Day: 30 December 2025

New rules and guidance for less healthy food and drink advertising

Stuart Mitchell

Today, the Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) have published the outcome of their consultation on rules and guidance to implement new legal restrictions on advertising food and drink products. Following formal approval by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Ofcom, CAP’s regulatory statement confirms how the new restrictions will be administered through the UK Advertising Codes. From 5 January 2026, ads for “identifiable” less healthy food and drink products will be banned from appearing: on television between 5:30am and 9:00pm  in on-demand programme services between 5:30am and 9:00pm   in…

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Deep sea mining in the Arctic stopped once again

Stuart Mitchell

The newly elected Norwegian government recently ruled out deep sea mining licenses in Arctic waters until at least the end of 2029. The agreement to stop all exploration and exploitation of deep sea minerals was confirmed after pressure from the environmental movement and hard negotiations from the green opposition parties in Norway.  Haldis Tjeldflaat Helle, Deep Sea Mining Campaigner, Greenpeace Nordic said: “Deep sea mining in Norway has once again been successfully stopped. We will not let this industry destroy the unique life in the deep sea, not in the…

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SBTN announces first cohort of companies stepping up for nature

Stuart Mitchell

The Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) recently announced the first cohort of companies joining its Step Up for Nature initiative, collectively signaling their intent to take science-based action on nature in line with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.  Through the initiative, companies publicly share the next step they intend to complete on their journey toward science-based targets for nature, along with the timeline for submitting their work for independent validation by the Accountability Accelerator. These intended milestones are published on SBTN’s new Ambition Board, providing transparency on companies’ direction of…

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Green Economy Surpasses $5 Trillion: New Report Highlights Path to $7 Trillion by 2030

Stuart Mitchell

A new report from the World Economic Forum ’s Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) finds the global green economy has already surpassed $5 trillion and is projected to exceed $7 trillion by 2030. In the last decade it was the second-fastest growing sector, outpaced only by technology. The report, titled Already a Multi-Trillion-Dollar Market: CEO Guide to Growth in the Green Economy , outlines how companies embracing low carbon and resilience solutions are often delivering above-market growth, attracting lower-cost capital, and commanding higher valuations. Despite…

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ResponsibleGlass Launch

Stuart Mitchell

Launching recently. ResponsibleGlass will help drive down carbon emissions, increase supply chain transparency and accelerate the shift toward more responsible practices across the entire glass industry. ResponsibleGlass, the newly formed international multi-stakeholder not-for-profit standards and certification programme for the responsible low-carbon production of glass is launched today with a commitment to help drive down carbon emissions, increase supply chain transparency and accelerate the shift toward more responsible practices across the entire glass industry. With founding members drawn from raw-material suppliers, manufacturers, recyclers and civil-society organisations, ResponsibleGlass will co-create transparent, auditable standards to…

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