Day: 8 July 2026

The Carbon Trust and The DCA – Data Centre Alliance announce strategic partnership to accelerate sustainable digital infrastructure

Stuart Mitchell

The DCA – Data Centre Alliance and global climate consultancy the Carbon Trust, have announce a strategic partnership to support the sustainable growth of digital infrastructure and accelerate the transition to Net Zero across the data centre sector. The collaboration brings together The DCA’s position at the centre of the data centre ecosystem with the Carbon Trust’s global expertise in decarbonisation, enabling a more coordinated and actionable approach to sustainability, energy use, and infrastructure development. As demand for digital services and AI infrastructure continues to scale, the partnership will focus…

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CIPR publishes new best practice guide on Responsible AI Use in PR

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has today published a new Best Practice Guide on the ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI) in PR. The new guide – The Responsible Use of AI in PR – is available to both CIPR members and non-members, and translates the Global Alliance’s Venice Pledge into practical guidance, taking each of the Pledge’s seven principles and exploring the issues and dilemmas practitioners may encounter when applying them in practice.  It offers a practical checklist covering how to assess AI tools before use, what…

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New micropropagation lab is the ‘missing part of the picture’ for the National Trust’s pioneering Plant Conservation Centre

Stuart Mitchell

The National Trust has opened its first micropropagation lab, enabling the conservation charity to micropropagate its own plant material for the first time in its history. The lab is located at the Trust’s Plant Conservation Centre (PCC) in Devon, a purpose-built facility using specialist propagation skills to conserve rare and historically important plants for National Trust gardens. It has made headlines in recent years for its successful propagation of seeds gathered in the aftermath of the illegal felling of the Sycamore Gap tree in 2023. The project was made possible…

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Regulator publishes new guidelines on grant-making as charity sector continues to feel financial squeeze

Stuart Mitchell

The Charity Commission has published new guidance to help charity trustees make confident, responsible grant-making decisions at a time when many charities are facing sustained financial pressure. Thousands of charities carry out their purposes by making grants to other organisations. This guidance explores the fundamentals of effective grant-making, from setting funding priorities and carrying out due diligence, to monitoring grants and reporting impact.    In March, the charity regulator revealed that grant-making charities awarded £17.84 billion in grants during 2024, up from £16.97 billion in 2023, which included £12 billion to other charities. However, for a third…

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Afghan Refugee Women’s XI Takes to the Field for Landmark England Tour

Stuart Mitchell

The Afghan Refugee Women’s XI has taken to the cricket field this summer for a landmark tour of England, marking a significant moment for a group of players whose international careers were abruptly halted when the Taliban effectively outlawed women’s sport in Afghanistan in 2021. The tour will see the team play T20 matches and attend the final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup at Lord’s. For players who were forced to flee their homeland and rebuild their lives abroad, it represents a rare opportunity to come together once again as a team on the…

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