Day: 20 August 2026

CAP – Lock, stock, and barrel: all you need to know about weapons in ads

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Lock, stock, and barrel: all you need to know about weapons in ads , I have copied this post below but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. Our top tip for ensuring that ads with weapons don’t become a double-edged sword? Be socially responsible and comply with the rules. In weapons advertising, the strongest shot you can make is one that hits the mark and meets…

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Australia first to pioneer Climate Bonds Certification using national taxonomy criteria

Stuart Mitchell

Australia is reinforcing its position as one of the world’s leading sustainable finance markets, becoming the first country selected to pilot Climate Bond’s Certification against its local taxonomy, which will enable eligible investments aligned with recognised Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy criteria to achieve Climate Bonds Certification. The announcement comes at a significant moment for Australia’s sustainable finance market. Australia has now issued USD97.5bn in cumulative green, social and sustainable (GSS+) debt and recently became home to Climate Bonds’ 1,000th Certified issuance, with Australian fleet leasing company, FleetPartners, reaching the milestone.…

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Leaky pipes waste five times more water than hosepipe bans save

Stuart Mitchell

Water firms in England and Wales are wasting around five times more water through leaky pipes than a nationwide hosepipe ban could save, a Greenpeace UK analysis of official figures reveals.  The findings come as millions of households face new restrictions on their water use following a prolonged spell of hot and dry weather.  The most recent Ofwat data shows that water companies are still wasting a staggering 2.87 billion litres of water every day through leaky pipes, enough to fill 1,150 Olympic-sized swimming pools. A fifth of all the…

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