Day: 1 November 2017

Scotland to restrict advertising on junk food

Stuart Mitchell

The promotion of unhealthy food and drink is to be restricted as part of Scotland’s new diet and obesity strategy. Public Health Minister Aileen Campbell has launched a consultation on ambitious plans to help people lose weight, including: Measures to restrict the promotion and advertising of food and drink high in fat, sugar and salt Over £40 million new investment to deliver almost 100,000 supported weight management interventions for people with, or at risk of, Type 2 diabetes Supporting calls to ban broadcast advertising of foods high in fat, salt…

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Rodents Escape The Rat Race This Hallowe’en With Knitted Hammocks

Stuart Mitchell

Following a successful partnership earlier this year between the Scottish Women’s Institutes (SWI) and the Scottish SPCA where SWI members knitted colourful dog jackets to make dark dogs more appealing to rehomers, the two leading Scottish charities are working together again. SWI members are being asked to knit rat hammocks to provide a warm refuge for the rodents who love snuggling up together in a group off the ground. SWI Chairman Linda Retson says, “We’re often approached to ask our members to use their craft skills in unusual ways –…

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Oxfam launches new film to demonstrate the devastating effects of tax dodging.

Stuart Mitchell

Companies dodge approx. £78bn in tax in poor countries annually. Today Oxfam reveals that just a third of this is enough to cover the bill for essential healthcare that could prevent the needless deaths of eight million mothers, babies and children. Oxfam today reveals this information alongside a hard-hitting film illustrating the human cost of tax avoidance on the world’s poorest. The film was created by Don’t Panic and produced by Stink Films, MPC and Whitehouse to demonstrate that there is a global heist hitting the poorest the hardest, and…

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The Ad Council Launches “CreateForChange”

Stuart Mitchell

The Ad Council, the nonprofit leader behind iconic and impactful public service campaigns including Smokey Bear and “Love Has No Labels,” joins the Taproot Foundation to announce CreateForChange, a program that connects advertising, media, technology and communications professionals to nonprofit causes. Lisa Sherman, President and CEO of the Ad Council, and David Sable, Ad Council Board Chairman and Global CEO of Young & Rubicam, announced the program yesterday at the Ad Council’s Board of Directors Meeting. “The Ad Council has been powering the collaborative pro bono efforts of the communications…

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CDC and Up and Away Campaign to Keep Medicine Stored Out of Sight

Stuart Mitchell

The Up and Away campaign, in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is reminding parents to keep their medicines up and away and out of sight, especially during the Halloween season. This year, families are expected to spend more on Halloween candy than ever before, making this year even more critical for parents to be on alert and aware that their children may mistake medicines for candy. “Halloween is a fun time of year for families, but as children look for treats, it’s easy to confuse…

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