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£50million philanthropic fund to support translational science at the Crick

Stuart Mitchell

The Francis Crick Institute, supported by Cancer Research UK, has received the largest ever individual philanthropic pledge in the institute’s five-year history. A pledge from the Chris Banton Foundation has enabled the setting up of a £50million research fund, dedicated to accelerating the translation of Crick discoveries and ideas into societal benefit, including the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human disease. Discovery research sits at the heart of Crick science, but importantly the institute also embraces translation, creating a meeting point for the academic, clinical and industrial worlds where fundamental…

Sustainable fashion search engine, Ethical Clothing, launches in the US & Canada with thousands of searchable, ethically produced clothes

Stuart Mitchell

An uptick in the importance of brand values and consumer consciousness has resulted in not only large high street brands taking sustainable fashion seriously, but also a significant increase in new smaller brands that have sustainability baked into their DNA. Studies in the US show that more than two thirds of Americans are willing to pay more for sustainable products, but most (74%) don’t know how to identify them. The launch of Ethical Clothing’s sustainable fashion search engine in North America aims to resolve this problem. The sustainable clothing search…

Fundraising Regulator strengthens Fundraising Preference Service following independent review

Stuart Mitchell

The Fundraising Regulator has unveiled changes to the Fundraising Preference Service (FPS) – the tool that allows people to stop direct marketing communications from charities – which strengthen the service for both charities and members of the public.  The changes have been implemented in response to an independent review of the FPS, which found that the service continues to provide an important backstop for people who may be feeling overwhelmed by contact from charities.  In response to the review’s recommendations, members of the public can now request that up to…

New offshore wind research to help reach Net Zero energy goals

Stuart Mitchell

The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), a collaboration between nine offshore wind developers, is launching 16 new research and development (R&D) projects this year. These span five key areas of logistics and operations and maintenance, cables, electrical systems, foundations, yield and performance.  As a range of countries plan to accelerate their Net Zero or low carbon energy transitions, offshore wind will play a key role. This month the UK Government released its new Energy Security Strategy which aims to boost low carbon energy generation from 60% of electricity production…

En+ Group publishes Pathway to Net Zero

Stuart Mitchell

EN+ Group IPJSC has published its Pathway to Net Zero Report (“the Report”), which provides in comprehensive detail the initiatives being undertaken across the En+ Group to achieve its sector-beating climate targets announced in January of this year. En+ (LSE: ENPL; MOEX: ENPG), the world’s largest producer of low-carbon aluminium and independent hydropower, today published its Pathway to Net Zero Report (“the Report”), which provides in comprehensive detail the initiatives being undertaken across the En+ Group to achieve its sector-beating climate targets announced in January of this year. The full…