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UK firm secures six figure investment to turn Caribbean seaweed crisis into blue economy opportunity

Stuart Mitchell

Seafields Solutions Ltd, a UK-based leader in ocean farming and seaweed innovation, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Private Refuse and Garbage Disposal (PRGD), part of Montrose Investment Holdings LLC, to recycle and repurpose Sargassum in stage two of the wider PRGD Sargassum Beach Clean Up Project* to transform the Caribbean-wide Sargassum challenge into a sustainable economic opportunity.   Running from September 2025 to April 2026, the project will operate under the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) “Unleashing the Blue Economy in the Caribbean” (UBEC) Programme, funded by the World…

Comic Relief Pledges £290,000 to Help Break Cycles of Domestic Abuse and Give Babies the Best Start in Life

Stuart Mitchell

During its 10th anniversary year, The For Baby’s Sake Trust has received a life-changing £290,000 grant from Comic Relief to support families in breaking cycles of domestic abuse and giving their babies the best start in life. Lauren Seager-Smith, CEO of The For Baby’s Sake Trust, said:  “Babies are the silent victims of domestic abuse – so often forgotten and overlooked by services. What happens to us in our first 1001 days impacts the rest of our lives, and every baby deserves to be born into a safe, loving home.…

RSPCA & Matt Johnson join forces to tackle pet grief crisis

Stuart Mitchell

People need more support to deal with “heartbreaking” pet bereavement, as the RSPCA and TV’s Matt Johnson join forces to help those suffering from the pain of losing a pet. It comes as a new survey from the charity reveals fewer than one in 14 (6.9%) respondents believe pet grief is taken seriously enough by society. A majority of respondents (57.8%) feel a stigma exists around pet grief, while most of those affected admit to hiding their grief (57.1%), or being unable to find support (56.7%). But the RSPCA hopes its…

PepsiCo Reports 2024 Progress Against PepsiCo Positive (pep+) Sustainability and Nutrition Goals

Stuart Mitchell

PepsiCo has released its 2024 ESG Summary, reporting progress against the company’s pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) sustainability and nutrition goals. The Summary is part of the company’s 2024 ESG Reporting Suite, which also includes an ESG Topics A-Z library and ESG Data Hub. Communicating with transparency remains at the heart of PepsiCo’s pep+ reporting approach, and these resources offer a view of progress made and challenges faced as the company aims to drive business growth and value by delivering a more sustainable, people-centric future. The Summary reflects progress against PepsiCo’s recently…

Sargasso Sea surveys find vulnerable sperm whales and elusive pygmy sperm whales, as Greenpeace calls for ocean sanctuary

Stuart Mitchell

The presence of elusive pygmy sperm whales, as well as vulnerable and near-threatened species, has been detected in the Sargasso Sea using innovative environmental DNA sequencing and acoustic surveys, boosting calls for it to be declared an ocean sanctuary under the Global Ocean Treaty.  Greenpeace’s ship Arctic Sunrise spent three weeks on a voyage through the Sargasso Sea in May 2024, taking samples of seawater for ‘eDNA’ analysis[1] and carrying out an acoustic survey using hydrophones[2]. Greenpeace UK campaigners collected the samples, with help from British band Bastille’s frontman Dan…