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Big Issue launches new membership scheme to ask Brits to hit cancel on poverty and unite in midst of poverty crisis

Stuart Mitchell

Big Issue Group has launched its first ever membership scheme to unite supporters of the social enterprise in the fight against the UK poverty crisis. The social enterprise has identified a desire from the UK public to use collective action to change things for people in poverty, with a new YouGov poll1 showing over two thirds (69%) of people believe issues are more effectively resolved when people and organisations work together on a local scale. The campaign kicks off with significant outdoor advertising, starting with Elonex’s The Manchester Screen at Victoria…

IPA arms agencies with four-step sustainability transformation toolkit

Stuart Mitchell

A new IPA environmental sustainability report and accompanying toolkit identifies the barriers faced by the industry and provides tools and guidance to support agencies in their transformation planning. The toolkit, Agents of Change: The Plan, provides agencies with a detailed and practical four-step model for action and is designed to give leaders the knowledge and support to formulate a sustainability plan that sits in tandem with their agency business plan. The toolkit has been commissioned by the IPA Sustainability Action Group and is authored by One Planet Communications. It is…

Asda Foundation awards over £1.2 million of funding to transform community spaces across the UK

Stuart Mitchell

The Asda Foundation has announced a staggering £1.2 million has been awarded to 65 community projects to transform community spaces and places where local people can come together and thrive.   The 65 grants that have been awarded range between £10,000 and £25,000 and will go towards the improvement of community spaces in local communities across the UK.    Asda’s latest community tracker reveals over 20% of customers were concerned about the lack of community spaces in their local area*, as well as mental health and crime prevention both ranked in the…

CARBIOS and SLEEVER® partner up to co-develop and bring to market first Home Compost biodegradable shrinksleeve labels

Stuart Mitchell

CARBIOS, (Euronext Growth Paris : ALCRB), a pioneer in the development and industrialization of biological technologies to reinvent the life cycle of plastic and textiles, and SLEEVER®, a French family-owned group International SME and innovative leader in shrinksleeve label technology, today announced the signing of an exclusive, long-term contract to jointly develop Home Compost biodegradable mono-oriented transverse shrink films. This partnership includes a master supply agreement of CARBIOS Active, the enzymatic solution developed by CARBIOS for PLA biodegradation. CARBIOS Active is integrated directly into the transformation process to make these PLA-rich films Home…

First-of-its-kind analysis of corporate disclosures shows food sector makes progress on reducing direct emissions but is slow to address supply chain emissions

Stuart Mitchell

As more comprehensive climate reporting rules go into effect worldwide, a new Ceres analysis of corporate disclosures in the food sector finds that companies are making progress towards reducing direct greenhouse gas emissions. However, slower progress on addressing supply chain emissions is holding companies back from reducing the total emissions needed to transition their business to a low-carbon economy.  Notably, Ceres’ report, Taking Stock: The State of Climate Action and Disclosure in the Food Sector, reveals food companies with science-based emissions targets covering their total emissions (scope 1 and 2…