Year: 2026

Accountability for impacts is essential to secure a nature-positive future

Stuart Mitchell

GRI has joined 85 signatories in endorsing the Kumamoto Declaration, a global call to accelerate action towards a nature-positive future, at the conclusion of the Global Nature Positive Summit in Kumamoto, Japan. The declaration recognizes the critical need to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030, the central ambition of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF). With only four years remaining to deliver the KMGBF mission, and with implementation lagging, the declaration emphasizes that transitioning to a nature-positive economy must be viewed as an opportunity. Protecting and restoring nature can…

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YouTube is worth $40bn to advertisers but revenue growth is decelerating

Stuart Mitchell

YouTube has become one of the world’s most powerful advertising ecosystems, now competing directly with linear TV for living-room attention. It has around 2.6 billion monthly users and annual revenue exceeding $60bn in 2025, of which more than $40bn is attributed to advertising, according to WARC Media.  However, the platform’s ad business growth is slowing, and it finds itself under pressure from rivals such as Netflix and TikTok.   WARC Media’s Iatest Platform Insights report examines YouTube’s ad revenue trajectory and competitive position, how and where audiences are consuming content, and…

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Lancashire Cricket and Utilita partner to drive sustainability and community impact

Stuart Mitchell

Lancashire Cricket has announced a new three-year partnership with leading smart Pay-As-You-Go energy supplier Utilita, marking a significant step forward in the Club’s commitment to sustainability and delivering positive social impact across Lancashire. The agreement will see Utilita become the Official Sustainability Energy Partner of Lancashire Cricket and Emirates Old Trafford, supporting the Club’s environmental ambitions through investment in renewable energy infrastructure, including the installation of solar panels across Emirates Old Trafford, alongside a range of community-focused initiatives. As part of the partnership, solar panels will be installed across key…

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AD CleanFlakeTM RFID tags from Avery Dennison receive first-to-market RecyClass Technology Approval for PET bottle recyclability

Stuart Mitchell

Avery Dennison (NYSE: AVY), a global leader in materials science and digital identification solutions, today announces that its AD CleanFlake™ RFID tags have officially secured RecyClass Technology Approval in Europe.  Building on the portfolio’s existing Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) Design® Recognition in North America, Avery Dennison is now the first manufacturer to offer an RFID solution recognized by both major regional bodies for compatibility with mechanical PET recycling streams. With regional recognitions spanning plastic reclamation frameworks — covering rigid PET packaging in North America and PET bottles in Europe…

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New project to investigate hidden microplastic pollution from counterfeit football shirts

Stuart Mitchell

Researchers from the Revolution Plastics Institute at the University of Portsmouth are launching the first study to investigate the environmental impacts of counterfeit football shirts. With growing concern over the environmental and health impacts of microplastics, one of the questions the research will address is whether counterfeit shirts shed more microplastics than genuine kits.  Funded by the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO), the research will compare the environmental impacts of counterfeit and authentic football shirts, helping to address a major evidence gap surrounding the hidden environmental consequences of counterfeit products.…

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