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Net-Zero Banking Alliance renews mandate with increased focus on unlocking opportunities for financing real economy decarbonization

Stuart Mitchell

The Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), the global initiative supporting banks to lead on climate mitigation in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement, today confirms members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of backing plans to strengthen the support it provides to its members, marking a new phase for the Alliance’s work. The vote follows a year-long strategic review during which all member banks were able to provide input on NZBA’s future direction. The decision builds on the significant achievements of the Alliance since its founding in 2021, including the…

The LPFA allocates 3% to Environmental Opportunities

Stuart Mitchell

The London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA), an Administering Authority and £8 billion Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) fund with over 100,000 members, has committed to investing around £250 million, or 3%, of its £8 bn Fund value in environmental solutions assets that will support their net zero ambitions. LPPI (Local Pensions Partnership Investments), which makes day-to-day investment decisions on the LPFA’s behalf, under their Whole Scheme Management approach, will invest the assets into LPPI’s newly launched Environmental Opportunities Fund (EOF). The LPFA’s Climate Change Policy identifies climate risk as systemic,…

Camden Charity Reports Big Impact Locally, As The UK’s Leading Authority In Participatory Grant-Making

Stuart Mitchell

London charity Camden Giving has continued in its mission of creating meaningful change and addressing local inequalities in Camden, as highlighted in its 2025 Impact Report out this week. Despite the worst poverty rate amongst all London Boroughs, Camden continues to be a beacon of civic engagement with residents, grassroots organisations and businesses coming together to foster collective power and drive meaningful change.  Enlisting the participation of local members of Camden communities in deciding how and when grant money has been utilised has been key in achieving the following successes…

The One Club Opens Entry Call For Global Next Creative Leaders 2025

Stuart Mitchell

The One Club for Creativity has opened the call for entries for the 10th annual Next Creative Leaders 2025, a free global competition recognizing women, non-binary, and trans creatives on the rise. Next Creative Leaders (NCL), established jointly with The 3% Movement, is the industry’s only free portfolio competition that identifies, celebrates, and provides a global platform to talented women, non-binary, and trans creatives who are making their mark on the world with both their work and unique point of view on creative leadership that’s changing the industry for the…

What does sustainable work really mean? New perspectives from the International Labour Review

Stuart Mitchell

The International Labour Review’s Special Issue on sustainable work marks a significant moment in the ongoing effort to redefine what it means for work to be truly sustainable. This collection of cutting-edge research goes beyond conventional discussions of employment protections and decent work, offering a bold, interdisciplinary vision that integrates economic, social, and ecological dimensions. At a time when labour markets are being reshaped by technological change, climate crises, and shifting worker expectations, the insights presented here are more urgent than ever. For decades, employment protection legislation has been weakened in…