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Climate Adaptation and Resilience Financing Is Critical to the Survival of the Planet and Brings Significant Economic Potential

Stuart Mitchell

The climate crisis is no longer theoretical. Increasingly certain and worsening impacts of climate change are resulting in hundreds of billions of dollars in economic losses annually, and affecting lives, livelihoods, and economies around the world. Global leaders and businesses are beginning to recognize the urgent need to invest in climate adaptation and resilience alongside mitigation—particularly in the regions most vulnerable to climate impacts. However, there remain immense needs for adaptation and resilience finance, with the private sector currently only contributing a small fraction. A new study published by Boston…

Cost of living crisis puts £3.2 billion of potential charity donations under threat

Stuart Mitchell

New poll data compiled on behalf of Big Give, the UK’s largest match funding organisation, has identified that due to the cost of living crisis, 25% of the public will give less to charity this Christmas, which if spread across a year represents a staggering £3.2 billion. Last year, the UK public donated an estimated £12.7 billion to charity, according to Charities Aid Foundation*. In addition, a significant number (20%) of the respondents polled by Savanta** are not planning to donate to charity at all in December. Of those who…

Sodexo Live!’s regenerative farm is helping to feed Brighton & Hove Albion fans more sustainably

Stuart Mitchell

With the new Premier League season well underway, Brighton & Hove Albion fans are being fed a lot more sustainably, as food waste from the American Express Stadium has started to be sent to a regenerative farm in West Sussex that the club’s venue partner, Sodexo Live! works with. The food waste is then used to help grow future crops and produce that are sent back and used in the club’s kitchens. Sodexo Live! has had 1.5 acres of exclusive farmland at Full Circle Farms, in West Hoathly, for several…

CIPR’s Horizon event leads PR profession into the future

Stuart Mitchell

Over 200 public relations professionals and students gathered at London’s iconic Ham Yard Hotel recently to explore the evolving landscape of PR at the Chartered Institute of Public Relations’ (CIPR) Horizon event. Headline sponsored by Notified – the world’s only communications platform for public relations, investor relations, and event experiences – speakers and delegates delved into the challenges and opportunities faced by the industry across a range of critical topics. Alex Partridge (founder of UniLad and LadBible) and Jay Richards (Influencer and co-founder of Imagen Insights) explored the constantly changing…

Over 10,000 people are supported by local funding in disadvantaged areas

Stuart Mitchell

More than 10,000 people are being supported by UK Community Foundations into volunteering and opportunities to build social connections thanks to the Government’s Know Your Neighbourhood Fund.  Over £10 million has been allocated by UK Community Foundations (UKCF) to create high quality volunteering opportunities and support people experiencing, or at risk of loneliness in Wolverhampton, South Tyneside, Kingston-Upon-Hull, Blackpool, Stoke-On-Trent, Great Yarmouth, Fenland, County Durham, and Barrow-in-Furness. This will support over 10,000 people with access to opportunities such as befriending services, parent and toddler groups, lunch clubs and gardening activities.   …