Day: 20 June 2026

Collaboration and competitiveness in focus at Bruzaholm’s inauguration

Stuart Mitchell

When the Bruzaholm onshore wind farm was inaugurated in southern Sweden on 20 May, representatives from the industry, the local municipality and the energy sector gathered to mark an important step for fossil-free electricity. Combining wind power with battery storage, the facility strengthens the supply of electricity for both households and businesses – and contributes to increased flexibility and competitiveness. In sunny weather, with the wind turbines spinning in the background, the Bruzaholm facility was inaugurated on 20 May in front of guests who had followed the project from development…

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Co-operative Group Limited – Co-op Successfully Prices £350 million Sustainability Bond

Stuart Mitchell

Co-operative Group Limited (“Co-op” or the “Group”) has successfully priced its bond offering of £350 million (the “Offering”) in aggregate principal amount of 8.25% sustainability senior notes due 2031 (the “Notes”). The Offering is a leverage-neutral refinancing transaction aimed at proactively extending the Group’s debt maturity profile and maintaining headroom to support Co-op’s future planning. If completed, the net proceeds of the Offering are expected to be used to redeem the Group’s existing £350 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due July 2026 at maturity. In recent years, Co-op…

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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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