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Stamp Out Poverty Unveils Provocative Film Spotlighting The Highly Polluting, Undertaxed Premium Aviation Sector

Stuart Mitchell

Stamp Out Poverty, a non-profit organisation that campaigns to raise money to fight global poverty and climate change today unveils a provocative film that shines a light on the highly polluting, undertaxed sector of premium aviation, in particular private jets. The goal of the short film and of the campaigns conducted by Stamp Out Poverty in recent months is to secure political buy-in and public legitimacy for global solidarity levies on premium aviation.  It is hoped that the film will help pave the way for an announcement at COP30 later…

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Marketer confidence drops 11 points as lasting economic instability drives shift in consumer priorities

Stuart Mitchell

WARC has unveiled The Marketer’s Toolkit 2026, revealing five critical trends set to disrupt global marketing practices and reshape brand strategies in the year ahead. From the vanishing middle market and the creator investment gamble to the great escape, AI-driven zero-click journeys and shifting consumer milestones, the report provides marketers with essential insights to transform these disruptions into opportunities for growth.   The trend identification for the report, now in its 15th year, is based on WARC’s proprietary GEISTE methodology which focuses on the broad macro trends across government, economy, industry, society, technology, and environment. It further incorporates a global…

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RSPCA cautiously welcomes first-ever UK Govt strategy to phase out animal testing

Stuart Mitchell

The RSPCA has cautiously welcomed the UK Government’s first-ever strategy for replacing the use of animals in research and testing as a “significant step forward” for science and for animal welfare.  But now the charity has urged Ministers to ensure delivery of the proposed actions in the plan, which, if successful, could help reduce and replace the use of thousands of animals in harmful experiments each year in the UK. The new plan – ‘Replacing animals in science: a strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods’ – includes…

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EU-funded project demonstrates pathway to climate-neutral farming across Europe

Stuart Mitchell

After three years of field trials across 20 demonstration sites in Europe, the ClieNFarms project has shown that climate-neutral farming is achievable through systemic innovation that works with nature rather than against it. Since 2022, Climate KIC has played a key role in the project – supporting partners in building connections between ClieNFarms and other EU-funded projects, as well as providing assistance with communication, dissemination, and training.  Funded under the EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy, ClieNFarms has tested and scaled practical solutions for reducing greenhouse gas emissions while improving soil health, biodiversity and…

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Global Sustainable Farming Gets Boost as Bonsucro and Better Cotton Partner on Climate Resilience Initiative

Stuart Mitchell

Bonsucro, the global leader in promoting sustainable sugarcane, has announced a new partnership with the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) to advance the Climate Resilience Platform (CRP) and extend its utility for sugarcane and cotton producers globally. This collaboration is delivered in close partnership with Better Cotton, as part of Bonsucro’s Climate Action Toolkit initiative. Developed initially by Pepsico, Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR), and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, the Climate Resilience Platform translates the latest climate science into actionable information…

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