Category: News

UK teachers spend £25 a month of their own money feeding hungry pupils

Stuart Mitchell

16 per cent of teachers report regularly parting with their own money to buy food or snacks for kids, while over a quarter (27 per cent) have given away food they personally brought in for their own snacks or meals. A new report launched today, Hungry to Learn: The impact of morning hunger on our schoolchildren, reveals the extreme lengths teachers are going to feed hungry children at school; a sign of the increased pressures schools and families are facing when it comes to food poverty. The report by Kellogg’s…

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New analysis shows major food companies are addressing climate risk and opportunities

Stuart Mitchell

A new Ceres’ analysis highlights four key areas where dozens of the largest food companies operating in North America are working to reduce emissions, better assess climate risk, and seize opportunities in a more resilient food system.  Notably, Ceres’ Food Emissions 50 Company Benchmark shows that companies are increasingly disclosing detailed information about the primary sources of their supply chain emissions, which often account for 95% of a food companies’ overall emissions footprint. Specifically, more companies are outlining the products and activities that contribute most to these emissions, largely those…

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IEA workshop on sustainable fuels highlights need for global ambition to support uptake

Stuart Mitchell

The IEA recently convened a workshop on sustainable fuels, bringing together more than 80 experts from governments, industry, international organizations and civil society to discuss how to support their adoption around the world. The event on 29 April, which was hosted in collaboration with Brazil’s COP30 Presidency, underscored the critical importance of establishing a global level of ambition for the deployment of sustainable fuels and the need to seek international alignment across carbon accounting frameworks. Sustainable fuels, such as liquid biofuels, biogases, hydrogen and hydrogen-based fuels, complement the electrification of…

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AMEC Steps Up to Tackle Mis/Disinformation with ICCO’s Media Information and Education Pledge

Stuart Mitchell

The International Association for the Measurement and Evaluation of Communication (AMEC) is the latest organisation to sign the Media Information and Education Pledge, launched by the International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO). AMEC joins the founding supporters of the pledge, including the Council of Europe, the European Association of Communication Directors (EACD), Global Women in PR (GWPR), the European Public Relations Education and Research Association (EUPRERA) and The Trust Project, an international consortium of news organisations promoting standards of transparency in journalism. Launched in June 2023 in Strasbourg, the Media Information…

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IFC and Banco Industrial expand financing for SMEs, with a focus on women-led businesses and the Legal Amazon

Stuart Mitchell

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Banco Industrial do Brasil S.A. (BIB) have announced a $105 million financing package to expand access to finance for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) throughout Brazil. The investment will support women-led businesses in particular and help expand financial services in the Brazilian Legal Amazon region, contributing to promoting the country’s inclusive and sustainable economic growth. At minimum of 30% of the resources will be allocated to finance women-led small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), 10% will support SMEs operating in the…

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