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ClimateWise welcomes accountancy firm Crowe as its new strategic partner

Stuart Mitchell

ClimateWise has appointed accountancy firm, Crowe, to undertake a review of its climate disclosure framework. The ClimateWise Principles express expectations of best practice in the insurance industry including incorporating climate considerations into strategy, informing clients and supporting better public policy on climate change.  ClimateWise members have to report against these Principles annually, allowing them to benchmark progress against their peers. Following the completion of the 2023 reporting cycle, Crowe will take over from Deloitte as independent reviewer, leading the annual member reporting process against the newly revised Principles and supporting members via…

Ceres Welcomes New Members to its Board of Directors and President’s Council

Stuart Mitchell

The sustainability nonprofit Ceres has welcomed new members to its Board of Directors and President’s Council. Ralph Izzo (former Chairman and CEO of the Public Service Enterprise Group) joined the Ceres Board of Directors in June. Marc Diaz (Chief Commercialization Officer at Terviva), Marc Pangburn, (Chief Financial Officer at HASI), Eric Pitt (Chief Commercial Officer at Emergent), Catherine Von Burg (Founder and former CEO & President of SimpliPhi Power, Inc), and David Young (Senior Partner and Managing Director at Boston Consulting Group) have all joined the President’s Council in recent months.…

Blackbaud’s Tech Accelerator Program Welcomes 10 Startups Building Generative AI Solutions for Social Impact

Stuart Mitchell

Blackbaud, the leading provider of software for powering social impact, recently announced the newest cohort of participants in its Social Good Startup Program. The program is a tech accelerator designed to support diverse, early-stage software companies focused on solving the problems that matter to the social good community. The July 2023 cohort is specifically focused on mission-driven tech startups using generative AI to increase impact for companies and nonprofits focused on social responsibility. This is one way that Blackbaud is delivering on its commitment to make AI more accessible to…

Ofgem welcomes proposed legal mandate to prioritise the UK’s 2050 net zero target

Stuart Mitchell

Ofgem has welcomed the Government’s amendment to the Energy Bill giving the regulator a statutory net zero duty. This will restate Ofgem’s principal objective to protect the interests of existing and future gas and electricity consumers. It will add a specific duty to do so by supporting the Government meet its legal obligation to get to net zero by 2050, as required by the Climate Change Act 2008. Ofgem CEO Jonathan Brearley said: “Our fundamental objective will always be to protect the interests of existing and future consumers. It is…

Give a warm welcome to: Ben & Jerry’s Sunny Honey Home – A NEW flavour co-created with refugee entrepreneurs

Stuart Mitchell

Ice cream fans will be buzzing about Ben & Jerry’s latest never-before-seen flavour that hits freezers in time for Refugee Week; introducing Sunny Honey Home. Featuring creamy lemon flavour ice cream, gooey & sweet honey caramel swirls and lemon flavour cookies, it’s co-created with people from refugee backgrounds, and brings the home tastes of Morocco, Afghanistan, and Syria to our spoons. What makes the flavour so special is the people who created it and their passion for the ingredients inside. Eight entrepreneurs with refugee backgrounds, together with their allies from TERN (The Entrepreneurial…