Day: 23 December 2025

One-third of the world’s water supply never makes it to the tap.

Stuart Mitchell

A large portion of the world’s drinking water supply is lost before reaching homes and businesses due to outdated infrastructure. The Coca‑Cola Foundation is supporting efforts to address this issue. Drinking water is lost due to leaky pipes and outdated systems1 Advanced AI tools, backed by The Coca‑Cola Foundation, are being used to predict water main issues in the United States and to detect leaks in Indonesia. Initiatives in South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania and Bangladesh are improving water access through smart technology and community-led repair programs. Why water loss demands…

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CAP – Gambling marketers: Bet on these lucky six tips to come up trumps

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called:  Gambling marketers: Bet on these lucky six tips to come up trumps , but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. Whether you’re running a blog, affiliate site, or social media campaign for a gambling brand, marketing in this space demands responsibility. Marketers must tread carefully to stay onside. With these six tips you won’t have to leave it all to Lady Luck!Social responsibility is non-negotiable…

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Ceres CEO and President Mindy Lubber testifies on Beacon Hill to support the creation of a climate bank in Massachusetts

Stuart Mitchell

Ceres CEO and President Mindy Lubber testified last week in support of proposed legislation to create a climate bank designed to foster financial innovation to invest in climate mitigation and resilience projects and accelerate the deployment of clean energy projects across the Commonwealth. Lubber urged members of the Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Financial Services, in both written and oral comments, to advance the legislation, known as the Act Creating a Climate Bank in Massachusetts (H.3937 / S.786).  “Private capital is one of the last largely untapped financial resources in…

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New podcast episode explores solar power’s future growth

Stuart Mitchell

A new episode of the IEA podcast Everything Energy delves into what the World Energy Outlook 2025 says about future of solar power, which is projected to grow rapidly in the coming decades in all the scenarios mapped out in the report. Now available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, the episode features insights from Brent Wanner, Head of the IEA’s Power Supply Unit, and Anthony Vautrin, an energy modeller specialising in demand. They discuss the trends that have underpinned solar’s rapid ascent, its potential to meet rising electricity demand around the world, and some of…

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Stocktake of Sustainability Standards and Initiatives for minerals and metals

Stuart Mitchell

Amid the global rising demand for minerals and metals, a new report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) maps over 100 Sustainability Standards and Initiatives operating across value chains to clarify how these interact with laws, regulations and policy commitments, and how they might enhance environmental governance rather than undermine it.  The study finds that while these standards and initiatives are increasingly used to promote environmental and social performance, their rapid proliferation has created a fragmented and often confusing…

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