Day: 11 July 2026

59% of assessed financial institutions still do not have a deforestation policy

Stuart Mitchell

The latest Forest 500 data from Global Canopy shows limited progress by the finance sector on deforestation.  For the last 12 years Global Canopy has assessed and ranked the 150 financial institutions that provide the most financing to the Forest 500 companies. These 500 companies have the greatest influence on global deforestation through the production, processing and sourcing of nine forest risk commodities. Key findings The majority (59%) of the assessed financial institutions still do not have a deforestation policy including three of the world’s largest asset managers – BlackRock,…

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New research offers a route to double the UK offshore wind workforce by 2030 through innovation

Stuart Mitchell

With the rapid expansion of offshore wind on the horizon, a new report, ‘Workforce Foresighting for Offshore Wind 2030-2035’, from the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, highlights ways in which the UK can increase the current offshore wind industry workforce from 40,000 people to between 75,000 and 94,000, which is vital for clean power to be achieved by 2030. The report consolidates findings from five linked studies conducted between 2023 and 2025, to identify the future skills needed to support emerging technologies, and ensure the UK remains globally competitive. Danielle…

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Sainsbury’s commits £8m to tackle holiday hunger as its colleagues help by ‘moving for meals’

Stuart Mitchell

Sainsbury’s and Comic Relief have announced that they are investing over £8m of donations raised through their partnership into complementing the Government’s Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme. With over 2 million children living in food insecure households in the UK***, and many missing out on Government funded holiday provision due to continued strict eligibility thresholds, school holidays create a sharp gap where families struggle to provide enough nutritious food for their children, without the lifeline of free school meals provided during term time. Holiday clubs are vital in bridging…

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Bauer Media Outdoor and M&C Saatchi launch ‘PROUD’ European Pride campaign created by the LGBTQ+ community

Stuart Mitchell

Bauer Media Outdoor Europe and M&C Saatchi UK’s LGBTQIA+ group ‘PROUD’ have launched ‘Pride is Everything’, a new campaign created with LGBTQ+ communities across Europe and brought to life on Out of Home sites in the UK, Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Poland. Running across billboards, bus shelters and street posters, the campaign rejects the increasingly homogenised portrayals of Pride often seen during Pride season in favour of something more authentic: a portrait of queer life created by the people living it. Queer creators, community members,…

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CDP Announces Transformative Investment to Accelerate Environmental Transparency Worldwide

Stuart Mitchell

CDP, the global environmental disclosure system, announced today that it will be transforming into two separate organizations: CDP, a commercial entity backed by global investment firm Permira, which will continue to provide environmental data and disclosure services to companies worldwide; and CDP Foundation, a charitable organization that will drive the strategic principles for disclosure based on the latest environmental science. Both organizations will be united in a shared ambition: to surface new information, enabling Earth-positive decisions to protect future generations. For 25 years, CDP has been at the forefront of…

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