Author: Stuart Mitchell

Octopus Energy brings power to the people with the launch of ‘the Collective’ investment platform

Stuart Mitchell

More people across the UK have the opportunity to own a piece of a green energy project thanks to Octopus Energy’s new investment platform ‘the Collective’. The first-of-its-kind platform allows people to directly buy a share of a renewables project like a wind turbine or solar farm. With a minimum investment of £25, any returns go straight into the investor’s pocket as there are no fees and it is free to join*. The move makes Octopus the first energy company in the UK with a retail investment platform regulated by…

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M&S Launches Young Designer Competition With Youngminds To Support Young People’s Mental Health

Stuart Mitchell

M&S and YoungMinds have announced a competition for young people to create a winning design for this year’s M&S and YoungMinds Hello Yellow kidswear collection. Hello Yellow marks World Mental Health Day on 10th October. Every year for Hello Yellow, YoungMinds calls on teachers, pupils, parents and colleagues to wear yellow on the day, to show young people that they are not alone with their mental health. Spearheaded by M&S x YoungMinds Partnership Ambassador and mum Rochelle Humes, this Children’s Mental Health Week, the competition invites young people across the UK…

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AB InBev CMO wins Global Marketer of the Year

Stuart Mitchell

Marcel Marcondes, Global Chief Marketing Officer, AB InBev has won the 2024 WFA Global Marketer of the Year, WFA’s annual celebration of great marketing leadership, organised in partnership with The Drum. Marcondes was one of five shortlisted candidates and topped the combined public and expert jury vote. Marcel has led AB InBev’s new brand approach focusing on global “megabrands”, boosting revenue by 3.3%, with Corona alone growing revenue by 5.6% outside Mexico in Q2 2024. AB InBev now has eight of the top 10 most valuable beer brands worldwide, including…

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The ClimateWise Principles Independent Review 2024

Stuart Mitchell

ClimateWise – the global insurance industry leadership group founded in 2007 and facilitated by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) – has released its regular annual report on how its members have performed against its jointly agreed Principles, shortly after having raised the ambition of those Principles to drive further action in the insurance industry. ClimateWise is in its 16th year of reporting against the ClimateWise Principles disclosure framework, aligned in 2019 with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations. If 2023 could be characterised…

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Direct marketing advice generator makes it easy for organisations to comply with the law

Stuart Mitchell

ICO have launched a free online tool to help organisations ensure their direct marketing activities comply with UK law – namely the Privacy and Electronic Communication Regulations (PECR), and the UK GDPR. By using the direct marketing advice generator, small organisations will get reliable compliance advice, tailored to their own direct marketing activities, in minutes. This allows organisations to reach out and promote their products and services to both new and existing customers, as well as share their aims and ideals – and can assist in making sure they’re contacting…

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