Day: 12 March 2026

Oil spill: How fossil fuel interests are seeping into the voluntary carbon market rulebook

Stuart Mitchell

Oil and gas interests pollute the carbon crediting rulebook and invest heavily in a marketplace flush with low-quality carbon credits. An upcoming Carbon Market Watch report demonstrates how some of the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies use their oversized leverage to influence major decision-making bodies in the voluntary carbon market. For the last three years, the world’s largest corporate buyer of carbon credits on the voluntary carbon market has been oil and gas supermajor Shell. While at first glance such a buying spree might be understood to represent climate consciousness…

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UCL Smart Energy Research Lab partners with Utilita to boost PAYG energy research

Stuart Mitchell

The Smart Energy Research Laboratory (SERL), run by UCL’s Smart Energy Research Group (SERG) is partnering with Utilita Energy to enable research that will help lead to a better understanding of UK domestic energy use. Data gathered in the project will help researchers inform policymakers and the energy industry on developing ways to make a more sustainable, secure, and affordable UK energy system.  The Smart Energy Research Lab (SERL) dataset  SERL currently collects gas and electricity smart meter energy data from thousands of homes across Great Britain. The data shared includes…

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New community-led project to explore bringing free or low‑cost energy support to North East households

Stuart Mitchell

The Social Virtual Power Plant (Social VPP) project has been awarded £150,000 from Ofgem’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF).  Led by LCP Delta and the Centre for Energy Equality on behalf of Northern Powergrid, the project will explore how to improve access to energy flexibility for households and SMEs across the North East of England who may otherwise be unable to participate. The initiative ultimately aims to provide free or low‑cost batteries to households, helping them store energy and use it during peak times to reduce bills through time‑of‑day tariffs The project will assess…

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Pirelli Confirmed As A “Top 1%” Company In S&P Global’s 2026 Sustainability Yearbook, The Only Tyre Manufacturer Worldwide

Stuart Mitchell

In 2026 Pirelli has once again confirmed its place among the companies included in the “Top 1%” of S&P Global’s Sustainability Yearbook 2026 where it is the only tyre manufacturer worldwide to have achieved this recognition. Inclusion in the “Top 1%” of the 2026 Sustainability Yearbook represents the highest level of recognition provided by S&P Global and is based on the analysis of the ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) performances of more than 9,200 companies globally. The result reflects the score achieved by Pirelli in S&P Global’s 2025 Corporate Sustainability…

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First-Ever “APAC Creative Index” Sets New Regional Benchmark for 2026

Stuart Mitchell

ONE Asia Creative Awards and AD ADDICT have partnered to release the inaugural APAC Creative Index, a new landmark report that serves as APAC’s new creative compass for 2026. The new report, available as a free download, synthesizes 2025 awards data from both leading global and regional shows to provide a series of definitive benchmarks, performance rankings, and strategic signals for the marketing industry across 22 Asia-Pacific markets.   The APAC Creative Index 2026 was founded on the belief that awards are not merely moments of celebration, but powerful tools for…

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