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New IPA TouchPoints report reveals core changes to commercial media landscape

Stuart Mitchell

While the patterns by which the Great British public are consuming commercial media have remained relatively unchanged over time, the methods and channels by which this content is being consumed have changed drastically in line with evolving technology. This is according to the latest (2024) in the series of the IPA Making Sense – The commercial media landscape report. The report draws on IPA TouchPoints 2024 data to lift the lid on how commercial media consumption has shifted over the last nine years, including through lockdowns, by analysing time spent, share…

Exeter climate research is key to modelling tool that aims to decarbonise buildings

Stuart Mitchell

A new weather modelling tool shows the crucial role of engineering and climate science in the buildings of the future. Met.box (Meteorological dataset Based On Climate Change Scenario) is a set of future meteorological data that allows builders and architects to evaluate their projects through the lens of climate change mitigation, adaptation and resilience. Data sets are based on climate change scenarios defined by the IPCC, which can be used to evaluate anything from energy consumption to the greenhouse gas emissions of a new or retrofitted new office building by…

XPO Logistics Europe Wins Prestigious EcoVadis Gold Medal for Sustainability Excellence

Stuart Mitchell

XPO, a leading provider of innovative and sustainable end-to-end logistics solutions across Europe, has been awarded the prestigious EcoVadis Gold Medal for its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy and performance in 2024. This accolade represents a significant step up from the Silver Medal the company held for four consecutive years. XPO´s rise to the 97th percentile demonstrates its ability to excel in an even more competitive and challenging environment and places XPO Logistics among the top 3% of all companies assessed globally and within the top 1% of road transport…

Leading cancer charity supports an extra quarter of a million people in a single year as coping with a cancer diagnosis gets tougher across the UK

Stuart Mitchell

The UK’s largest cancer care charity, Macmillan Cancer Support, has published its 2023 Annual Report and Accounts which highlights it has helped more than 2.3 million people affected by cancer in 2023, a quarter of a million more than in 2022. Its increasing support comes against the backdrop of an ongoing cost of living crisis, increasing pressures on the NHS, worsening waiting times for cancer diagnosis and treatment and stark health inequities that adversely impact many people with cancer’s outcomes and experiences. The latest report and figures highlight the enormous…

£84 million of SIF funding to accelerate race to net zero

Stuart Mitchell

Ofgem has approved 12 round two beta projects, awarding £84 million through the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) delivered in partnership with Innovate UK. Delivery of net zero by 2030 The projects have been awarded beta funding to further develop ideas and innovations in the latest tranche of funding awards from the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) and Innovate UK’s SIF. As well as delivering financial, environmental and societal benefits for Great Britain’s energy consumers, these projects also support government efforts to make Britain a clean energy superpower. Innovation…