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The PA Foundation publishes 2024 annual report and announces £2m+ in funding to 43 charities

Stuart Mitchell

The PA Foundation has published its 2024 annual report, announcing that it distributed over £2 million of grant-based funding and supported 43 charitable organisations last year. In partnership with PA Consulting (PA), the global innovation and transformation consultancy, the report highlights The PA Foundation’s key achievements, including its work with charity partners to break down barriers to social mobility. Its initiatives have created pathways to opportunity for those facing social, economic, or cultural disadvantage, and provided much-needed access to quality education, skills, and careers. In 2024, The PA Foundation: Distributed…

IPOS Launches Ramp Up Phase with Open Call to States at UN Ocean Conference

Stuart Mitchell

The International Platform for Ocean Sustainability (IPOS) recently officially launched the ramp up phase of its operations at a high-level event aboard the OceanXplorer vessel, during the 2025 UN Ocean Conference (UNOC-3) in Nice. The launch follows the formal recognition of IPOS in the final draft of the UNOC Declaration, which cites the Platform as a key initiative to help address growing demands for credible, timely, and inclusive knowledge to support ocean sustainability. IPOS is now opening a call to States to submit requests for knowledge support during its two-year…

Macron joins Lula to Take a Stand Against Climate Disinformation

Stuart Mitchell

Last Month France and Brazil published the “Joint France-Brazil press release: accelerating climate action.” Within this significant declaration aimed at bolstering global climate efforts, they also expressed firm support for upholding information integrity in the fight against climate change. The two nations explicitly called on other countries to join efforts to “combat climate disinformation,” under the Global Initiative for Information Integrity on Climate Change, highlighting the necessity of a united front against false or misleading narratives.  “We call on other countries to join our efforts to combat climate disinformation and…

JD Foundation and The Mix launch new raft of support for young men as over half cite mental health as top concern

Stuart Mitchell

Last Men’s Mental Health Week, JD Foundation, the charity arm of JD Group UK, teamed+ up with The Mix, the UK’s leading digital service for young people, to offer ongoing, meaningful support to young men across the country. Together, they’re launching a raft of brand new informative and supportive resources, designed to tackle the mental health crisis among young men and provide a safe, supportive space to open up. Recent data from The Mix shows that 58% of young men identify anxiety and depression as their biggest mental health challenges.…

UK Charity Leads Life-Saving Rabies Response in World’s Largest Refugee Camp 

Stuart Mitchell

With fears rising over the spread of rabies in the world’s largest refugee settlement, UK charity Worldwide Veterinary Service (WVS) has spearheaded an emergency response that has vaccinated over 1,700 dogs in just four days – a lifesaving intervention in one of the most densely populated and underserved humanitarian settings on earth.   The campaign was launched in response to a 128% increase in reported dog bite cases between 2021 and 2023, as recorded by the WHO Cox’s Bazar Health Sector Bulletins. Rabies is almost always fatal once symptoms develop, yet entirely preventable through timely…