Year: 2018

Unprecedented demand for cancer helpline as thousands of people turn to Macmillan over discrimination at work

Stuart Mitchell

The number of calls from people with cancer facing difficulties at work has shot up over two years — with some employers reported to be breaking the law — a leading cancer charity has revealed today. New figures, from Macmillan Cancer Support, show a 74% increase in calls to its support line on a range of work-related issues such as discrimination and even dismissal, as a result of a cancer diagnosis. A YouGov poll for the charity reveals that one in five (20%) employees who returned to work after cancer reported facing discriminatory treatment,…

Read More

Child neglect most common reason for calls to NSPCC

Stuart Mitchell

The NSPCC is contacted on average 55 times a day by adults worried about neglect, the charity’s latest figures reveal. The charity’s Helpline hears from concerned adults every day and night of the week with reports ranging from children being left unsupervised or with inadequate clothing, to being screamed at or living amongst mouldy food and animal faeces. To raise awareness of child neglect– the most common type of abuse affecting children in the UK – the NSPCC has launched its‘Light For Every Childhood’ Christmas Appeal. In 2017/18 the Helpline…

Read More

Less Than 10 Percent of Global Companies Report on Business Ethics KPIs, According to New EcoVadis Anti-Corruption Report

Stuart Mitchell

EcoVadis, the world’s most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, has published a new anti-corruption study that reports how businesses manage critical ethical issues including bribery and fraud. The major takeaway: the world’s average business ethics score is 42.4, which indicates most organizations are taking a reactive, unstructured approach to fighting corruption risks. The report is based on more than 20,000 company assessments conducted by EcoVadis from January 2017 to June 2018, across 100 countries and 150 industries. Performance is evaluated for both small (26-999 employees) and large (1000+ employees)…

Read More

Teens Invited to Enter Third Annual Operation Prevention Video Challenge as Part of National Opioid Education Initiative

Stuart Mitchell

The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the DEA Educational Foundation, and Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, announced today the launch of the third annual Operation Prevention Video Challenge – a peer-to-peer platform for communicating messages about the dangers of opioid misuse. An extension of Discovery Education and the DEA’s Operation Prevention program, the video challenge encourages teens to create a 30-60 second original public service announcement that alerts other students about the dangers of prescription opioid misuse and heroin use. Overall, the challenge aims…

Read More

Nespresso to use world’s first responsibly sourced aluminium from Rio Tinto in coffee capsules

Stuart Mitchell

Nespresso will become the first company to use responsibly-sourced aluminium, supplied by Rio Tinto, to produce its coffee capsules. The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together with Nespresso’s capsule manufacturers to fulfil a commitment of sourcing 100 per cent sustainable aluminium by 2020, allowing customers to enjoy their coffee knowing it is packaged in responsibly produced material. The use of Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Certified Aluminium is an important milestone towards reducing the impact that the world’s second most used base metal has on the…

Read More