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Digital Poverty Alliance Expands Tech4Young Carers Scheme to Bridge the Digital Divide for Hundreds More Young People Across the UK

Stuart Mitchell

The Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) has expanded its Tech4Young Carers scheme, helping more young people across the UK access the technology and skills they need to stay connected, bridge the digital divide, manage their caring responsibilities, while continuing their education. Following a successful first year in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, the scheme is now being rolled out to Milton Keynes and Southend-on-Sea, reaching an additional 200 young carers across these three regions. This expansion forms part of the DPA’s wider mission to end digital poverty across the UK, with funding provided…

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Electric Vehicles Remain Key Driver for Grid Investment Despite Data Center Boom

Stuart Mitchell

Grid investment of $15.8 trillion is needed between now and 2050 under BloombergNEF’s base-case scenario for the global energy transition, most of it for physical assets like wires, cables, towers and substations to deliver a required 29-million-kilometer (17.4-million-mile) extension. This year’s outlook included data centers as a new driver of grid investment but found that their global share of utilities’ capital expenditure on grid infrastructure remains modest. New Energy Outlook Download the executive summary and sample dataset to explore scenarios covering the global transition across power, transport, buildings, and industry…

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Sylvera Launches Market Intelligence Solution to Streamline Carbon Investment Decision-Making

Stuart Mitchell

Sylvera, the leading carbon data platform, today announced the launch of its new Market Intelligence solution, delivering unprecedented integration of quality assessments, real-time pricing data, and advanced market analytics. The solution addresses a critical market inefficiency where buyers, developers, and investors have historically relied on disparate data sources and fragmented systems to make informed carbon credit investment decisions. Solving Critical Market Fragmentation The groundbreaking solution represents a fundamental shift in carbon project investment by bridging quality assessment and pricing intelligence to strategic buying decisions. Sylvera’s integrated approach uncovers the correlation…

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XPO Logistics earns EcoVadis Gold Medal for the second year in a row, for sustainability excellence

Stuart Mitchell

XPO Logistics, a leading provider of innovative and sustainable end-to-end logistics solutions across Europe, has announced that it has once again been awarded the prestigious EcoVadis Gold Medal for sustainability performance, achieving a record score of 82/100 (placing the company at the 98th percentile among all EcoVadis-rated companies – top 2% globally). This recognition also places XPO Logistics Europe among the top performers in its industry – top 1%, demonstrating continuous improvement in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices, while reinforcing customer confidence in responsible supply chains.  EcoVadis is the…

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Jeans for Genes Turns 30: Celebrating Three Decades of Denim and Life Changing Support

Stuart Mitchell

Last month marked the 30th anniversary of Jeans for Genes, one of the UK’s most recognised fundraising campaigns, which has raised more than £52.3 million since its launch in the 1990s. Every September, schools, workplaces and families across the country pull on their denim to raise awareness and vital funds for the 1 in 25 children in the UK living with a genetic condition. That’s one child in every classroom. Over three decades, Jeans for Genes has: Awarded 429 grants, supporting 190 charities nationwide. Funded pioneering gene therapy research and…

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