Day: 9 August 2026

EcoVadis Joins the French Tech Next 40 Class of 2026 for the Fourth Consecutive Year

Stuart Mitchell

EcoVadis, the global standard for resilient, sustainable supply chains, once again confirms its position among the most performing French tech companies by joining the French Tech Next40/120 Class of 2026 for the fourth consecutive year. Launched in 2019, the French Tech Next40/120 identifies and supports the most successful French scale-ups each year in their scaling and international development. This seventh cohort marks a turning point in the program’s history: technological excellence and contribution to major economic and societal challenges are now two fully-fledged pillars, alongside financial performance. Among the 120 laureates,…

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Barnardo’s to expand specialist support for trafficked children across every local authority in England and Wales

Stuart Mitchell

A vital Barnardo’s service that supports child victims of modern slavery and trafficking is being rolled out across all local authorities in England and Wales. The expanded Independent Child Trafficking Guardianship (ICTG) service will make sure more children who have experienced, or are at risk of, trafficking, modern slavery and exploitation can access the specialist support they need to stay safe, recover and rebuild their lives. The new £25m contract from the Home Office will see the service rolled out to areas not currently covered, building on more than a…

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Four National Trust projects to benefit from record government investment

Stuart Mitchell

Species at four National Trust places are due to receive funds from the largest ever investment in recovering England’s wildlife, Natural England announced last month, as part of the government’s “Wild Again: Restoring England’s Wildlife” initiative to turn the tide for England’s wildlife. Threatened Arctic alpine species including mountain eyebright and Borrowdale hawkweed, Atlantic salmon and the diamond backed spider are just some of the species set to benefit from the near £1.9 million investment awarded to the National Trust – a slice of the £60 million largest ever investment…

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Major social investment unveiled for Liverpool City Region with fund manager appointed

Stuart Mitchell

A significant milestone has been reached for the Social Investment Pathfinder Fund that aims to transform access to finance for social enterprises and unlock inclusive economic growth across the Liverpool City Region.  In a major step forward for the initiative, Social Investment Business (SIB) has agreed in principle to take on the role of Fund Manager. The Fund is now set to launch later this year.  The Pathfinder is a pioneering place-based fund, with the ambition to mobilise £50 million over seven years while tackling deep-rooted barriers to investment and asset…

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UK Packaging Pact names Industry Expert Group Chairs

Stuart Mitchell

The UK Packaging Pact, a ten-year programme launched in April to transform the UK’s packaging system to help businesses overcome complex packaging challenges, reduce costs, shape and implement policy, and accelerate circular packaging at scale across multiple sectors today named the industry figures who will Chair its five core Industry Expert Groups (IEG) to help deliver the Pact’s ambitious goals. The new Chairs are  Jamie Riley, Head of Sustainability at Robinson Packaging who chairs the Optimising Packaging Industry Expert Group, James Bull, Head of Packaging and Food Waste Strategies at Tesco…

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