Author: Stuart Mitchell

Asda launches new meningitis vaccination service in the UK, responding to calls for cheaper jabs

Stuart Mitchell

Asda has launched a new meningitis vaccination which will make the jab the most affordable on the market.   MenB Single Dose MenB Full Course Asda £89.88 £179.76 Boots £110 £220 Superdrug £110 £220-£330 Well Pharmacy £110 £220 Day Lewis £108 £216   Asda’s new launch comes as leading charity Meningitis Now recently called for more affordable protection against the serious disease.   Meningitis is a fast-acting and potentially life-threatening disease, making vaccination an essential safeguard. Asda’s initiative ensures that more people can take proactive steps to protect themselves and…

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Cascale’s Higg FEM Reveals Opportunities for Low-Carbon Transition in Vietnam

Stuart Mitchell

The “Vietnam Country Report: Macroeconomic, Socioeconomic, and Industry Analysis” report, developed by Cascale with support from the Apparel Impact Institute (Aii), highlights the evolving macroeconomic landscape, sustainability challenges facing apparel and footwear manufacturing, and the rapid expansion of the consumer goods market in Vietnam. A strong economic outlook coupled with bold sustainability initiatives reveals a country poised to play a crucial role in global decarbonization efforts, even as tariffs threaten to put 5.5% of Vietnam’s GDP at risk and raise prices for American consumers (New York Times, April 6). Tariffs…

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Power Generation from Renewables Set to Jump 84% in Next Five Years as Demand from New Data Centers Surges: BloombergNEF

Stuart Mitchell

Navigating the energy transition has never been more complex for investors and businesses as they face elevated policy risks and geopolitical tension. BloombergNEF’s (BNEF’s) New Energy Outlook 2025, published recently, examines the strong case for clean energy technologies and how the global energy transition is expected to progress at the intersection of increasingly cost-competitive solutions and growing energy demand. BNEF’s updated Economic Transition Scenario (ETS) maps out a route to a lower-carbon energy system in a world where cost-competitive technologies drive investment decisions to meet rising energy demand. Under this…

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Alzheimer’s Research UK receives £3.9 MILLION from the Omaze Million Pound House Draw, Scotland

Stuart Mitchell

On Friday 11 April, it was announced that the Omaze Million Pound House Draw, Scotland had raised £3.9 million to speed up the search for breakthrough dementia treatments, and ultimately, a cure.  Almost one million people in the UK are currently living with the condition, and it is the leading cause of death in the UK. But with the support of Omaze and everyone who entered the draw, Alzheimer’s Research UK is working to change this.  The £3.9 million raised will support Alzheimer’s Research UK’s Drug Discovery team. This team…

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Octopus Energy ramps up Asian renewables push with South Korean investment

Stuart Mitchell

Octopus Energy’s generation arm accelerates its Asian renewables plans with a solar investment in South Korea, set to help ramp up clean power in the country. Octopus has backed a highly experienced and expert local team – Skygreen Energy – to develop up to 20 small- to medium-sized solar farms in the next two years. The new solar farms will generate 140 MW of clean energy – enough power for around 45,000 homes a year. Skygreen is planning to scale up to 500 MW of solar, with ambitions to potentially…

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