Month: January 2026

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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XCF Global, Southern Energy, and DevvStream Announce Plan to Pursue Strategic Collaboration to Build Integrated Low-Carbon Fuels Platform and Advance Multi-Pathway SAF Strategy

Stuart Mitchell

XCF Global, Inc.; Southern Energy Renewables Inc. (“Southern”); and DevvStream Corp. (“DevvStream”) (Nasdaq: DEVS) (together “the parties”) today announced a non-binding tripartite memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) to jointly explore the potential development of a next-generation low-carbon fuels platform designed to accelerate SAF adoption, expand domestic capacity, and integrate environmental-attribute monetization into a unified customer offering.   By 2030, the U.S. SAF market is projected to reach nearly $7 billion, while global demand is expected to exceed 5.5 billion gallons, supporting a global market of more than $25 billion. By that…

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Everland selects Sylvera to provide independent assessments for groundbreaking $50 million Indigenous Amazon Outcome Bond initiative

Stuart Mitchell

Everland announced the appointment of Sylvera as the independent assessment provider for the new portfolio of Indigenous and traditional community-centered forest conservation projects that will be financed through its Indigenous Amazon Outcome Bond initiative. Sylvera was selected after a rigorous process for its expertise in forest conservation projects, robust framework, and deep understanding of carbon credit buyer quality evaluation. Its selection provides an additional layer of independent assurance for buyers who are considering or participating in the Indigenous Amazon Outcome Bond initiative – and further strengthens the initiative’s commitment to…

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Global ad market prospects upgraded to 8.9% (US$1.19trn) but growth concentrated in Big Tech platforms

Stuart Mitchell

A new study from WARC, the experts in marketing effectiveness, has found that global advertising spend is now on course to close out 2025 with growth of 8.9% to $1.19trn, an upgrade of 1.5 percentage points (pp) from WARC’s September forecast due to strong results from Big Tech platforms and a muted impact on global trade from trade tariffs.   A further rise of 9.1% (+1.0pp since September) to $1.30trn is forecast next year, while growth of 7.9% (+0.8pp) in 2027 would push the market’s value to $1.40trn – a doubling in size since the pandemic and equivalent to $150 spent for every person alive today.  The new projections are included…

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Fieldfisher partners with Young Citizens to champion active citizenship through The Big Democracy Lesson

Stuart Mitchell

European law firm Fieldfisher has partnered with Young Citizens to support the launch of The Big Democracy Lesson, a free national programme that provides students with the tools to understand how the rule of law and democracy work and why it matters.     The initiative comes as major changes to democratic participation take shape, including votes at 16 and mandatory citizenship education in primary schools by 2028. The Big Democracy Lesson brings these goals forward to 2026, providing resources from primary age through Year 13. The programme launched at the International…

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