Day: 7 October 2026

GRI selects food and beverages as pilot for new approach to sector reporting

Stuart Mitchell

GRI, provider of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting standards, is starting development of a new Sector Standard for food and beverage companies, designed to strengthen reporting on the impacts that matter most across the industry and its value chains. The project will be the first to pilot a streamlined approach to GRI Sector Standards development, responding to growing demand for authoritative sector-specific disclosure guidance. To inform the development of the Food & Beverages Standard, GRI is seeking up to 20 sector experts from around the world to join…

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UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors gather in Athens for an exchange on people and peace in a changing world

Stuart Mitchell

UNESCO’s Goodwill Ambassadors from around the world gathered this week in Athens, for the first time outside the Headquarters of the Organization, to discuss its most pressing challenges and the role they can play in seizing new opportunities to promote its values and mission. The three-day gathering included a key event at the Temple of Olympian Zeus, in the presence of the President of the Hellenic Republic, Constantine An. Tassoulas, the Director-General of UNESCO, Khaled El-Enany, and the Minister of Culture of the Hellenic Republic, Lina Mendoni. It counted on…

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A house that changed architecture: Richard + Su Rogers’s modernist masterpiece given to the nation 

Stuart Mitchell

The modernist family home designed by architects Richard + Su Rogers that inspired some of the world’s most celebrated buildings has been given to the nation by the Rogers family. 22 Parkside in Wimbledon, London, created for Richard’s parents, will be cared for by the National Trust in a move that will protect one of the UK’s most important examples of modern architecture for future generations. Through the generosity of the Rogers family, the house has passed from private ownership into the shared inheritance of the people of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The…

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More than 1,800 emergency grants given to struggling families this summer

Stuart Mitchell

Barnardo’s has provided almost £400,000 to families since July, with parents seeking help for food, clothing and beds as well as activities to stop children missing out during the school holidays.  New analysis from Barnardo’s Child Poverty Fund shows that more than 1,800 applications, worth just over £395,000, were approved in the period 1st July – 31st August, with an average grant of approximately £200 per application.   Active since November 2024, Barnardo’s Child Poverty Fund provides targeted, practical support to families who already access Barnardo’s services.  While families this…

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Britain’s largest listed businesses give less to charity despite record profits

Stuart Mitchell

The UK’s largest listed companies are giving less to charities today than they did in 2009 in the wake of the global financial crisis, according to a new report. The Charities Aid Foundation’s (CAF) annual Corporate Giving Report analyses the charitable giving of the 100 largest UK companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. Following the global financial crisis, giving by FTSE 100 companies equated to 1.7% of pre-tax profits (£1.84bn). This compares with just 0.8% most recently (£1.69bn). Combined profits have almost doubled since 2009. Inflation has exacerbated the…

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