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National Fundraising Awards 2025 Winners Announced

Stuart Mitchell

The winners of the National Fundraising Awards 2025 were revealed last month at a glittering ceremony in London’s QEII centre. The awards, recognising excellence and best practice, provide a platform to showcase fundraisers and their incredible work in the charity sector. Hosted by comedian Paul Sinha for the second year running, fundraisers, charities, fundraising campaigns and charity partnerships were celebrated across 12 categories. The winners are: Fundraising Campaign of the Year, sponsored by the Production Hub – The Big 180 campaign: Prostate Cancer UK, Paddy Power, and the Professional Darts Corporation.…

WRAP EU hold talks on Mandatory Food Waste Reporting, Textiles EPR and Circular Living in Europe

Stuart Mitchell

WRAP EU hosted its first major event in Brussels last month to discuss key incoming EU policies under the revised Waste Framework Directive, and how to transform Europe towards more circular living.  The special meeting convened members of the European Commission, senior business executives from the food, plastics and clothing sectors, bankers, NGOs, trusts & foundations and MEPs. Delegates were invited to discuss how the EU can move from a damaging linear business model of take, make and dispose to a more Circular Living model of reuse, repair and remanufacture…

South Africa’s Export Engine at Risk as Biggest Markets go Clean

Stuart Mitchell

South Africa’s trade-oriented economy faces mounting risks as companies decarbonise supply chains and countries begin to impose penalties on carbon-intensive imports. A new report from the Net Zero Tracker, Carbon Competitiveness: South Africa at the Net Zero–Trade Nexus, finds that the country’s coal-dependent power grid — which drives up embodied CO2 emissions (1) — makes it uniquely vulnerable, threatening billions in export revenue and hundreds of thousands of jobs. Key findings: 78% of South Africa’s $135 billion in exports go to countries with net zero targets — supporting 1.2 million…

Despite progress, child labour still affects 138 million children globally – ILO, UNICEF

Stuart Mitchell

Nearly 138 million children were engaged in child labour in 2024, including around 54 million in hazardous work likely to jeopardize their health, safety, or development, according to new estimates released today by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNICEF. The latest data show a total reduction of over 20 million children since 2020, reversing an alarming spike between 2016 and 2020. Despite this positive trend, the world has missed its target of eliminating child labour by 2025. The report, titled “Child Labour: Global estimates 2024, trends and the road…

How aviation partnerships are strengthening humanitarian logistics

Stuart Mitchell

Airbus have posted on their website here an explanation of their new partnerships strengthen their humanitarian efforts, and I felt it might be of interest to some of our readers. The humanitarian sector is facing unprecedented challenges. With a growing number of emergency and protracted crises, coupled with a drastic drop in global funding in 2025, the humanitarian aid community is grappling with how to maximise its resources to continue reaching those most in need. In this critical landscape, strategic partnerships, prioritising flexibility and agility, are not just beneficial, they…