Day: 9 November 2026

Benevity Launches Benevity for Microsoft Teams Bringing Corporate Donations and Volunteering into Daily Work Tools

Stuart Mitchell

Benevity Inc., the global leader in enterprise social impact software, today announced a move to embed giving and volunteering into employees’ daily workflow by bringing purpose into the collaboration tools employees use every day. The announcement includes the launch of Benevity for Microsoft Teams, with additional integrations to follow that will bring a comparable experience to more workplace collaboration tools. Benevity also plans a QR code access point for the estimated 2.7 billion deskless workers who don’t sit at a company computer. This marks the first time Benevity has put…

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Carbon Clean selected for Net Zero Start-Up Hub to advance carbon capture for data centres

Stuart Mitchell

Carbon Clean has been selected for the Net Zero Start-Up Hub’s 2027 incubation programme, following the Hub’s Start-Up Hub Pitch Day in Fredericia, Denmark. The selection was announced by the Net Zero Innovation Hub for Data Centers as part of its 2026–2027 cohort. The programme brings clean technology companies together with data centre operators, technology leaders, investors and industry experts to validate solutions and accelerate routes to commercial deployment. As data centre power demand grows, the industry needs more clean, reliable, 24/7 power. Carbon capture can play an important role…

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Innovation partnerships convene in Cambridge to accelerate real-world impact

Stuart Mitchell

Researchers, innovators, businesses and policymakers gathered in Cambridge for the Sustainable Technology Innovation Forum, co-hosted by the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) and the National Institutes of Applied Research (NIAR). The event brought together international expertise to explore how emerging technologies can deliver meaningful impact through collaboration, innovation and cross-sector partnerships. Welcoming delegates from across Asia and Europe, the Forum highlighted the importance of international exchange in addressing shared sustainability and innovation challenges. Participants represented a diverse range of countries, including Taiwan, Japan, Romania, Finland, the Czech Republic and…

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Complaints about automated nuisance calls hit five-year high

Stuart Mitchell

The number of complaints made to the ICO about automated nuisance calls has almost tripled in just three months, reaching its highest level since 2021. Complaints from the general public to the ICO rose from 1,374 in July to 2,178 in August, an increase of 58%, before climbing a further 69% to 3,684 in September.  The sharp rise has prompted renewed warnings about the scale of the problem, with the ICO cautioning that the true number of automated calls being made is likely to be far higher than the complaints…

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Buxton and Mind launch ‘Talking Laces’ with Sir Mo Farah, turning every pair of trainers into an invitation to talk

Stuart Mitchell

Britain’s gyms, parks and running routes are becoming sanctuaries for honest, unguarded conversations, as more people are lacing up not just to sweat, but to talk. New research from Buxton Natural Mineral Water reveals almost half (45%) of UK adults are more likely to open up about their mental health while exercising, including more than half of Gen Z (51%) and (60%) of Millennials. In fact, one in five of those surveyed (21%) have discussed their mental health with a friend or stranger mid-run, climbing to a third (33%) of…

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