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£3 million in grants helps older people access £26 million in life-changing support

Stuart Mitchell

Independent Age launched the Cost-of-Living Fund in 2021 to help older people struggling to cope with the soaring inflation and living costs sweeping the UK after the pandemic. The national charity aims to combat poverty in later life and sees local organisations as a key part of the solution. The response to the initial £2 million fund was so overwhelming that a second round of an additional 1 million was launched in 2023. Across both rounds, Independent Age funded 77 organisations to support over 50,000 older people and unlock over…

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1.1 million children pushed into hygiene poverty – charity urges government to act ahead of Child Poverty Strategy

Stuart Mitchell

To mark the launch of the pioneering research report, A Clean Start in Life, leading product giving charity In Kind Direct hosted a Parliamentary reception in Westminster on Monday evening, sponsored by Helen Hayes MP, Chair of the Education Select Committee. The event brought together Parliamentarians, policymakers, civil servants, charities and corporate leaders, to urgently address the impact of hygiene poverty on the lives of children and young people. With the publication of the Child Poverty Strategy being pushed back by government to autumn, the sector fear that this delay will…

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Kepak Secures SBTi Approval, Sets Sights on Net-Zero by 2050

Stuart Mitchell

Kepak Group has reached a major milestone on its sustainability journey, with formal approval of its climate targets from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). This approval confirms Kepak’s emissions-reduction goals align with the 1.5°C trajectory set by the Paris Agreement – the most ambitious pathway for limiting global warming. Key targets include: A 52.3% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 – equivalent to eliminating the annual emissions of more than 15,000  homes Net-zero emissions across the entire value chain by 2050 Kepak now stands among a select group…

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To Protect Human Rights, Ban Fossil Fuel Ads, Lobbying, and Disinfo to Defossilize Economy, UN Report Warns

Stuart Mitchell

As the result of a six-decade history of deliberate obstruction of climate action by the fossil fuel industry, our economies continue to be based on fossil fuels even if it has been harming humanity and the planet for generations. Exploring for new oil, expanding fossil fuel production, fracking, and subsidizing fossil fuels must stop, according to a new report from the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Climate Change, Elisa Morgera.  Additionally, we must be fully informed of how fossil fuels are harming our human rights, and how the…

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Perfect pairing sets the table for community impact

Stuart Mitchell

COMMUNITY dining is being reimagined this October as leading hospitality venue and homelessness charity join forces for a powerful night that combines food, immersive storytelling and a mission to tackle homelessness head-on. Surgeons Quarter has partnered with the charity Cyrenians to host a flagship fundraising event, the Supper Soirée. The event is set to take place on Thursday, 30 October, at the Prince Philip Building- one of the four historic venues managed by Surgeons Quarter. With a shared passion for creating meaningful community experiences, the partnership marks the first time…

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