Day: 17 August 2020

UN Women launches new UK chapter of advertising alliance to fight gender-based stereotypes in the industry

Stuart Mitchell

Convened by UN Women, the United Nations entity for women’s empowerment, a new advertising coalition to tackle harmful stereotypes in UK advertising and media content launches today. The initiative will focus on encouraging diverse, inclusive and non-stereotypical representations of marginalised groups, initially focusing on the experiences of women of colour. The Unstereotype Alliance, a thought and action platform, launches its UK National Chapter with a core group of 28 leading UK advertisers and creative agencies, with the objective of securing commitments from over 100 brands. Ingrained inequalities in the UK…

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LCRF receives £12m cash boost for ‘game-changing’ coronavirus fund

Stuart Mitchell

A fund which helps charities cope with the impact of coronavirus has received a £12 million cash boost – as one organisation to benefit hailed the ‘game-changing’ support it offers. City Bridge Trust, the City of London Corporation’s charitable funder, has pledged £5 million to the London Community Response Fund (LCRF), which is helping organisations keep providing vital services through the pandemic. Meanwhile, the fund, which has helped almost 1,000 organisations across the capital since being set up by City Bridge Trust in March, has been awarded a further £7…

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New £92million Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage launches

Stuart Mitchell

The Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage is providing £92m with grants from £10,000 up to £3m available for heritage organisations in England. Funds will be distributed by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic England on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS). “For many heritage organisations this funding will be the lifeline they have been waiting for and I urge them to apply as soon as possible.”  Ros Kerslake, Chief Executive of The National Lottery Heritage Fund Ros Kerslake, Chief Executive of The National Lottery Heritage Fund,…

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Signs of wasted food in UK homes increasing as lockdown eases WRAP warns

Stuart Mitchell

The easing of lockdown measures could see increased levels of wasted food in the UK, warns WRAP. Research conducted in June 2020 shows that although people have found ways to manage their food better, self-reported waste has increased by 30% compared to the early stages of lockdown. While concerns about going to the shops and running out of food motivated people to waste less in April, those motivations are weakening with restrictions lifting. Combined with the added time pressures of some ‘normal’ life resuming, such as more people returning to…

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Lund University and Tetra Pak sign five-year strategic partnership agreement

Stuart Mitchell

Lund University and Tetra Pak have recently signed a five-year strategic partnership agreement, expanding on their rich history of collaboration on packaging logistics, food technology and packaging materials. Together, Lund University and Tetra Pak will aim to create new industry-academia development opportunities, promote the sharing of resources and competencies, explore opportunities to enrich ideas, and create a platform of exchange between students and professionals. Collaborative working is key to how Tetra Pak operates as a business and this partnership makes no exception especially to collectively address areas such as circular…

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