Month: October 2025

Asda creates its first ever charity TikTok Shop for Breast Cancer Awareness Month Retailer launches over 200 products for its Tickled Pink Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Asda announces its first ever charity TikTok shop, selling discounted bundle of pink products with the aim of raising awareness of the importance of breast checking during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. Customers will be able to purchase the bundle from Monday 29th September at 9am (Link) before the individual products land in store or online. The bundle features nine family favourites for just £7.17 – a figure representing the 1 in 7 women across the UK who will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. All proceeds…

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CARBIOS presents its 2025 half-year results and confirms its objective to build a PET biorecycling plant, with a revised timeline

Stuart Mitchell

CARBIOS, a pioneer in the development and industrialization of biological technologies aimed at reinventing the lifecycle of plastics and textiles, today announces its 2025 half-year results and confirms its objective to build a PET biorecycling plant in Longlaville, with a revised timeline. Key highlights 1.     Financial results Thanks to a refocused and rigorously executed cost-saving plan during the first half of 2025, the Company reports a solid cash position of €72 million as of June 30, 2025, providing a cash horizon of more than 12 months. The Group continues its…

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Global net zero commitments rise, even as U.S. federal government retreats

Stuart Mitchell

Despite the federal U.S. retreat, the global ambition to slash emissions and reach net zero remains intact, with commitments from cities, regions and companies rising steadily, according to Net Zero Stocktake 2025. The annual assessment by the Net Zero Tracker (NZT) — which reviews both the quantity and quality of global climate commitments — finds that 77% of global GDP is still covered by national net zero commitments. Corporate net zero is maturing: Net zero targets remain a defining feature of the global economy, with a clear majority of the…

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Cascale Acquires Sustainable Furnishings Council Key Assets

Stuart Mitchell

Cascale has acquired key assets of the nonprofit Sustainable Furnishings Council (SFC), the only industry-wide member organization dedicated to advancing sustainability in home furnishings. After expanding beyond apparel into the wider consumer goods industry, which includes home furnishings, Cascale leads the drive to combat climate change and support decent work across the value chain. At Cascale’s 2025 Annual Meeting in Hong Kong, Rick Ridgeway, author, former Patagonia executive, and Cascale co-founder, joined Scarlette Tapp, SFC Executive Director, to announce the key asset acquisition. SFC services will now be delivered by…

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Global Property Linked Finance Initiative launched to create new global asset class unlocking trillions to fund building decarbonisation and resilience

Stuart Mitchell

The Green Finance Institute (GFI) and the Climate Bonds Initiative (Climate Bonds) have recently announced the launch of the Global Property Linked Finance Initiative (GPLFI) during Climate Week New York City. This landmark initiative aims to scale Property Linked Finance (PLF) into a globally recognised asset class capable of unlocking billions in private capital for net-zero and climate-resilient buildings. PLF is a proven, innovative, financing mechanism that links repayments to the property rather than the owner, enabling long-term, affordable finance for building upgrades and overcoming the barrier of prohibitive upfront…

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