Day: 7 May 2020

100% of Hackney Council electricity now supplied by renewables

Stuart Mitchell

Hackney Council has announced it will source 100% of the electricity it uses from renewable sources – as part of its decisive action to reduce carbon emissions and fight global warming.  The increase – which will see all of the Council’s electricity sourced from wind and solar power – is being introduced alongside a range of other radical decarbonisation measures.  These include large rooftop solar panel schemes across Council buildings, and the recently-announced Green Homes programme, which will provide free insulation and trial renewable heating upgrades to help residents save…

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ASA – Taxing tax claims: Advertising tax arrangement schemes

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Taxing tax claims: Advertising tax arrangement schemes. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. All ads must comply with the law and not incite anyone to break it.  With this is mind, illegal tax avoidance schemes cannot be advertised.  Tax arrangement schemes that comply with the law can be advertised, provided those ads comply with the CAP Code.…

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RNLI Launch Online Mayday Appeal: Fundraise at home, save lives at sea

Stuart Mitchell

Lifesaving charity, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), is encouraging people around the UK and Ireland to save lives at sea by fundraising at home for its annual Mayday fundraising appeal, which launched on 1 May and runs throughout the month. Although we’re all being asked to stay home at the moment, the charity’s volunteer lifeboat crews are still on-call 24/7, ready to drop everything at a moment’s notice when the pager sounds, to go out into the unknown and save lives at sea. The charity is calling on the…

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In a UK first, Tesco serves more than one million online grocery orders in a week

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco is now the first retailer in the UK to fulfil one million online grocery orders in a week. Following a huge effort to increase online delivery capacity, our one millionth order was delivered this week from our Enfield Customer Fulfilment Centre. Capacity continues to increase and in the coming weeks will reach 1.2 million weekly slots – double the number of slots at the start of the COVID-19 crisis. To support this significant step-up in capacity, we have hired 4,000 new drivers and 12,000 new pickers since the start…

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Walmart and Nextdoor Launch New ‘Neighbors Helping Neighbors’ Program

Stuart Mitchell

Walmart and Nextdoor announced today the launch of their “Neighbors Helping Neighbors” program, an effort to make it easier for neighbors across the country to help one another during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through this new program, a first for both companies, Nextdoor members in cities across the country can now request assistance – or offer to help someone in their community – with shopping for their essential items at Walmart. This support network makes it easier for vulnerable community members to coordinate the pickup and delivery of their groceries, medications…

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