Month: January 2018

UBS Announces Launch of a New Socially Conscious Investment Strategy Focused on LGBT Employment Equality

Stuart Mitchell
UBS

UBS Investment Bank today announced the launch of the InsightShares LGBT Employment Equality ETF, the first in the series of exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) issued under the “InsightShares” brand. This cause-focused ETF offers the opportunity to invest in a socially conscious strategy. Created and offered by Exchange Traded Concepts, this ETF offers exposure to the UBS LGBT Employment Equality Index. “InsightShares creates an incredible opportunity for investors to align their portfolios with their philanthropic values,” said Richard Cea, Executive Director of Exchange Traded Products at UBS. “We’re thrilled to support…

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Retrak becomes part of Hope for Justice

Stuart Mitchell

The charity Retrak, which helps street children into safe new lives, is to become part of anti-slavery charity Hope for Justice. Bringing together the two organisations will provide a more effective force to identify and rescue vulnerable people of all ages from modern slavery, to help them heal into new lives in freedom, and to campaign for change. The missions, aims and programmes of Retrak and Hope for Justice are highly complementary, making the two charities an ideal fit. Street children are incredibly vulnerable to trafficking and are often targeted…

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Fairtrade Fortnight 2018: Fairtrade invites you to ‘Come On In’

Stuart Mitchell

Fairtrade Fortnight 2018 will challenge the British public to open their doors to Fairtrade and help close the door on the exploitation facing the people who produce the things we love to eat, drink, and wear. The nationwide celebrity fronted campaign ‘Come On In’ will run from Monday 26 February until Sunday 11 March and will invite you to come in to the world of the people who grow our food to see what life can be like when farmers and workers aren’t paid fairly. The campaign will also explore…

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Ketchum CEO joins PRCA Board of Management

Stuart Mitchell

Jo-ann Robertson MPRCA, Partner and CEO, London, Ketchum, has been appointed to the Board of Management of the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA). Robertson was promoted to the role of CEO earlier this month, after working as Deputy CEO since 2015. She joined Ketchum as MD of Corporate and Public Affairs in 2011, from Weber Shandwick. Robertson began her career as a political activist with the Labour Party, and has taken secondments into the party’s campaigns during the 2005 and 2010 general elections. She has also worked as a…

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IKEA announces Better Chicken Programme for more sustainable agriculture

Stuart Mitchell

IKEA Food Services wants to have a positive impact on people, animals and the planet. IKEA Food has developed the Better Programmes to address and focus ambitions for more sustainable agriculture for all major animals in the IKEA food supply chain. Through the Better Chicken Programme IKEA Food aims to ensure broiler chickens are raised in accordance with criteria that promote better welfare such as adequate space (max 30 kg/m2), lighting, enrichment and breeds with improved health outcomes. They work towards responsible use of antibiotics and address key environmental impacts…

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