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CISL releases report to address the challenges that global leadership face in today’s age of turbulence

Stuart Mitchell

Published on Earth Day 2024, CISL’s new report draws on the dominant themes that emerged from the discussions at the Global Leadership Summit in February 2024, in particular the need for effective leadership. In response to rising geopolitical tensions, conflict and AI dominating political agendas, the University of Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership (CISL) brought together influential thinkers, experts and leaders from across the world for a 2-day summit in February 2024 to address the unprecedented challenges that currently face global leadership.    Through discussions ranging across geopolitics, global governance, domestic politics,…

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. In 2021, outdoor apparel company Patagonia committed $20 million in seed funding to help launch the Home Planet Fund. This new, independent nonprofit will operate as a 501(c)(3) that can receive contributions from other donors, large and small.  Home Planet Fund will also let the communities it invests in make their own decisions. “We trust Indigenous Peoples,” said Dilafruz Khonikboyeva, executive…

Digital inequality ‘holding millions of school children back’, warns Digital Poverty Alliance

Stuart Mitchell

Millions of school children across the UK are being held back due to digital inequality, as the turbulent economy is worsening the digital divide in deprived areas, according to the Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA). Research from Deloitte and the DPA highlighted that 20 per cent of children across the UK are impacted by digital poverty, through a lack of access to an electronic device, broadband connectivity or digital skills. To tackle the issue, the DPA, in collaboration with Amazon, the Learning Foundation, charity partner In Kind Direct and Tech First…

Global Alliance Announces Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Month – June 2024

Stuart Mitchell

The Global Alliance announces the celebration of Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion (DEI) Month this June 2024. In honor of this important initiative, Global Alliance are hosting a series of three insightful webinars that aim to foster best practices and innovative strategies within the realms of DEI. Webinar Schedule: 1. Best Practices in Diversity, Equality & Inclusion    – Date: June 13, 2024 2. Digital Inclusion    – Date: June 20, 2024 3. Public Relations & Communication Profession through Legislation Inclusion    – Date: June 27, 2024 Each webinar promises to…

STFC and CERN support environmentally sustainable physics

Stuart Mitchell

The Science and Technology Facility Council (STFC) and CERN have signed a new agreement to support the development of more sustainable particle accelerators. STFC Executive Chair, Professor Mark Thomson and CERN Director General, Professor Fabiola Gianotti committed today to collaborate on the research and development of advanced new technologies. The technologies will make future particle accelerators significantly more sustainable. The agreement includes the proposed establishment by STFC of a new UK-based laboratory to host and support research and development in key technologies that will reduce the environmental impact of accelerators.…