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New research warns PFAS could become multi-billion-dollar threat to financial markets

Stuart Mitchell

A group of toxic chemicals known as PFAS have moved from being a niche environmental concern to a multi-billion-dollar liability risk for investors, according to new research from financial think-tank Planet Tracker. PFAS is now one of the most significant environmental litigation issues in history, with 15,000 active US lawsuits and a $10bn settlement by 3M in 2023. This growing wave of PFAS-related settlements could translate into material impacts on the cash flow, balance sheets and credit profiles of exposed companies. To help investors manage these risks, Planet Tracker has…

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UK looks ahead to next chapter of extraordinary offshore wind story as plans for new leasing round in 2027 unveiled

Stuart Mitchell

A major new investment opportunity for the UK’s offshore wind sector is set to open next year, as The Crown Estate announces a new process to accelerate clean energy growth and deliver jobs and economic benefits across the country.  The seabed manager has begun a programme of market engagement ahead of an intended official launch of a new leasing round, Offshore Wind Leasing Round 6, in the first half of 2027.   The Crown Estate believes this next leasing round could accommodate a capacity of around 6GW or more, predominantly in the North East of England and in water depths suitable for fixed-bottom wind, subject to stakeholder engagement and taking into account the National Energy System Operator’s strategic plans for energy and for electricity networks.   A 6GW…

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Pioneering nature market standards released for adoption

Stuart Mitchell

Pioneering standards designed to bring clarity and consistency to nature markets are now ready for widespread adoption, in the latest stage of a programme led by BSI, and supported by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), the devolved administrations, and industry. In March 2025, BSI, the UK’s National Standards Body, released a set of overarching principles, BSI Flex 701v2.0, which provided a foundation across all UK nature markets. It set out core requirements for designing, operating, generating, trading, and storing nature credits, aiming to enable the high…

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Companion Launches ‘Creator Payments’ to Streamline Creator Onboarding for Brands and Provide Early Pay to Creators

Stuart Mitchell

Billion Dollar Boy Group, global leaders in creator-led brand building, today announces the launch of Creator Payments, a new integrated service designed to automate creator payments and vendor onboarding for brands at scale, via its proprietary SaaS platform, Companion. Creator Payments, in partnership with payment platform Lumanu, streamlines one of the most complex and operationally intensive areas of creator marketing, including payment workflows, creator onboarding and compliance to reduce friction for brand teams and creators. The service also includes Early Pay, an optional feature offering creators greater flexibility and certainty…

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PepsiCo hits dual water milestones: 100% replenishment and adopting the AWS standard across company-owned facilities in high water-risk areas

Stuart Mitchell

In the lead-up to World Water Day, PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP) today announced it achieved two of its 2025 pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) water goals: Replenishing 100% of the water used at all company-owned facilities located in high water-risk watersheds. Reaching 100% water replenishment means that for every liter of water PepsiCo uses at these facilities, we are restoring the equivalent amount or more back into natural water resources in that watershed through nature-based conservation and wetland restoration projects, water infrastructure initiatives and on-farm irrigation efficiency efforts. Fully adopting the Alliance…

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