Author: Stuart Mitchell

Transition Plan Taskforce delivers ‘gold standard’ framework for companies and financial institutions to tackle climate change

Stuart Mitchell

The Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT), first announced by the UK at COP26, recently delivers a best practice Disclosure Framework for climate transition plans so companies can play their part in the shift to net zero. Major companies and financial institutions including Aviva, Legal & General Investment Management, London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), NatWest, and Unilever are Taskforce members responsible for creating the Disclosure Framework. The Disclosure Framework is informed by the principles of Ambition, Action and Accountability. A company’s transition plan should take a strategic and rounded approach that explains…

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ASA – Greenspeaking with Confidence: launching our latest environmental research and our new Organisational Strategy

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Greenspeaking with Confidence: launching our latest environmental research and our new Organisational Strategy. 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. We are delighted to announce ‘Greenspeaking with Confidence’, an online event to discuss sustainable advertising and environmental and green claims, as well as introduce our new five-year strategy. This event will be hosted on 28 November.…

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Green Technical Advisory Group publishes final advice paper as HMG prepares to consult market

Stuart Mitchell

The Green Technical Advisory Group (GTAG) has published its final piece of advice to the UK government on the design and implementation of a UK Green Taxonomy. This advice focuses on the long term “institutional home” for a UK Green Taxonomy, completing the suite of nine GTAG papers that have summarised the independent advice offered to the UK Government since the inception of the group in June 2021. In the last two years, since the GTAG was established, the regulatory landscape for green finance has evolved significantly. An additional 21…

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Vive la EV-olution! Octopus Electroverse launches in France, Spain and Italy

Stuart Mitchell

Octopus Energy expands its award-winning electric vehicle (EV) public charging platform – Octopus Electroverse – into France, Spain and Italy following its successful rollout in the UK. Electroverse’s simple ‘one card, one app’ concept launched in 2020 and took the UK market by storm. The cutting-edge roaming platform revolutionised on-the-road charging of electric cars, and it now serves one in four EV drivers in the UK – more than any other public charging service in the country. Drivers based in France, Spain and Italy now also have access to over…

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Driving sustainable impact through business innovation: winners of the 2023 Fairtrade Global Awards announced.

Stuart Mitchell

Fairtrade is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2023 Fairtrade Global Awards, recognising the outstanding and innovative contributions from businesses to create a fair and just global trade system across the world. Hosted by Fairtrade Africa, the Fairtrade Global Awards feature a diverse range of eight categories celebrating excellence in ethical and sustainable trade practices, from climate action to living wages and income. The judging panel for the 2023 Fairtrade Global Awards was drawn from a group of experts and leaders deeply committed to ethical trade practices and sustainability,…

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