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PepsiCo Foundation and National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation announce million dollar partnership to expand workforce training

Stuart Mitchell

The PepsiCo Foundation and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) are proud to announce a strategic partnership aimed at expanding restaurant and hospitality job-readiness training to new cities across the United States to help build a future workforce. This collaboration will empower people from all backgrounds to pursue jobs in the restaurant industry, providing them with the skills necessary to start and build a restaurant industry career. The PepsiCo Foundation awarded NRAEF $1 million dollars to expand the Restaurant Ready program aimed at training employees and providing career services…

At major IEA conference, decision-makers from tech, energy and government underscore AI’s implications for energy security and transitions

Stuart Mitchell

IEA Executive Director emphasises ‘there is no AI without energy – specifically electricity’ at event involving 300 participants, including tech & energy leaders and government ministers Leading figures from governments, the energy sector, the tech industry and civil society gathered this week for the first major international meeting of its kind addressing the deepening links between energy and artificial intelligence (AI) as the technology rapidly develops and uptake soars. The IEA’s Global Conference on Energy & AI on 4 and 5 December featured a high-level roundtable focused on building strategic…

We talk fossil fuel advertising with alderman Robert Barker the man behind The Hague’s groundbreaking ban

Stuart Mitchell

On September 13 last year, in a groundbreaking move that received huge international coverage, The Hague, Netherlands, became the first city globally to legally ban advertisements for fossil fuels. This legislation marks a significant milestone in the fight against climate change, addressing the powerful role of advertising in shaping public perception and consumer habits. There are implications here for ethical marketing, climate change and the face of advertising worldwide. As this is such a big deal we’re going to look into the ban, the background to it and add in…

Finland’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm underway

Stuart Mitchell

The work is already in full swing in Korsnäs off the west coast of Finland where one of the most significant industrial projects in the country is in progress. To achieve carbon neutrality by 2035 and to enhance Finland’s energy self-sufficiency, more electricity from renewable sources is needed. “Wind power, being a crucial energy source for decarbonisation, makes the Korsnäs project a vital contributor to this transition,” says Klaus Nissen, Project Director at Vattenfall. “Once completed, it will produce fossil-free electricity for over two million apartments or 350,000 electrically heated…

80% UK charities say they will have to cut costs

Stuart Mitchell

Nearly nine in ten charitable organisations say they are concerned about affording the government’s increase to the rate of Employer National Insurance Contributions (ERNICs) from 6 April 2025. The results of a survey conducted by Charity Finance Group (CFG) in November show that most charities (87%) are concerned about their organisation’s ability to afford the additional costs of ERNICs on top of the rises in the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW), with half of those saying they are concerned ‘a great deal’. Most charities (80%) said…