Day: 20 June 2026

Aviva Investors names brainstrust as its Charity of the Year in 2026

Stuart Mitchell

Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, announces it has named its Charity of the Year in 2026, partnering with brainstrust, a UK-based charity supporting people living with brain tumours, as well as the people who care for them. For 20 years, brainstrust has sought to improve the lives of those affected by brain tumours through personalised support, information, and advocacy, helping them to make more informed choices and feel less alone, with 28,000 people in the UK diagnosed with a primary or secondary brain tumour each…

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Cannes Lions announces Jim Stengel as the inaugural Lions Laureate for Marketing

Stuart Mitchell

Cannes Lions has named Jim Stengel as the inaugural Lions Laureate for Marketing; a new honour recognising individuals whose vision, influence, and contribution have left an enduring mark on the marketing profession and advanced the role of creative marketing as a driver of business growth. Throughout a distinguished career spanning more than three decades, including seven years as Global Marketing Officer at Procter & Gamble, Stengel has helped shape modern marketing leadership. In 2003, Stengel brought the first major client-side marketing delegation to Cannes Lions, helping accelerate the Festival’s evolution…

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Greenpeace underwater robot sets record for the world’s deepest protest from Arctic seabed

Stuart Mitchell

An underwater robot has set a new record for the world’s deepest protest after revealing a banner saying ‘LISTEN TO THE SCIENCE!’ 1.4 miles (2.3 km) below the surface. The feat was achieved during a Greenpeace scientific survey of vulnerable and unexplored deep-sea ecosystems between Iceland and Svalbard. The banner was submerged to 2,315 metres below sea level by the expedition’s remotely operated vehicle ‘ROV Holly’ and held up in front of a hydrothermal vent field known as ‘Loki’s Castle’, located along the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge. The Arctic is one…

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Food prices won’t come back down – new analysis suggests shocks drive up food prices indefinitely

Stuart Mitchell

New analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) [1] has found that when food prices rise during major shocks, they tend to come down only slowly and partially afterwards, leaving households facing a higher grocery bill long after the original crisis has eased. On average shelf-prices fall just 1% of the original rise after six months, 5% after a year and 7% after two years. In wage-adjusted terms, only around a third (35%) of the affordability shock had unwound after two years. The report, based on more than…

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Wood Mackenzie warns AI data centre power race threatens projects and consumers

Stuart Mitchell

The race to power artificial intelligence is pushing US data centre development to break the speed limit of grid development – creating significant risk for projects, markets and consumers, according to a new Wood Mackenzie report. With grid transmission build-outs 5-10 years away and competitive pressure mounting, data centre operators are pursuing collocated generation and flexible interconnection models. Wood Mackenzie’s latest Horizons report “Breaking the speed limit: Can US data centre development outpace grid development?” warns that these projects face far greater technical, regulatory and economic hurdles than the industry…

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