Author: Stuart Mitchell

Dr. Nisha Dhawan Appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of EMpower to Lead the Emerging Markets Foundation into New Localisation Era

Stuart Mitchell

EMpower – the Emerging Markets Foundation, a global non-profit organisation dedicated to empowering marginalised young people in developing countries, has announced the appointment of Dr. Nisha Dhawan as President and Chief Executive Officer. EMpower currently supports over 150 grantee partner organisations and has deployed more than $60 million in grants to date. Dr. Dhawan succeeds Cynthia Steele, who has led EMpower since 2019 and, following more than two decades with the organisation, will continue to support EMpower through 2026 as a Strategic Adviser. Dr. Dhawan brings nearly 14 years of experience…

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Help for the hospitality sector to unlock food waste opportunities

Stuart Mitchell

A new free online platform has launched at London Climate Action Week this week, designed to help hospitality, restaurant, and catering professionals unlock one of the sector’s biggest opportunities: reducing food waste. Reducing food waste can lower costs, improve efficiency, strengthen resilience, and reduce emissions, yet practical guidance is often difficult to find and apply. The Food Waste Decelerator has been created to help close that gap.    The free platform combines AI powered search across hundreds of expert resources, practical case studies, a directory of technology solutions and a global community of hospitality professionals –…

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Tesco backs next generation of British farmers with three-year extension of Future Farmer Programme

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco is extending its support for the next generation of British farmers, renewing its partnership with Harper Adams University’s School of Sustainable Food and Farming for a further three years. The Future Farmer Programme, sponsored by Tesco and delivered by the Harper Adams University’s School of Sustainable Food and Farming, has already supported more than 200 farmers to develop the confidence, knowledge and practical skills needed to build resilient, sustainable farm businesses. With applications open for the 2026/27 cohort, until 31 July, Tesco is encouraging ambitious farmers under 40 to…

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Comcast’s Universal Ads Launches in the UK with Channel 4, ITV & Sky to Simplify Access to Premium TV Advertising for SMEs

Stuart Mitchell

Universal Ads, Comcast’s self-service advertising platform for the premium TV industry, has officially launched in the UK in partnership with Channel 4, ITV and Sky. The launch, first unveiled by the cohort at Cannes Lions 2025, marks a groundbreaking move for the UK advertising industry as well as a significant step in Universal Ads’ international expansion. From today, for the first time, small and medium-sized enterprises can create, buy, and measure premium TV advertising campaigns across the three broadcasters’ sales houses – ITV Media, Sky Media and Channel 4 Sales…

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UKRI launches two AI research labs to stay ahead in global race

Stuart Mitchell

Two new labs will back British researchers to develop next generation artificial intelligence (AI) systems, helping secure the UK’s position as a global leader. Backed by a £60 million investment, one lab will focus on creating open-source AI that can run on widely available hardware. The other will pioneer new approaches enabling AI to learn without vast centralised computing power. The two UK AI research labs will be led by University College London (UCL) and the University of Oxford. The labs will work in collaboration with partners including the universities…

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