Day: 29 November 2020

CAP – Get up to speed with broadband advertising

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Get up to speed with broadband advertising. 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. With the increase in routine ‘working from home’ this year, many consumers have been relying quite heavily on their home broadband to keep their professional lives ticking over remotely – and those with services that can’t meet their needs are likely to…

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International Women’s Day 2021 theme – “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world”

Stuart Mitchell

UN Women announces the theme for International Women’s Day, 8 March 2021 (IWD 2021) as, “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world.” The theme celebrates the tremendous efforts by women and girls around the world in shaping a more equal future and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. It is also aligned with the priority theme of the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, “Women’s full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence, for achieving gender…

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Puddles are for splashing in, not drinking: 144 pairs of wellies line the V&A’s pond to highlight the 144 million people who rely on surface water to drink from

Stuart Mitchell

WaterAid laid a striking tribute of 144 pairs of brightly coloured wellington boots in the garden of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum to highlight the 144 million children, women and men across the world who rely on surface water like puddles, ponds and lakes to drink from. Archie, 2, from London is pictured splashing in the popular paddling pool in the V&A garden, which is currently closed to the public. As children have been playing in puddles across the UK during this wet autumn, WaterAid created the thought-provoking installation to…

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“Censored” Ads Expose Gender-Based Violence in MullenLowe New York’s The UNseen Story Campaign for UN Women

Stuart Mitchell

MullenLowe New York and Mediahub have launched an exposé on legal gaps, one of the key prevention measures needed to end violence against women and girls around the world in a public service campaign for UN Women. As violence has increased against women during the COVID-19 pandemic, and an additional 15 million women are expected to be affected by violence for every three months the lockdown continues, The UNseen Story aims to create visceral reactions to the different forms of violence that women face in the form of censored images…

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United Utilities donates 600,000 meals and a new refrigerated vehicle to FareShare

Stuart Mitchell

Water company United Utilities is helping FareShare tackle soaring demand for its services in the face of a new national coronavirus lockdown and beyond. As well as providing funding which will enable FareShare to distribute an additional 600,000 meals, the firm is providing a new refrigerated vehicle to help deliver an estimated 6.4 million meals around Greater Manchester over the next eight years. FareShare is the nation’s largest food redistributor, with more than 30 warehouses across the UK. The charity diverts surplus food within the food industry – which would…

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