Month: January 2026

Launch of new £25 million Water Efficiency Lab will drive innovation and cut water use across England and Wales

Stuart Mitchell

The inaugural Water Efficiency Lab (‘WEL 1’) – a £25 million challenge-led competition to unlock and scale innovations that reduce water use across England and Wales is to be launched. The first year of the competition, offering £5 million in total funding and up to £1.5 million for individual projects, is inviting innovators to develop new technologies, data-driven tools and solutions that enable people and businesses to understand their water use and take steps to reduce it. Demand for water is already at record levels. England faces a projected 5…

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Does sustainability reporting pay for itself?

Stuart Mitchell

A deep-dive analysis of global research on the value of sustainability reporting finds that 73% of studies show a positive correlation between companies that disclose their impacts and improved financial performance. The literature review by Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) – From impact to income: How sustainability reporting affects the bottom line – summarizes key conclusions and themes from 30 empirical studies to determine whether sustainability reporting improves access to capital, enhances operational efficiency, and strengthens risk management capabilities. All of the studies were published between 2010 and 2025 in peer-reviewed academic…

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The Sir Peter Rigby Coronation Food Hub Opens In Birmingham, Thanks To £2m Donation From Leading Local Businessman And Philanthropist

Stuart Mitchell

Sir Peter Rigby, founder of the 50-year-old Rigby Group recently officially opened the Sir Peter Rigby Coronation Food Hub in Gravelly Park to help turbo-charge the fight against food poverty and unemployment in the region.  Over the next three years, seven million meals will be provided for people in the West Midlands who live in food poverty, thanks to a £2m donation from The Sir Peter Rigby Charitable Trust.  Currently, the need in Birmingham is dire with one in two children living in poverty and one in five 18–25-year-olds unemployed. Sir…

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Two-thirds of Americans Are Willing to Pay More for Sustainability

Stuart Mitchell

Two-thirds of Americans say they’re willing to pay more for sustainable products, even when no one else knows they’re doing it, according to new national research released today by Northwind Climate and Ceres. The findings, published in From Intention to Action: Inside the Mind of the Sustainable Consumer, reveal an increased intent to buy sustainably over the past two to three years, but trust, clarity and value still determine whether consumers follow through.  The findings also point to a clear imperative for businesses responding to this demand.   “Through our work,…

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ICAP’s 33rd annual global Charity Day raises £5.7 million

Stuart Mitchell

ICAP, part of TP ICAP Group, a world leading financial services company, is pleased to announce that it raised £5.7 million on its 33rd annual global Charity Day, held on the 14 December. A host of celebrity guests, including Stormzy, Keanu Reeves, Dame Emma Thompson, Orlando Bloom, Colin Farrell, Emma Bunton and John Terry attended ICAP Charity Day in London and New York on Thursday 11 December. The global event took place across every ICAP office worldwide, with 100% of ICAP’s revenues and its brokers’ commissions donated directly to a…

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