Soil degradation, extreme weather events, global heating and water scarcity are leading the food industry toward a crisis as significant as Covid, as it is unprepared to deal with the resulting volatility in food supply, according to a memo published by an anonymous group of food industry professionals. Owners, bondholders and investors are warned that sub-scale risk mitigation strategies are…
Social Investment Pilot ‘effective in making a positive impact on homelessness’
Research led by the Policy and Evaluation Research Unit (PERU) at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) has shown Better Society Capital’s (BSC) Social Investment Pilot (SIP) is effective in supporting sustainable housing solutions for people experiencing homelessness. Established during the pandemic as part of the government’s ‘Everyone In’ initiative, SIP was found to deliver effective support to housing providers, who were…
AI Is Changing Energy Production
Two major trends have collided in President Trump’s return to the White House. In his first day in office, Trump declared a “national energy emergency“ which aims to reward Big Oil donors that backed his campaign by accelerating the drilling of fossil fuels in the U.S. at the expense of green energy initiatives favored by climate scientists and the prior…