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Billie Piper and Refuge give voice to untold stories of domestic abuse in powerful new film

Stuart Mitchell

Renowned actor Billie Piper has partnered with Refuge for ‘Make the world a Refuge’, a short film exploring the many different forms that domestic abuse can take.  Having starred in a host of films and TV shows, Refuge ambassador Billie will now feature in a short film to highlight the often subtle and insidious ways abuse can show up in relationships.   Launching on the evening of Tuesday 8th October, the film depicts Billie reading real-life testimonies from survivors of domestic abuse, allowing their stories to be heard by protecting their…

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Fintech charity Pennies’ Micro-Donation Day raises £30,000 for life-changing causes – in just one day

Stuart Mitchell

Pennies, the award-winning fintech charity which enables micro-donations to charity, successfully held its first ever Micro-Donation Day on Monday, 26 August 2024 which, in addition to boosting awareness of the micro-donation movement, raised £30,000 for charities including Cancer Research UK, MND Association and Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity – thanks to more than 130,000 individual donations. Pennies CEO, Alison Hutchinson CBE, said: “We’re thrilled that Pennies partners and customers have rallied together for the first ever Micro-Donation Day, and to be celebrating such a brilliant sum raised in a single…

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Understanding impact: new collaboration commences between GRI and IFVI

Stuart Mitchell

Two global organizations committed to enabling businesses to contribute to a just and sustainable future, through a deep understanding of their impacts, have announced the start of a new partnership. The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has been the champion of impact reporting for over 25 years, with the GRI Standards the world’s most widely used framework for sustainability reporting. Meanwhile, the International Foundation for Valuing Impacts (IFVI), launched in 2022, builds on the frameworks and protocols of GRI and existing standard-setters to develop the next level of sustainability information –…

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Exeter climate research is key to modelling tool that aims to decarbonise buildings

Stuart Mitchell

A new weather modelling tool shows the crucial role of engineering and climate science in the buildings of the future. Met.box (Meteorological dataset Based On Climate Change Scenario) is a set of future meteorological data that allows builders and architects to evaluate their projects through the lens of climate change mitigation, adaptation and resilience. Data sets are based on climate change scenarios defined by the IPCC, which can be used to evaluate anything from energy consumption to the greenhouse gas emissions of a new or retrofitted new office building by…

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XPO Logistics Europe Wins Prestigious EcoVadis Gold Medal for Sustainability Excellence

Stuart Mitchell

XPO, a leading provider of innovative and sustainable end-to-end logistics solutions across Europe, has been awarded the prestigious EcoVadis Gold Medal for its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy and performance in 2024. This accolade represents a significant step up from the Silver Medal the company held for four consecutive years. XPO´s rise to the 97th percentile demonstrates its ability to excel in an even more competitive and challenging environment and places XPO Logistics among the top 3% of all companies assessed globally and within the top 1% of road transport…

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