Day: 19 June 2020

Lotus and Centrica agree partnership to redesign electric vehicle ownership

Stuart Mitchell

Centrica, the parent company of British Gas, and British motor manufacturer Lotus are working together to develop a new model for electric vehicle ownership that fully integrates future mobility and energy. By making the car an extension of the home, capable of storing electricity, minimising emissions and generating new income by providing services to the energy market, the companies aim to redefine the customer relationship with cars – one controlled by smart devices at home and on the move. The energy company will also facilitate a sustainability program that leverages…

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ASA – ASA support Scam Awareness Campaign 2020: be #scamaware

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: ASA support Scam Awareness Campaign 2020: be #scamaware. 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. We’re supporting Scams Awareness Campaign 2020. As a member of the Consumer Protection Partnership (CPP) which includes Citizens Advice, National Trading Standards and the Competition and Markets Authority, we’re working with our partners to raise consumer awareness and help equip them…

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UNESCO and the Coca-Cola Foundation launch “Youth and Innovation for Ocean” initiative

Stuart Mitchell

On World Oceans Day, UNESCO is pleased to announce the “Youth and Innovation for Ocean” initiative to empower university students and young professionals to put forward innovative and practical solutions in reducing, reusing, recycling and managing plastic waste in coastal regions of Viet Nam. The initiative is under the partnership between UNESCO and The Coca-Cola Foundation established since 2017 for solutions to manage plastic waste, toward as sustainable green economy in Vietnam. About 8 million metric tons of plastic are discarded into the ocean annually (Jambeck, et al. 2015), the equivalent…

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Charity Retail Association and Wil-U, Launch Volunteering Matching Service

Stuart Mitchell

The Charity Retail Association  in collaboration with Wil-U, have launched an initiative to help match potential volunteers with charity shops when they reopen on or after the 15th June. From today, members of the public who are potentially interested in volunteering can go to www.charityshopvolunteer.org.uk and sign up in a very simple and short process. Charity retailers who have vacancies will then be able to interrogate the database and identify potential volunteers according to their location and specific charity interest (eg medical research, animal welfare etc). The platform has been…

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More than £4m awarded to redistribution organisations in England

Stuart Mitchell

The first wave of funding under the COVID-19 Emergency Surplus Food Grant is announced today, as WRAP confirms details of 89 not-for-profit organisations across England receiving much needed assistance.  The COVID-19 Emergency Surplus Food Grant was launched in early April in response to the immediate challenges faced by food redistributors as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. It opened with an initial fund of £3.25 million, and was expanded with an additional £1.6 million from the Government in May; taking the total to nearly £5 million.  The grants were designed…

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