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Revenues for nature announces global effort to unlock private sector finance for nature restoration and conservation

Stuart Mitchell

Following global attention on the urgent need for biodiversity protection during last week’s Biodiversity Day, the Revenues for Nature (R4N) project announces it will be supporting an initial seven models globally designed to unlock up to $200 million investment into nature restoration and conservation. Through working with partners and governments, R4N, aims to demonstrate the replicability and scaling of models and mechanisms that unlock private sector investment, such as mitigation banking, payments for ecosystem services, commodity supply chain financing and more. Achieving global nature goals requires an additional $200 billion…

SHEIN’s Science-Based Net-Zero Target is Approved by SBTi

Stuart Mitchell

Fast fashion retailer Shein’s parent company has had its new emissions reduction targets verified by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). It set out some of its plans to cut Scope 3 emissions on their website here. As a global online fashion and lifestyle retailer, we have reached a milestone in our climate journey with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validating our net-zero science-based target by 2050 and approving our near and long-term science-based emissions reduction targets. Our climate targets have been validated to conform with the SBTi Net-Zero…

Charities, local authorities and the public to bear cost of UK’s used textiles crisis

Stuart Mitchell

Global environmental action NGO, WRAP issues a stark warning: if the UK’s used textile sector goes under, charities, local authorities and consumers will have to pay the cost of dealing with unwanted used textiles.  WRAP predicts the cost of the sector collapsing would be an additional £64 million per year in costs of gate fees for local authorities for disposal of used textiles. This is further to the £73 million local authorities already pay for the textiles citizens currently put in the bin. The cost of collecting and sorting worn-out textiles…

Triodos Bank voted Best Ethical Financial Provider for fourth year running at the British Bank Award

Stuart Mitchell

Triodos Bank UK has been recognised for its leading sustainability credentials, being named Best Ethical Financial Provider at the British Bank Awards for the fourth consecutive year. The awards see high-street, fintech and specialist financial providers assessed using reviews and feedback on the Smart Money People website, with over 178,000 votes cast this year by people contributing their customer experience. Triodos Bank was praised by customers for its consistent approach to ethics and its friendly and caring customer service, achieving an overall 4.93 out of five rating from nearly 8,000…

Students in 26 Countries Win In 2025 Young Ones Awards

Stuart Mitchell

The One Club for Creativity kicked off Creative Week 2025 by honoring winning schools and students from 26 countries in the 2025 Young Ones Student Awards ceremony at Sony Hall in New York Young Ones is one of the world’s most comprehensive and acclaimed competitive showcases for advertising, digital communication, and design students.  The program offers four separate competitions: Young Ones ADC, offering students the chance to earn an ADC Cube by competing in many of the same disciplines and categories as the prestigious ADC Annual Awards; Young Ones One…