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Collaborating to support regenerative wheat agriculture

Stuart Mitchell

How can food companies around the world help build a more sustainable food value chain? How do they include every part of the supply chain? What does collaboration look like? These are the questions Kellanova and its partners, Ahold Delhaize USA, Bartlett, and Arva Intelligence, helped to answer at a recent interactive event during Climate Week NYC. Guests sampled food and heard from wheat farmers and other stakeholders involved in the partner’s regenerative agriculture pilot program. The program, the first-of-its-kind for Kellanova, aims to highlight the importance of collaboration, education,…

Asda Foundation awards over £1.2 million of funding to transform community spaces across the UK

Stuart Mitchell

The Asda Foundation has announced a staggering £1.2 million has been awarded to 65 community projects to transform community spaces and places where local people can come together and thrive.   The 65 grants that have been awarded range between £10,000 and £25,000 and will go towards the improvement of community spaces in local communities across the UK.    Asda’s latest community tracker reveals over 20% of customers were concerned about the lack of community spaces in their local area*, as well as mental health and crime prevention both ranked in the…

Billie Piper and Refuge give voice to untold stories of domestic abuse in powerful new film

Stuart Mitchell

Renowned actor Billie Piper has partnered with Refuge for ‘Make the world a Refuge’, a short film exploring the many different forms that domestic abuse can take.  Having starred in a host of films and TV shows, Refuge ambassador Billie will now feature in a short film to highlight the often subtle and insidious ways abuse can show up in relationships.   Launching on the evening of Tuesday 8th October, the film depicts Billie reading real-life testimonies from survivors of domestic abuse, allowing their stories to be heard by protecting their…

Interconnectivity at heart of The Crown Estate’s new Nature Recovery approach

Stuart Mitchell

The Crown Estate has published a new ambition for Nature Recovery that will drive a consistent approach across its diverse assets on land and seabed, following a 12-month engagement process with a wide range of nature experts and organisations.   To ensure cohesive action across a diverse array of habitats and interconnected ecosystems, The Crown Estate sets out company-wide nature goals and commitments that will raise the bar on its ambitions for Nature Recovery. These goals set the focus of its delivery plan and there will be a further update published…

Investors put £10 billion into a better society as Treasury considers budget cuts

Stuart Mitchell

The impact market has grown 12x over the last 12 years, driven by an increasingly diverse group of investors Better Society Capital’s investments represent 5% of the market – with a typical investment bringing £3 of co-investment in for every £1 invested originally Ahead of the Budget at the end of the month, Better Society Capital is calling for active partnership from government to unlock more social impact investment in communities across UK The UK’s social impact investment market continued to demonstrate stability despite economic uncertainties, growing to £10 billion…