific rural and coastal areas where there are a higher number of older people living on a low income including many older private renters. In each round, the Older People’s Fund aims to support one or more of six priority groups who are more likely to face financial hardship in later life based on a report published by Independent Age…

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World Food Prize Foundation Youth Institutes Expand Across Africa, Established in Sierra Leone

Stuart Mitchell

The World Food Prize Foundation has established its first Youth Institute in Sierra Leone, advancing its mission to engage the next generation of leaders in food security across Africa. The inaugural program was held on July 14, 2025, and marks a significant step in the Foundation’s continental expansion of youth-focused initiatives. The Sierra Leone Youth Institute was held in Freetown, Sierra Leone in partnership with the Sierra Leone Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education and Njala University.  “Bringing the Youth Institute model…

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