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Global offshore wind industry joins forces with the Carbon Trust to decarbonise and scale up sustainably

Stuart Mitchell

The developers design, build and operate wind farms globally, including across Europe, North America and Asia, and collectively represent around a quarter of global installed capacity.  They will work in collaboration with the Carbon Trust as part of the new Offshore Wind Sustainability Joint Industry Programme to develop the first industry-backed methodology and guidance to measure and address the carbon emissions associated with offshore wind farms throughout their lifecycle, including emissions from the manufacturing of materials and installation of wind farms. The aim of this work is to help the…

NEC Group announces support for Alzheimer’s Research UK

Stuart Mitchell

The NEC Group has announced that its fundraising efforts for 2023 will be for Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity. The Group – which operates a host of first-class live event venues in Birmingham – will be organising a range of fundraising activities throughout the year. Alzheimer’s Research UK is dedicated to bringing about life-changing treatments, and ultimately a cure for people affected by dementia. The Group will join the charity on its vision for a world free from the heartbreak of dementia, helping to achieve this…

New research: consumer demand for ‘clean’ beauty is an opportunity to galvanise sector action on Net Zero

Stuart Mitchell

A report assessing the credibility of the Net Zero commitments of the ten highest revenue global beauty and personal care companies shows the sector has a window of opportunity to go further and faster on Net Zero. Despite growing demand for ‘clean’ beauty products, new research has found none of the world’s ten leading beauty brands have independently validated Net Zero targets.  It also found three of these companies have failed to publicly commit to reaching Net Zero at all, and at least two reporting a rise in their greenhouse…

Hospice Health Report 2023: Helping hospices work towards success and sustainability

Stuart Mitchell

The newly-published Hospice Health Report sets out how hospice fundraising teams have weathered the storm of the pandemic, but face significant challenges in the coming years. About the report Aimed at helping support strategic planning in hospices, the report is a comprehensive study of the sector’s fundraising since 2017, and intends to guide the sector toward success and sustainability. Its findings focus on the change in behaviour of both existing and new donors in the context of the current cost-of-living crisis. It suggests ways that hospices can address these by…

The Perfume Shop celebrates raising £1m for Alzheimer’s Research UK

Stuart Mitchell

Retailer The Perfume Shop has passed the incredible milestone of raising £1 million for Alzheimer’s Research UK. The charity is dedicated to making life-changing breakthroughs in dementia research, but it can only do this with the help of its dedicated supporters. As one of Alzheimer’s Research UK’s longest serving partners, funds raised by The Perfume Shop have played a crucial role in speeding up progress towards new treatments and, one day, a cure for dementia. Since The Perfume Shop first pledged its support the UK’s leading dementia research charity in…