Day: 18 August 2026

RESTORE acquires Emblehope Estate

Stuart Mitchell

England’s largest landscape restoration project under single ownership is launching following RESTORE’s acquisition of the 7,500-acre Emblehope Estate in Northumberland from the Royal Kennel Club, creating one of the UK’s most ambitious partnerships for nature recovery, climate resilience and community benefit.  The acquisition makes Emblehope England’s largest contiguous landholding, under single ownership, dedicated entirely to the restoration of the natural world as its sole and primary purpose.  The project brings together RESTORE, 30×30 UK and a coalition of philanthropic, private investment and banking partners to set a new benchmark for…

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Global consumer agentic AI spending will soar to $3.35trn in 2030

Stuart Mitchell

Marketing is operating in an age of abundance. Today’s consumers face more content and choices than they have the attention or means to manage. AI agents are emerging as fundamental tools to help consumers cut through the noise and make decisions faster. New research by PHD in partnership with WARC reveals how quickly they are reshaping the customer journey.  The study finds that total agent-facilitated consumer spending will triple from $944bn this year to $3.35trn in 2030. While consumers will still make most purchase decisions on their own in the…

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Channel 4 encourages new thinking on class representation with next iteration of Diversity in Advertising Award

Stuart Mitchell

Channel 4 Sales has recently launched the eleventh edition of its annual Diversity in Advertising Awards, offering £1 million worth of advertising airtime to support work that champions more authentic representation in advertising. This year’s iteration focuses on class, asking brands and agencies to challenge outdated stereotypes and better represent the lives, agency and influence of working-class people across the UK. A 2024 YouGov survey found that 56% of Britons consider themselves working class, while a 2025 report from the Social Mobility Commission similarly found that 53% of the public…

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£1.7 million boost to 11 advice charities supporting older people across UK

Stuart Mitchell

National charity Independent Age has awarded more than £1.7 million to 11 advice charities across the UK to provide much-needed advice and support to older people on lower incomes. Grants will be distributed to charities in Scotland, Kingston upon Hull, Wrexham, and North London to support older people facing financial hardship. This third round of funding brings the total grants awarded through Independent Age’s Boosting Advice Fund to £6.6 million.  The organisations receiving funding are in high-priority areas based on census data indicating high populations of older people on low income. Each round of the Boosting…

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Singapore ranks amongst world’s ten most food-resilient nations, says New Index

Stuart Mitchell

Singapore has ranked among the world’s ten most resilient food systems in a latest study by The Economist Enterprise. The research on global food resilience also delivers a strong word of caution: every major Asia-Pacific economy, including Singapore, has a blind spot around its ability to manage climate-driven food shocks. The inaugural Resilient Food Systems Index (RFSI), by Economist Enterprise, supported by Cargill, ranks 60 countries on food system resilience across four pillars of affordability, availability, quality and safety and climate risk responsiveness. Singapore scores 73.0 overall. Ranking 9th out…

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