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Mars and FAO extend partnership to help ensure Safe Food for All

Stuart Mitchell

Mars believe they have a responsibility to act on food safety. First, to ensure that the food we produce is safe and high quality to help protect people, pets, and the planet. Second, to raise the bar in food safety by identifying and tackling risks that impact society at large. Everyone should have access to safe food and it’s why we are expanding our partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to further strengthen food safety. Dr. Abigail Stevenson, Chief Science Officer for Mars, and Maximo Torero, FAO’s Chief-Economist,…

Introducing Home Planet Fund: A radically different approach to the climate crisis

Stuart Mitchell

This week, the Home Planet Fund launches. It is a new independent nonprofit that supports local and Indigenous communities who work in concert with nature to stop climate breakdown and was started with $20 million in seed funding from outdoor apparel company, Patagonia. Home Planet Fund will operate as an independent public charity—a 501(c)(3)—that can receive contributions from other donors, large and small. Thanks to the seed funding from Patagonia, every dollar received from outside donations will go directly to local and Indigenous groups working on regenerative agriculture, reforestation and…

‘Millions will be left behind’ if incoming government neglects the digital divide, warns the Digital Poverty Alliance

Stuart Mitchell

Millions of adults and children across the UK will be left behind if the incoming government doesn’t prioritise bridging the digital divide, the Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) has warned. According to DPA research alongside Deloitte, one in seven adults and one in five children still suffer from digital poverty, with as many as 19 million people in the UK falling victim to the digital dive. Digital exclusion goes beyond basic online connectivity, digital skills and access to electronic devices claim the DPA, who believe bridging the gap is about empowering…

Imagine H2O Announces 2024 Startup Accelerator Cohort Addressing Water’s Biggest Challenges with Advanced Technologies

Stuart Mitchell

Imagine H2O, a global nonprofit supporting entrepreneurial water solutions, announced its 2024 Accelerator cohort today. Chosen from a highly competitive pool of nearly 400 entrepreneurs, the 10 startups selected are addressing climate change, equity, health, and resource efficiency in water. Imagine H2O’s selection process featured a committee of 75 technical experts, utility leaders, corporate executives, and investors. Committee members evaluated each startup’s business model, technology, team, impact potential, market focus and other commercial viability indicators. “This cohort represents Imagine H2O’s impact priorities and global reach as well as technologies and…

Thousands of potentially fraudulent banking copycat websites reported in 2023, Which? warns

Stuart Mitchell

More than 2,000 suspected banking copycat websites were reported in 2023 alone, new Which? research has found, as the consumer champion calls for new legal duties to force domain registrars to do more to prevent these scams appearing in the first place.  Banking copycat websites masquerading as real banks in a calculated attempt to part unsuspecting consumers from their hard-earned cash has been a persistent scam for a number of years.  The consumer champion teamed up with the DNS Research Federation (DNSRF), an Oxford-based non-profit that does data-driven policy research…