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Soft drinks start-up announces ‘commercially compassionate’ share model giving away 51% of business to support good causes

Stuart Mitchell

Bristol-based soft drinks company, Counter Culture Drinks has recently announced its first two not-for-profit shareholders as part of an innovative operating model that will see 51% of the business and 5% of total sales allocated to supporting social and environmental causes. Driven by a goal to raise at least £1 million for non-profit organisations through their business endeavours, the founders of the B Corp pending kombucha company have created what they call ‘commercially compassionate’ (CC) shares to be allocated to charities and civil society organisations that share its values and…

Leading global producer of dually modified™ wood sets green standard for the global construction industry

Stuart Mitchell

Kebony, the leading global producer of dually modified™ wood, has reaffirmed its position as a frontrunner for a safer and greener global construction industry, following the launch of the company’s third annual Sustainability Report.     Produced in alignment with UN Sustainable Development Goals, and using the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines as framework, the Kebony Sustainability Report 2023 provides a transparent assessment of the year-on-year improvements the Norwegian technology company continues to make relating to its ESG performance and carbon footprint – calculated across each industry-approved Scope 1-4 carbon emissions categories…

Bursary scheme opens to help more young people fall in love with STEM through fun activities

Stuart Mitchell

EngineeringUK  is launching its STEM bursary scheme to help school students get creative and inspired by STEM through fun hands-on activities which could lead to creating tomorrow’s astronauts, app designers and AI architects. With many schools facing financial challenges, the bursaries will be awarded to schools with high proportions of students from groups underrepresented in the engineering profession. Primary schools which meet the EngineeringUK Priority Schools criteria, can apply for a bursary of £550 to take part in an experience with Neon – a website that helps primary and secondary…

2 Million Children Tackle Global Challenges with the LEGO Group’s Free Build the Change Program

Stuart Mitchell

The number of children developing creative solutions to today’s sustainability issues via the LEGO Group’s free Build the Change social impact program has more than doubled since 2022, according to recent figures*. The program, which is supported by the LEGO Foundation and empowers children to build a more sustainable future through play, impacted over 2 million children last year ― up from 900,000 in 2022 ― and is on track to reach even more kids in 2024. From floating vegetable farms to carbon-munching dragons, Build the Change encourages children to…

Reaching $1 Million in Awarded Funding, the Human Rights Campaign and SHOWTIME® Announce the Fifth Year of QUEER TO STAY an LGBTQ+ Small-Business Preservation Initiative

Stuart Mitchell

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, and SHOWTIME are launching the fifth year of “Queer to Stay: An LGBTQ+ Business Preservation Initiative.” This program is designed to support LGBTQ+ small businesses, especially those owned by and designed for LGBTQ+ people of color, women and the transgender community. Applications to participate this year open on May 29, 2024 and will run through August 31, 2024. The Queer to Stay initiative launched in June 2020, awarding 10 LGBTQ+ small businesses…