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New leadership strategy programme launched to support future ESG and sustainability finance breakthroughs

Stuart Mitchell

Chartered accountancy body ICAEW and Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education have announced the launch of a sustainability programme for finance professionals. The four-day ESG and Sustainability Strategy for Finance Leaders and Practitioners Programme is a face-to-face initiative that will equip participants with the knowledge and tools to integrate sustainability into their organisations’ strategies and operations. Covering climate and sustainability; the information ecosystem; sustainable finance and leadership, it will run from 30 September to 3 October.   The programme has been designed for board members, chief financial officers and partners, to…

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ACEVO announces ACEVOFest 2025 programme

Stuart Mitchell

ACEVO, the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations, has today released the programme for ACEVOFest 2025, its two-day festival dedicated to advancing leadership within the civil society sector. The event will take place on Tuesday 4 and Wednesday 5 March 2025 offering a blend of in-person and virtual experiences designed to inspire and connect leaders across the sector. On day one attendees can choose to participate either in-person at the Hilton Wembley, Lakeside Way, Wembley Park, London, HA9 0BU, or online. Day two will be held exclusively online. Speaker…

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Urgent, Faster Scale-Up of Clean Technologies Presents Multi-Trillion-Dollar Opportunities for Decarbonization of India

Stuart Mitchell

India’s window to curb its carbon emissions in line with the major goal of the Paris Agreement – holding global warming to well below two degrees Celsius and avoiding the worst impacts of climate change – is still possible, however, it looks increasingly hard to achieve. BloombergNEF’s (BNEF’s) New Energy Outlook: India shows what it would take to get there. India must rapidly decarbonize its power sector – the largest emitter in the country – to stay on track, more than tripling its solar and wind capacity by 2030 to…

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Tesco backs further 16 innovative new brands as part of 2024 Accelerator Programme

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco has stepped up its commitment to championing exciting, diverse new brands by launching a second cohort of products for its 2024 Accelerator Programme. Building on the success of previous intakes, sixteen brands will join the Tesco initiative, which aims to introduce small and trend-led brands into Tesco. The programme provides a comprehensive year-long mentoring, learning, and development experience focused on growth, and has been designed to deliver innovation for customers while supporting diversity within its supply base. Among the selection criteria is a commitment to support brands led by…

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£84 million of SIF funding to accelerate race to net zero

Stuart Mitchell

Ofgem has approved 12 round two beta projects, awarding £84 million through the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) delivered in partnership with Innovate UK. Delivery of net zero by 2030 The projects have been awarded beta funding to further develop ideas and innovations in the latest tranche of funding awards from the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) and Innovate UK’s SIF. As well as delivering financial, environmental and societal benefits for Great Britain’s energy consumers, these projects also support government efforts to make Britain a clean energy superpower. Innovation…

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