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Satellites, Robots, Drones and AI win Ofwat’s fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge

Stuart Mitchell

A ‘drone- and lab-in-a-box’ that provides near-real-time, on-site results and lab-grade analysis of coastal bathing water quality is one of the winners receiving funding from the Ofwat Innovation Fund. This project is one of 16 solutions being awarded a share of £42 million today in the water regulator’s latest innovation competition – the fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge . Each solution is committed to fostering innovative approaches to water and waste management. The Smart Skies, Healthy Waters project is using automated drones, robotics and cutting-edge sampling techniques to significantly improve coastal…

Phoenix Group report calls on Office for Investment and National Wealth Fund to drive net zero transition

Stuart Mitchell

Phoenix Group, one of the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement businesses, today launches its policy white paper, Unlocking Investment to Support the Net Zero Transition, calling for barriers to investments to be overcome by outlining a set of practical and fiscally neutral policy reform recommendations in four key areas. Institutional investors currently face a range of barriers that limit their ability to deploy capital at scale. These include regulatory constraints, competition with bank financing, an insufficient pipeline of projects, a lack of investment-grade assets, and market uncertainty driven by…

Compassion Calls on Food Companies to Join the Better Chicken Business Network

Stuart Mitchell

Compassion in World Farming is inviting food businesses across the global broiler chicken value chain to join its rapidly growing Better Chicken Business Network (BCBN). This initiative aims to support companies dedicated to progressing the transition towards adopting the Better Chicken Commitment (BCC) and to help those working to fulfil their pledges. Since launching the BCBN in October 2024, Compassion has welcomed over 160 members from over 110 different companies, in 17 different countries. Compassion is now urging even more businesses to join this collaborative network – whether they are…

Industry’s Reverse Mentoring Scheme Grows by 50% – Signalling the UK PR Industry’s DEI Resilience

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and the Taylor Bennett Foundation have launched the fourth cohort of their award-winning Reverse Mentoring Programme, designed to accelerate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) progress across the public relations and communications industry. Now entering its fourth year, the scheme has grown by 50% – a powerful signal that, despite mounting pressure and scrutiny on DEI initiatives, many agencies and in-house teams are reaffirming their commitment to building inclusive cultures. Participating organisations in 2025 include BT, Virgin Money, Freuds, MONY Group, and others. Over…

PRCA launches CMS Go: Tailored accreditation for smaller PR agencies

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has announced the launch of CMS Go, a dedicated version of its Communications Management Standard (CMS) accreditation, specifically designed for smaller PR agencies with ten or fewer employees. CMS Go is the only accreditation of its kind in the UK that assesses and recognises best practice across entire PR and communications teams, not just individuals. Delivered entirely online and supported by a PRCA Lead Assessor, CMS Go offers smaller teams a practical yet rigorous pathway to excellence, embedding quality and consistency across all…