Month: October 2025

CIPR awards Sir Stephen Tallents’ Medal and President’s Medal at annual Fellows Lunch

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) is delighted to announce the recipients of two of its most prestigious honours, the Sir Stephen Tallents’ Medal and the President’s Medal, which have been awarded to Anne-Marie Lacey and Sheeraz Gulsher, respectively. The awards were announced in person at the Institute’s annual Fellows’ lunch held at the Gherkin in London. Sir Stephen Tallents’ Medal The 2025 Sir Stephen Tallents’ Medal was awarded to Anne-Marie Lacey, Founder of Filament PR. Anne-Marie is a CIPR Fellow, sits on the Institute’s Board of Directors, and…

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Climate Inaction Could Cost Companies Over $500 Billion in Annual Liabilities Globally by 2030

Stuart Mitchell

Ignoring supply chain emissions (Scope 3) could cost companies over $500 billion in annual liabilities globally by 2030, according to the 2025 Carbon Action Report from EcoVadis and Boston Consulting Group (BCG), titled Scope 3: From Unmanaged Risk to Untapped Opportunity . The warning comes as companies face mounting pressure on two fronts: physical risks driven by the direct impacts of a changing climate, and transition risks arising from shifts in policy, markets, and technology as the global economy transitions toward a low-carbon future. For the average company, Scope 3…

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State of Europe’s environment not good: threats to nature and impacts of climate change top challenges

Stuart Mitchell

Significant progress has been made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, but the overall state of Europe’s environment is not good, especially its nature which continues to face degradation, overexploitation and biodiversity loss. The impacts of accelerating climate change are also an urgent challenge, according to the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) most comprehensive, ‘state of environment’ report, published today. The outlook for most environmental trends is concerning and poses major risks to Europe’s economic prosperity, security and quality of life. The report stresses that climate change and environmental…

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OXCCU Raises $28m in Series B Funding to Scale Sustainable Aviation Fuel from Waste Carbon

Stuart Mitchell

OXCCU, the Oxford University spin-out developing a one-step process to convert waste carbon into SAF, has raised £20.75 million ($28 million) in an oversubscribed Series B funding round. The round includes new investors Orlen VC, Safran Corporate Ventures, International Airlines Group (IAG), Hostplus, and TCVC, alongside continued support from existing backers Clean Energy Ventures, IP Group/Kiko Ventures, Aramco Ventures, Eni Next, Braavos Capital, and the University of Oxford. This new capital will enable OXCCU to accelerate its commercialisation efforts, expand its operations, and advance its next phase of technology scale-up.…

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TotalEnergies Selected by the State as Operator of the Country’s Largest Renewable Energy Project

Stuart Mitchell

The consortium formed by TotalEnergies and RWE has been selected by the Ministry in charge of Industry and Energy as the winner of the Centre Manche 2 (AO8) offshore wind tender. The consortium will be responsible for designing, developing, building, and operating a 1.5 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind farm off the coast of Normandy. The Largest Renewable Project Ever Developed in France Located more than 40 km off the coast of Normandy, this will be the largest renewable energy project ever developed in France. Once built, it will generate approximately 6 TWh per year and supply…

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