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Schroders publishes first Group Nature Report

Stuart Mitchell

Schroders, a global leader in active investment management, today announces the publication of its first Group Nature Report, underscoring the firm’s commitment to actively navigating nature risks and meeting clients’ investment expectations in this space.  The report follows the recommendations of the Taskforce on Nature-related Disclosures (TNFD) issued in 2023. It aims to identify potential nature-related risks and opportunities and how Schroders is responding to them. The TNFD was launched in 2021, receiving global endorsements from the G7, G20 and then UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance, Mark…

Virgin Money Foundation surpasses £3 million in funding to build digital inclusion

Stuart Mitchell

Virgin Money Foundation has announced a new round of funding aimed at enabling digital inclusion across Glasgow and the North East of England. This takes the total funding provided by the Foundation to over £3 million since 2024, with the grants expected to support over 62,000 people since the funding programmes began. Supporting a range of initiatives, the newly awarded £836k of funding will support community-led organisations to provide digital skills training for young people, provide access to devices for low-income families to get online, and support projects aimed at…

Steve Morgan Foundation announces £100m funding pledge

Stuart Mitchell

The Steve Morgan Foundation has pledged to invest £100m over the next five years to tackle social disadvantage and fund internationally ground-breaking research into Type 1 Diabetes. Founded in 2001 by entrepreneur and philanthropist, Steve Morgan CBE, the Foundation provides funding, support, expertise and best practice to not-for-profit organisations and has helped to improve the quality of life for millions of people. As it approaches its 25th anniversary, the Foundation has set out a bold and ambitious new long-term strategy to invest in sustainable solutions that will change lives for…

Blown away by customer service: Currys’ 2024 Channel 4 Diversity in Advertising Award campaign hits screens

Stuart Mitchell

Currys launches its 2024 Channel 4 Diversity In Advertising Award campaign, ‘Sigh of Relief’, which places inclusivity and accessibility at the heart of the narrative. It will be backed by £1 million of advertising space across Channel 4. The concept focuses on the in-store experience of three customers with accessibility needs when shopping for tech appliances. Seeking to resonate with the experience that many people with disabilities face when shopping, the ad maintains Currys comedic and hyperbolic ‘Beyond Techspectations’ style by featuring an over-exaggerated sigh of relief when their needs…

Revenues for nature announces global effort to unlock private sector finance for nature restoration and conservation

Stuart Mitchell

Following global attention on the urgent need for biodiversity protection during last week’s Biodiversity Day, the Revenues for Nature (R4N) project announces it will be supporting an initial seven models globally designed to unlock up to $200 million investment into nature restoration and conservation. Through working with partners and governments, R4N, aims to demonstrate the replicability and scaling of models and mechanisms that unlock private sector investment, such as mitigation banking, payments for ecosystem services, commodity supply chain financing and more. Achieving global nature goals requires an additional $200 billion…