Day: 7 June 2026

GFI’s CDR Catalyst launches, unlocking £1m in financing in first-of-its-kind British biochar deal

Stuart Mitchell

The Green Finance Institute’s Carbon Dioxide Removal Catalyst (CDR Catalyst) launches today, introducing a new approach to unlocking finance for the UK’s fledgling carbon removal sector. The Catalyst has helped secure a £1m financing agreement from Oxbury Bank, supporting Cornwall-based biochar developer Restord, in a first of its kind carbon dioxide removal deal. Enabled by philanthropic capital to derisk the project from Catalyst founding partner, Terraset, the deal represents the first commercial loan to support a UK based biochar company. Designed to close the commercialisation gap to scale the UK…

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M&S Announces 2026 Big Fun-Raiser for Mental Health Charity YoungMinds

Stuart Mitchell

M&S today announces the return of its Big Fun-raiser for YoungMinds. The event brings colleagues and customers together across the UK to raise vital funds and awareness for young people’s mental health.  Running from 4-13 June 2026, the Big Fun-raiser will see colleagues across M&S stores and support centres take part in a nationwide programme of fundraising activity.  At the heart of this year’s Big Fun-raiser is a Land’s End to John O’Groats cycle challenge, where a team of 18 M&S colleagues will cycle the length of the UK over…

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Octopus’ Energy Tech Summit returns bigger than ever to address the world’s most urgent energy challenges

Stuart Mitchell

Octopus Energy has announced the return of its flagship Energy Tech Summit, bringing together 4,000 leaders, innovators and Octopus customers at Evolution London in Battersea Park on Monday 22nd June 2026 to kick off London Climate Action Week. Now one of Europe’s largest energy and climate gatherings, this year’s summit will focus on the issues shaping the future of energy: affordability, artificial intelligence and global energy security. As geopolitical instability and fossil fuel dependency continue to drive volatile energy prices and higher household bills, the summit will spotlight the technologies…

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Ocean supports The Big Do with big DOOH campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Ocean is supporting The Big Do, a UK wide community celebration of fun, friendship and action, with a month long OOH campaign. Messages encouraging people to take part in their local events are appearing across almost 60 screens in seven cities including Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh and London. The Big Do combines two popular annual initiatives: The Big Lunch and The Big Help Out. Running since 2009, The Big Lunch is the UK’s annual get together for neighbours and communities to come together to share friendship, food and fun. More…

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OAAA and Geopath Announce Winners of 2026 OOH Local Case Study Awards Contest

Stuart Mitchell

The Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) and Geopath announced the winners and finalists of the 2026 OOH Local Case Study Awards this week during the 2026 OAAA Media Conference in Dallas, Texas. The awards recognize local market campaigns that leveraged out of home (OOH) advertising through strategic planning, creative execution, audience engagement, and measurable results. Since its inception, the OAAA/Geopath Local Case Study Awards have highlighted OOH’s role in driving local business growth and strengthening connections between brands and communities. This year’s winners demonstrated the continued evolution…

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