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Independent Age appoints Director of Services

Stuart Mitchell

Marios Leptos has been appointed as Director of Services at national older people’s financial hardship charity Independent Age. Marios is an experienced leader, having most recently held the role of Director of Services Delivery at Citizens Advice. He joined Independent Age on 8 September 2025, bringing with him a strong track record of supporting people through complex systems and ensuring services are shaped around their needs. He brings more than 20 years of both service delivery and change experience across the public and charity sectors and impressed the organisation’s staff…

Bureau Veritas Partners with IFC’s Building Resilience Index to Expand Resilience Verification Services Globally

Stuart Mitchell

Bureau Veritas, a global leader in Testing, Inspection, and Certification services (TIC), has signed the first global verifier agreement to expand the reach and impact of the Building Resilience Index (BRI). Under this agreement, Bureau Veritas will serve as a verification partner for BRI across key emerging markets in Latin America, Africa, and East Asia and the Pacific. An innovation of IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, BRI is a web-based framework designed to help developers, investors, and policymakers identify risks to buildings posed by natural hazards and…

Edinburgh charity Eric Liddell Community urges public support to sustain vital services for former unpaid carers amid rising demand and funding cuts

Stuart Mitchell

The Eric Liddell Community has launched its 2025 Summer Appeal, calling on the public to support former unpaid carers facing emotional and social challenges after their caring role ends. In Scotland, 1 in 8 people provide unpaid care to loved ones with dementia, disabilities, or long-term illness. But when that role ends – when their loved one passes away or moves into a care home – carers are often left with deep grief, isolation, and a loss of identity. The funds raised will support Transition Talks, a unique part of…

UK’s best AI engineers can apply now to build tech for public services in $1 million fellowship

Stuart Mitchell

A new $1 million programme will bring the UK’s top AI experts into government to build cutting-edge AI tools, helping to make the state more agile so it can deliver the Plan for Change.  Fellows could join government to build AI tools for high-security use cases across the public sector such as language translation in a national security context, and making use of construction planning data to speed up the approvals process and get more homes built.  They could also help expand “Humphrey”, a bundle of AI tools that help…

RESTORE announces new finance from Triodos Bank UK to help scale its natural capital services

Stuart Mitchell

RESTORE, a nature restoration company, has partnered with Triodos Bank UK on a new finance arrangement to help expand its services and grow its team. The finance will facilitate a significant step for the organisation as RESTORE scales from an embedded rewilding consultancy to a comprehensive nature restoration business, designing and delivering bespoke 100-year natural capital products. With this transformation, it aims to help clients to accelerate their land transitions and ultimately provide more protection for nature across the UK. Founded in 2023, RESTORE works with landowners, farmers and NGOs…