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KPMG UK and FareShare launch new three-year charity partnership

Stuart Mitchell

KPMG UK has selected FareShare as its new national charity partner. The three-year charity partnership will see the two organisations working together to make sure good food goes to people, not waste. A firmwide vote took place in April this year, with KPMG’s people choosing to tackle the issues of food waste and hunger. This follows a very successful three-year charity partnership with end-of-life charity, Marie Curie, which concluded on 30 September 2024. KPMG UK’s 18,000 people will provide £2 million worth of support to FareShare through fundraising, volunteering, pro…

BCCK and Carbon Clean sign agreement to deliver carbon capture solutions across the US

Stuart Mitchell

Carbon Clean, a leader in revolutionising carbon capture solutions, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with BCCK, a leader in engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation and field construction services. BCCK and Carbon Clean will collaborate to provide Carbon Clean’s semi-modular CaptureX technology to customers across the US. Priority sectors include oil & gas production, gas processing, air separation, power generation, landfill gas, biogas, and hydrogen. Carbon Clean’s CaptureX technology is a cost-effective alternative to open-plant construction. The solution is 80% modularised and containerised, which significantly cuts installation time and simplifies…

New data protection audit framework launched to help organisations improve compliance

Stuart Mitchell

The ICO has launched a new audit framework designed to help organisations assess their own compliance with key requirements under data protection law.  The framework empowers organisations to identify necessary steps to improve their data protection practices and create a culture of compliance. It provides them with a starting point to evaluate how they handle and protect personal information.  Whether for senior management, data protection officers, compliance auditors or those responsible for records management or cybersecurity, the framework offers practical tools for building and maintaining strong privacy management. The framework…

WMO report highlights growing shortfalls and stress in global water resources

Stuart Mitchell

The year 2023 marked the driest year for global rivers in over three decades, according to a new report coordinated by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which signaled critical changes in water availability in an era of growing demand.  The last five consecutive years have recorded widespread below-normal conditions for river flows, with reservoir inflows following a similar pattern. This reduces the amount of water available for communities, agriculture and ecosystems, further stressing global water supplies, according to the State of Global Water Resources report. Glaciers suffered the largest mass…

Decrease in greenwashing for first time in six years

Stuart Mitchell

New research from RepRisk, a global leader in ESG data technology, shows a 12% decrease in greenwashing risk globally across all sectors during the year ending in June 2024. This is the first such decrease in six years. RepRisk’s third annual greenwashing report finds this is likely the result of increased regulatory measures and companies engaging in greenhushing out of fear of pushback from stakeholders, especially consumers, investors, and regulators. While the prevalence of incidents has fallen, the number of severe greenwashing cases has increased by 30%, indicating there is…