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Lloyds launches tool to help eligible customers claim benefits, with £23bn a year going unclaimed

Stuart Mitchell

Eight million households across the UK are missing out on an estimated £23bn worth of benefits each year, such as Child Benefit, Universal Credit and Pension Credit. To financially empower its customers, Lloyds has launched ‘Benefit Calculator’, a new app feature that gives customers a simple way to identify the benefits they may be eligible for and find out how to make a claim. Benefit Calculator could help a wide range of people to access support, such as young professionals who may be missing out on Council Tax discounts, homeowners…

A global sustainable food system could lift 300 million people out of undernourishment, Deloitte reports

Stuart Mitchell

Released during Novembers COP29, Deloitte’s new report, Turning point: feeding the world sustainably quantifies the potential social and economic benefits resulting from sustainably transforming global food production. Around 730 million people—nearly 10% of the global population—are presently undernourished. The global challenge is three-fold: addressing the needs of a growing population, lifting more people out of the undernourishment cycle, and decarbonizing the agricultural sector and food system at the same time. To feed the world sustainably by 2070 would require limiting warming to below 2° C while producing 40% more calories to…

RepTrak is Acquired by Periscope Equity

Stuart Mitchell

The RepTrak Company™, the global leader in reputation intelligence, announced a majority recapitalization by Periscope Equity, a Chicago-based private equity firm specializing in founder-led, technology-enabled services firms. With over 20 years in the reputation intelligence space, RepTrak is unparalleled in its capabilities to measure and manage corporate reputation. This acquisition by Periscope Equity is a significant milestone, poised to strengthen RepTrak’s competitive market position and accelerate its growth trajectory. The acquisition will allow for an elevated focus on realizing key innovation initiatives including:  Expanding data visualization to enrich user experience in-platform. …

Triodos Bank commits to financing €500 million in nature-based solutions

Stuart Mitchell

Triodos Bank recently announced its commitment to provide at least EUR 500 million in investments, loans and contributions to the nature-based solutions sector by the end of 2030 as part of its biodiversity targets. This initiative underscores Triodos Bank’s dedication to addressing the urgent need for nature restoration and conservation, removal of CO2 emissions from the atmosphere and providing societal benefits. The importance of nature-based solutions  Nature-based solutions involve working with nature to address societal challenges, providing benefits for human well-being, biodiversity and the climate. They encompass conservation, restoration, and…

WISE Sustainability and the World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance announce strategic partnership

Stuart Mitchell

The World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance (the Alliance) proudly announces WISE Sustainability, a leader in responsible technology solutions, as a strategic partner of the Alliance. The announcement follows WISE Sustainability’s contributions towards the curriculum content for the Alliance’s Sustainability Foundational Courses. The course will be available via the World Academy for Sustainable Hospitality from early 2025. It focuses on environmental and social sustainability topics material for the industry and is designed for upskilling and training all hotel staff. As well as this, the data insights WISE Sustainability gains will be incorporated…