Day: 27 December 2025

FASTA programme launched to scale technologies that make farming part of the climate solution

Stuart Mitchell

FASTA – a pioneering programme backed by the UK Agri-Tech Centre and delivered in partnership with the Carbon Trust launched recently to help UK-based innovators scale the technologies needed to support sustainable farming in the UK. Developed in collaboration with key industry stakeholders, FASTA aims to accelerate the adoption of Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) systems which are vital for credible sustainability claims, can unlock finance and drive measurable progress toward Net Zero. With agriculture contributing around 10% of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in the UK, MRV is vital to…

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Brazilian coffee unions and cooperatives strengthen safety and health

Stuart Mitchell

Coffee cooperatives, smallholder farmers and rural unions in Brazil’s main coffee-growing region joined efforts to promote safer and healthier workplaces through two capacity-building activities organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) through its Vision Zero Fund  in collaboration with Brazil’s  Ministry of Labour and Employment and the National Confederation of Rural Salaried Workers (CONTAR), and with co-financing from the European Union. Held between 28 and 30 October 2025, the trainings brought together representatives from coffee cooperatives and more than 80 small producers and workers from the city of Santo Antônio do Amparo…

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PRCA Strengthens Membership Offer with an Updated Member Value Proposition

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has launched a revitalised Member Value Proposition (MVP), a thorough upgrade to the support, services and strategic guidance offered to its diverse and growing membership community. The enhanced MVP is designed to make PRCA membership easy and engaging, empowering practitioners, agencies and in-house teams to grow personally, professionally and commercially. This transformation follows an extensive listening exercise conducted throughout the year. Members across all bands shared their priorities, challenges and expectations with feedback that directly shaped the new proposition. In response to calls…

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European Union and UNESCO launch a new initiative to strengthen literacy and economic resilience in Afghanistan

Stuart Mitchell

The European Union (EU) announced the launch of a new partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for a total of € 4.7 million for economic empowerment through community-based skills development and literacy training in Afghanistan. This initiative will provide essential community-based education and livelihood skills to 7,500 youth and adults, including members of both returnee and host communities, across five Provinces of Afghanistan. It will deliver integrated community-based literacy and vocational skills training, enabling enrolled learners to acquire foundational literacy and numeracy (equivalent to Grade…

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WRAP wins £200,000 Sky Zero Footprint Funding to bring recycling back to life

Stuart Mitchell

Global environmental action NGO WRAP has received a boost to its communications campaign with funding from the prestigious Sky Zero Footprint Fund. The organisation will receive £200,000 advertising spend awarded under the Fund’s Catalyst Category, given to charities that are “driving behavioural change by unrelenting environmental commitment.”  David Wilson, Director of Communications at WRAP, said “We want to bring circular living into every boardroom and every home, and this funding gives us a huge platform to show people the difference their recycling has in helping to minimise the UK’s carbon…

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