Day: 19 December 2019

Formula 1® announces plan to be Net Zero Carbon by 2030

Stuart Mitchell

Formula 1® has announced an ambitious sustainability plan to have a net-zero carbon footprint by 2030. This initiative will cover the Formula 1 cars and on-track activity and the rest of the operations as a sport.  The plan comes after twelve months of intense work with the FIA, sustainability experts, Formula 1 teams, promoters, and partners, resulting in an ambitious, yet achievable delivery plan.  Carbon reduction projects will begin immediately to start the journey of becoming a more sustainable sport. Formula 1 has been at the forefront of technological innovation…

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Winners of PRCA National Awards 2019 Announced

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) is pleased to announce the winners of the PRCA National Awards 2019. The Awards brought together PR professionals, organisations, and brilliant campaigns from across the UK PR and communications landscape. Some of the very best practitioners attended the PRCA National Awards 2019 at the Hilton on Park Lane on the evening of Tuesday, 12th November 2019. The compère, Emma Barnett, BBC broadcaster and journalist, presented the awards and invited on stage the winners of the night, from a list of 31 categories. Big…

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The second edition of the Global Report on Women in Tourism highlights how tourism can advance gender equality and women’s empowerment

Stuart Mitchell

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in collaboration with UN Women, The German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ), World Bank Group and Amadeus, launched the second edition of the Global Report on Women in Tourism on 6 November 2019. The Global Report on Women in Tourism 2010 provided the first look and a baseline study on the situation of women in the tourism sector. The second edition of the report considers how the situation has evolved and provides a thorough assessment of tourism’s contribution towards United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5…

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Charity Bank reaches 1000th loan milestone

Stuart Mitchell

Charity Bank, the loans and savings bank owned by and committed to serving UK social purpose organisations, is today announcing that it has issued its 1000th loan. This marks an important milestone for the bank and its charity and social enterprise borrowers, as well as the investors and depositors that have supported Charity Bank and its mission since it was launched 17 years ago. Charity Bank supports the UK social economy by using savers’ funds to finance loans for charities and social enterprises, helping them to fulfil their missions and…

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Fareshare using the Surplus with Purpose fund to unlock surplus bananas from Compagnie Fruitière

Stuart Mitchell

Compagnie Fruitière UK Limited (CFUK) started working with FareShare in August 2019 after hearing about the FareShare Surplus with Purpose Fund. The funding has now enabled them to transport their surplus bananas to our Regional Centres, where they will be redistributed to frontline charities. Previously, this surplus had been going to anaerobic digestion, as, due to the volumes and additional costs involved it was not possible for CFUK to divert the edible bananas to good causes. Thanks to funding from FareShare’s Surplus with Purpose Fund CFUK’s own haulage sub-contractors are…

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