Month: September 2025

Funding awarded to 31 organisations across Great Britain to support vulnerable households with energy bills and carbon reduction through Ofgem Energy Redress Scheme 

Stuart Mitchell

In the eleventh round of the Ofgem Energy Redress Scheme, more than £9 million in grants is being awarded to 31 charities and community groups across England, Scotland and Wales. The funding will support projects aimed at helping vulnerable households with energy bills and advancing carbon reduction initiatives.   Fife-based charity Greener Kirkcaldy will receive £272,541 through the scheme to deliver its ‘Connecting Communities’ project. Utilising a community engagement approach, the project will support local residents, particularly those with literacy and digital barriers, by providing in-depth energy advice to 700 households.  …

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Amnesty International launches global campaign to protect UK protest rights after Palestine Action arrests

Stuart Mitchell

Amnesty launches global ‘Urgent Action’ following the arrest of over 700 people and charges brought against 70 people for peacefully protesting in support of Palestine Action  The Urgent Action will involve letters addressed to the UK’s Chief Prosecutors, signed by activists and supporters all over the world.  Sacha Deshmukh – “It is entirely disproportionate to the point of absurdity to be treating the peaceful protesters as ‘terrorists’.”    Amnesty International has launched a global ‘urgent action’ to protect the right to protest in the UK, following the arrest, since July…

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Asda launches new sustainable supply chain finance scheme for UK suppliers

Stuart Mitchell

Asda has launched a new sustainability-linked supply chain finance scheme with Lloyds, as the retailer aims to use financial incentives to drive sustainability progress and performance within its supply chain. Asda will provide access to preferential rates for numerous suppliers on a tiered basis, dependent on sustainability performance against a range of KPIs. Suppliers performing strongly against their sustainability KPIs and sharing their sustainability data will be rewarded with the most preferential terms. Asda have appointed Ecovadis, the global sustainability ratings platform provider, to help them assess and improve their…

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BRE launch 2020-25 impact report

Stuart Mitchell

As a profit-for-purpose organisation, our ambition is bold. We want to be the world’s leading science, data, and innovation hub for the built environment. Our ambition is also firmly grounded in our ethos that evidence-based research and industry collaboration are key to delivering buildings, infrastructure, and communities that are fit for the future.  Over the last five years, our commitment has translated into tangible advances across the built environment – from embedding sustainable construction and real estate practices through our standards such as BREEAM, to deepening our global partnerships on…

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CISL to launch a Postgraduate Alumni Council

Stuart Mitchell

CISL to launch a new Postgraduate Alumni Council to develop a programme of ongoing alumni engagement that reflects the depth of connection between CISL and this critical group of change agents. More than 2,000 postgraduate students have studied with CISL over the last 25 years, and in doing so have built leadership capacity for positive change in the world. CISL is pleased to announce that in late 2025 an Alumni Council for CISL’s postgraduate cohorts will launch. Joining a postgraduate programme represents a special significant investment of time and resource, resulting in…

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