Month: September 2020

Mercedes-Benz Joins The Climate Pledge and Delivers More Than 1,800 Electric Vehicles to Amazon’s Delivery Fleet in Europe

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon has announced it is adding more than 1,800 electric vehicles from Mercedes-Benz Vans to its delivery fleet in Europe this year. Amazon and Mercedes-Benz share a commitment to reduce emissions from the transportation sector, and Mercedes-Benz also announced today it has joined The Climate Pledge, which calls on signatories to be net zero carbon across their businesses by 2040—a decade ahead of the Paris Agreement goal of 2050. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200828005049/en/ Electric vehicle (Photo: Business Wire) “We welcome the bold leadership…

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Annual survey gives insight into people’s information rights views

Stuart Mitchell

As the UK economy adjusts to the impact of COVID-19, it has never been more important for organisations to understand what their customers want and expect. Data protection is an important part of that picture. The past six months has seen a sharp acceleration in the use of digital services, which often rely on people trusting that their personal information will be handled fairly, lawfully and transparently. As a regulator, we play an important role in enabling innovation and enforcing the law. That work includes helping organisations to understand what…

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CAP – Stick to the script: Prescription-only medicines and the Code

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Stick to the script: Prescription-only medicines and the Code. 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. Rule 12.12 of the CAP Code expressly states that prescription-only medicines (POM) or prescription-only medical treatments may not be advertised to the public. It is also an offence under the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 to in any way promote the…

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Sainsbury’s and FareShare to launch digital food donation programme, to help get food to those in need

Stuart Mitchell

Until 16th October, Sainsbury’s customers will be able to donate online directly to FareShare, the UK’s largest charity fighting hunger and food waste. As an extension of Sainsbury’s in-store food donation programme, customers will be able to login to the Sainsbury’s website and make a donation as part of their weekly shop, in order to help support those who need it most. With increasing pressure on charities and food banks up and down the country, 100% of funds raised by Sainsbury’s and its customers will go towards purchasing food, which…

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Clear Channel proudly showcases the #OurSecondChance Globally

Stuart Mitchell

Clear Channel is proud to join Out of Home media owners and industry bodies from across the world, to support and showcase the new global digital Out of Home (DOOH) campaign from The World Out of Home Association (WOO) across our UK, US, & European sites. The striking #OurSecondChance campaign is believed to be the world’s biggest DOOH campaign to date and showcases the power and opportunities for Out of Home as a global broadcast medium. The campaign will be displayed on our digital inventory, including Adshel Live, Billboard Live…

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