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NSC Honors 50 Organizations with 2025 Industry Leader Awards

Stuart Mitchell

The National Safety Council awarded 50 organizations with the 2025 Industry Leader Awards for outstanding safety performance within their industries, up from 35 organizations in 2024.  The Industry Leader Awards are a part of the NSC Occupational Awards Program, which recognizes exceptional safety achievements of NSC members. Award recipients represent the top 5% of member companies that qualified for the NSC 2025 Occupational Excellence Achievement Award, based on 2024 calendar year data. Winners are selected based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, lowest total incidence rates and…

IFC Announces New Initiatives to Accelerate Ukraine’s Reconstruction at Ukraine Recovery Conference

Stuart Mitchell

IFC has announced a series of new initiatives to support Ukraine’s private sector and accelerate reconstruction efforts. Unveiled at the Ukraine Recovery Conference, the initiatives aim to address critical financing needs, enhance energy security, and foster innovation in key sectors, including energy, and technology. Ukraine’s private sector continues to demonstrate remarkable resilience despite the ongoing challenges of Russia’s invasion. As of May 2025, nearly two-thirds of firms were operating at full or near-full capacity. However, businesses continue to face security risks, labor shortages, and rising input costs. Achieving a full…

Industry recognition for Sodexo’s Sustainability Director

Stuart Mitchell

Sodexo UK & Ireland’s sustainability director, Claire Atkins Morris has been recognised by industry peers at the 2025 Footprint Awards receiving the Special Achievement Award for individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to sustainability and the environment. Appointed as sustainability director in 2021, Claire is responsible for delivering Sodexo’s social impact commitments in a collaborative and meaningful way. She is focused on embedding sustainable practices to make Sodexo’s Net Zero 2040 plan a reality and is passionate about setting realistic and achievable targets to decarbonise the business. Claire has…

Global data centres face rising climate risks, XDI report warns Landmark analysis of nearly 9000 sites reveals escalating threat to digital infrastructure

Stuart Mitchell

Datacentres—the critical infrastructure powering banking systems, cloud storage, emergency services, communications and logistics—are facing sharply rising risks from climate change-driven extreme weather, according to a major new report released recently by XDI (Cross Dependency Initiative), a global leader in physical climate risk analysis. Without urgent investment in emissions reduction and physical adaptation, operators could face soaring insurance premiums, growing disruption to operations, and billions in damages, they say. XDI’s 2025 Global Data Centre Physical Climate Risk and Adaptation Report offers the most comprehensive global picture yet of how extreme weather…

‘Herephones’ Launched To Tell The Stories Of The Nation’s Homeless

Stuart Mitchell

Bright orange headphones have been installed across London telling the inspiring stories of people who have faced homelessness. The ‘Herephones’ are located at the exact spots St Mungo’s frontline workers helped people sleeping rough find safety. Stories of David, Andy, Arwa and Tracey have been narrated by well-known voices to raise awareness of the charity’s work in the homelessness crisis. Nigel Boyle best known for his roles as ‘H’ in Line of Duty, Peaky Blinders, and Humans, as well as voicing popular video games Total War: War Hammer III and Squadron 42 – Star…