Day: 24 November 2025

New energy legislation positions Illinois as a national leader to tackle rising energy costs and modernize infrastructure

Stuart Mitchell

Ceres applauds Illinois lawmakers for passing the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability (CRGA) Act, nation-leading legislation designed to reduce electricity costs, modernize infrastructure, and position Illinois to better compete for business and investment.  “The Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act is one of the most significant energy laws passed in 2025,” said Kelly Trombley, senior director of state policy at Ceres. “CRGA offers a clear roadmap to modernize infrastructure and lower costs by making it easier to deploy clean energy. Solar and wind, along with the battery storage to preserve…

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UK ad spend forecast to reach £12bn during this festive period

Stuart Mitchell

UK advertising spend is expected to increase by 7.3% to a total of £12.0bn in the final quarter of this year, according to the latest Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report. The new forecasts, published today, also show that total ad spend is set to rise by 8.2% to £46.0bn during 2025 as a whole and a further 6.6% to almost £50bn (£49.1bn) in 2026. Festive ad spend The advertising market is predicted to see an £814m boost compared with the same period in Q4 2024, with advertising continuing to play a…

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Sainsbury’s and Comic Relief launch new vodcast to shine a light on the joy of food and what’s lost without it

Stuart Mitchell

As part of the Meals Make Memories campaign, Sainsbury’s and Comic Relief have today launched A Recipe For…, a new vodcast that celebrates the powerful memories food creates, while shining a light on the reality for the 14 million1 people in the UK facing food poverty who still miss out. Hosted by broadcaster Si King, every episode features cherished recipes from well-known guests and those tackling food poverty, each sharing stories that show how food connects us and what’s lost when it’s out of reach. In the first episode, James…

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Waitrose accelerates nature-friendly farming commitments with £1m investment

Stuart Mitchell

Waitrose has announced new partnerships with Soil Association Exchange and Regenified to accelerate its support for British farmers to produce food in ways that restore and protect the environment. It marks a significant step in Waitrose’s Farming for Nature programme, which aims to support 2,000 British farmers to move to nature-friendly farming practices, helping boost business resilience of farms in the long-term, secure food supplies and combat the effects of climate change. With a plan for all its UK farms to be using regenerative practices by 2030, Waitrose has committed…

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While keeping momentum on EUDR preparation, Fairtrade extends timeline for cooperatives to complete geolocation data collection

Stuart Mitchell

Despite these uncertainties, Fairtrade is urging companies in the coffee and cocoa sectors to keep up momentum in preparing for the regulation, including working with their suppliers to continue collecting or validating geolocation data. That way, companies can continue to test their processes for conducting due diligence, and all supply chain partners can invest in additional measures to address risks. Although compliance with the EUDR is the responsibility of companies that import or sell on the EU market, the reality is that farm geolocation data is often held by many…

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