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New partnership launched to create national schools’ mental health programme

Stuart Mitchell

Ambitious about Autism has launched a new partnership with Zurich UK and the Z Zurich Foundation to help develop a programme to change thousands of young lives.   A grant from the Z Zurich Foundation will help Ambitious about Autism develop a national programme to support the mental wellbeing of autistic pupils in mainstream secondary schools. The programme aims to reach thousands of autistic young people in the UK and will also provide support and guidance to thousands of parents and caregivers to help them proactively care for their mental…

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Zurich aims for net-zero target in operations by 2030 instead of 2050

Stuart Mitchell

Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) is bringing forward by 20 years its target to achieve net-zero emissions in its operations. It now aims to reach the goal by 2030, after implementing plans announced last year to achieve deep cuts in absolute emissions this decade. After that, emissions that cannot be avoided will be removed from the atmosphere. Zurich has signed carbon removal agreements with several suppliers of nature-based solutions, where it can have the biggest impact on the development of the carbon removal industry. It has made advance payments that will…

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