In Durham, USA this month Faith For Our Planet (FFOP – a global interfaith coalition) launched the world’s first ever global Youth Interfaith Program on climate change at Duke University Divinity School. The fellowship received almost 5,000 applications and 30 youth faith leaders from 20 countries were selected. Participants hailed from several nations including the…
Companies like TUI Musement, GetYourGuide, Trip.com, AttractionTickets.com and Jet2holidays are still exploiting wildlife for profit, despite the views of 84%1 of UK citizens who believe that tour operators should not sell activities that cause wild animals suffering, according to a report by World Animal Protection. Elephant riding, selfies with tiger cubs and swimming with dolphins were some of…
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) welcomes a lineup of special guests for the IFFR Talks programme at its 52nd edition. The lineup includes: celebrated French cinematographer and recipient of the Robby Müller Award 2023, Hélène Louvart; Pacificition director Albert Serra; Steve McQueen, who presents his latest artwork Sunshine State at IFFR; the International Coalition for…
HotelRunner, the fast-growing global hospitality and travel technology provider, announced today the closing of their $6.5 million Series A round. New and existing investors including 212, Wix Capital, Founders Factory, Ascension Ventures, DHM, and a series of travel and technology veterans and angel investors who also joined the advisory board of the company, Gerry Samuels,…
Online art marketplace Artfinder appoints digital entrepreneur, Joshna Rughani, as CEO, joining the growing proportion of UK businesses with female CEOs. Outgoing CEO, Michal Szczesny, left in 2022, with interim CEO, Glen Collins, stepping in whilst a permanent appointment was made. Joshna is an award-winning e-commerce leader, with experience delivering transformation of online channels for…
Reacting to the appointment of Sultan al-Jaber, the chief executive of ADNOC, the UAE’s national oil company, as president-designate of the COP28 climate conference to be held in Dubai later this year, Chiara Liguori, Amnesty International’s Climate Advisor, said: “Sultan al-Jaber’s appointment sends the wrong signal to the people most affected by climate change. It…
Headwinds are likely to cause issues even for better-performing businesses in 2023. Directors are advised to act now as economic climate drives increase in insolvencies. PKF GM launch training webinar series to support company directors understand the insolvency process. Corporate Insolvencies surge Insolvency figures released today for December 2022 by the Government’s Insolvency Service show…
BERLIN – January 17, 2023 – A surprise announcement from “adidas” early Monday morning promised to flip the script on power in the garment industry. The revolutionary plans included appointing a Cambodian garment worker to be Co-CEO, signing a new legally-binding agreement on working conditions, establishing a severance guarantee fund, and paying money owed to workers….
One of the UK’s fastest growing vegan pet food brands, Omni, is launching a crowd-funding campaign to help accelerate its future growth. The multi-award winning brand, which has seen 30% average month-on-month revenue growth since launching in May 2021 is expecting to hold a very successful campaign on Seedrs, the crowdfund platform. Consumers will be…
