Author: Stuart Mitchell

IFC and BMW Foundation Launch RESPOND Scaleup to Help European Clean-Tech Startups Scale Globally

Stuart Mitchell

Europe leads the world in clean technology innovation, but without the ability to scale industrial solutions, it risks falling behind. To close this critical “scale-up gap,” the BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, today announced the launch of the RESPOND Scaleup program, a six-month pilot initiative designed to help CEOs of leading clean-tech startups to navigate the complexities of scaling to full commercialization. Building on the success of the RESPOND Accelerator, which has supported more than 65 impact-driven startups…

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Amcor Takes Home a DuPont™ Tyvek® Sustainable Healthcare Packaging Award

Stuart Mitchell

Amcor HealthCare has been recognized with the 2025 DuPont™ Tyvek® Sustainable Healthcare Packaging Award for Operational Efficiencies. The award honors Amcor’s development of ACT2100™ Air Peel Technology, an innovative Tyvek® heat seal coating that delivers stronger seals, greater breathability, and improved sterilization performance. This achievement underscores Amcor’s commitment to advancing sustainability and reliability in healthcare packaging. Members of our Amcor HealthCare team recently attended the Medical Packaging Conference (MPC) in Frankfurt, Germany, hosted by DuPont™. The MPC brings together global leaders in healthcare packaging to showcase innovations that enhance sustainability,…

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Fisher Care Group secures Triodos Bank UK funding for new care home acquisition and development

Stuart Mitchell

Longstanding care business Fisher Care Group has utilised a £21m loan from Triodos Bank UK to fund the purchase and development of two care homes, expanding its provision across the North of England. The homes will add 136 beds to the care group’s portfolio, as it seeks to increase its impact in the care sector. Located in Bridlington, East Yorkshire, The Maltings Care Home will be a 59-bed care home designed to provide compassionate and personalised care. The building has been purchased complete and ready for use, however, Fisher Care…

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CAP – Bark up the right tree – take the lead on your pet food ads

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Bark up the right tree – take the lead on your pet food ads. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. Remember the 90s? Boybands and the Spice Girls reigned supreme, Beanie Babies could be found in every nook and cranny and… all the dog poo on the pavement was white. OK, maybe that last one…

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RWE and ARC marine deploy environmental innovation at Rampion offshore wind farm

Stuart Mitchell

RWE, a world leader in offshore wind, and UK-based nature-inclusive design pioneer ARC marine have achieved a global first at Rampion Offshore Wind Farm with the installation of specially eco-engineered Reef cubes® as undersea protection for turbine foundations. The pioneering solution is designed to protect the critical energy infrastructure from strong currents in the subsea environment, while creating new and extending existing living marine habitats. In the last few days, around 75,000 Reef cubes® ranging in size from 15cm to 35cm, were installed at the base of one of the turbines at the Rampion offshore…

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