Well this was some exciting news to get on a rainy London morning!

Truly honoured to be listed alongside some incredibly talented people on this year's Media & Marketing 30 under 30 for my reporting at Tortoise 🍾 #ForbesUnder30 forbes.com/30-under-30/20…

Exclusive: King’s College London has received over £1.5 million from the Sackler family-owned pharmaceutical company Mundipharma to research opioid overdose reversal drugs 💊 Tortoise
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📝 In today's Sensemaker...

A chilling government report on the murder of Sarah Everard has given Britain’s police forces seven months to review every recorded allegation of sexual offences by serving officers.

✍️ Phoebe Davis
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🎉 Two new council investments open 🎉 @lbhf have become the first council to open a second investment, Southwark Council are opening its first raise. Both offer 5 year returns of 4.6% interest a year from funding real, local climate action. abundanceinvestment.com/our-investment… | Capital at risk

NEW: NHS staff have been given new guidance telling them not to call police if they are suspicious a woman has sought to end her pregnancy. tortoisemedia.com/2024/01/22/nhs…

NEW: NHS staff have been given new guidance not to call police when a patient has an abortion, miscarriage or unexpected delivery.

The guidance follows a series of arrests and failed prosecutions for alleged illegal abortions.

✍️ Phoebe Davis
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NHS staff 'should not call police' after suspected illegal abortions - Tortoise reporter ⁦Phoebe Davis⁩ tortoisemedia.com/2024/01/22/nhs…

Really excited to have been nominated for Young Journalist of the Year at the Press Awards 🍾 thepressawards.com/shortlist-2024

Want to lock in a return of 4.85% interest a year for the next five years? H&F Green Investment is a low risk investment that lets you back @lbhf ambitious climate action plans to create a greener future for their borough. Invest today abundanceinvestment.com/our-investment… | Capital at risk |

🎉 New investment open 🎉 H&F Council have launched their first investment to help fund their top rated climate action programme. Lock in returns of 4.85% interest a year for 5 years and help fund essential green projects. 🌳 💚abundanceinvestment.com/our-investment… | Capital at risk |

Gov appoints minister to clamp down on stir fries

A rare sub-Ed opportunity missed … surely “the” rather than his?

Investment in the UK is chronically low - holding back action to improve productivity, cut regional disparity & achieve #netzero . In this really great report Sarah Gordon shows how #blendedfinance can help to turn the tide. Take a read here: bit.ly/3rWpPIv

I’m delighted to be recognised on the #2023MB100 , which celebrates leaders combining profit and purpose to help achieve the United Nations  #GlobalGoals : meaningful.business/mb100-2023/

Awarded by Meaningful Business, supported by EY, Hogan Lovells, @HLBase and @Babson.

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In partnership with ethical #crowdfunding platform Abundance Investment, Lewisham Council's #Lewisham Climate Action Investment scheme allows residents to invest in local transport projects that will reduce #carbonemissions and tackle the #ClimateEmergency
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New blog 🎉 Lewisham Council's Climate Action Investment is open, helping fund sustainable transport across the borough - including EV charging and promoting active travel. You can read more about their progress to date in our new blog ➡️ medium.abundanceinvestment.com/lewishams-sust… Capital at risk

Thanks to co-authors Maria Sharmina Jeff Hardy ([email protected]), Jo Patterson, everyone who gave time to be interviewed, & ComShares for making data available.

FYI Community Energy England Community Energy Scotland Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research TyndallManchester Policy@Manchester People, Place and Policy Journal Ethex Mark Davis Bruce Davis Dr Tom Archer

Strong agree with ⁦Candice Howarth at #PCAN_Conference ⁩ presenting results of ⁦PCAN (Place-based Climate Action Network)⁩ report published today: Loc Authorities need to adopt partnership approach, & embed climate action in broader loc policy / strategy.

very candid from Chris Skidmore re institutional barriers between central & local political economies. Reframing local politics in terms of citizens rather than consumers of services would be a great way to galvanise momentum which is not moving forward everywhere all at once

How to invest in your local area - Investors' Chronicle including a summary of the ⁦Abundance Investment⁩ green local council investments with ⁦Westminster City Council⁩ #greenbonds #netzero #climatebonds (capital at risk) investorschronicle.co.uk/ideas/2023/06/…