Month: January 2026

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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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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