Year: 2020

New Vodafone environmental targets: ‘We have an opportunity to reshape our future sustainably’

Stuart Mitchell

Vodafone recently announced that it will be running its European network on 100% renewable electricity by July 2021 – four years earlier than planned. The move, which will affect 11 markets across Europe, means that our power will come solely from wind, solar or hydro sources. The telecoms giant, which had originally pledged to have a ‘Green Gigabit Net’ by 2025, has also committed to helping its business customers reduce their carbon emissions by 350 million tonnes by 2030. Nick Read, Chief Executive Officer, Vodafone Group, said: “More than ever,…

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CAP – Can we get some privacy? A guide to the privacy rules

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Can we get some privacy? A guide to the privacy rules. 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. Everyone values their privacy, from high street consumers to members of the Royal Family. These concerns are reflected to some extent in law and also in the privacy rules in Section 6 and Section 10 of the CAP…

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Emerson Publishes 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Stuart Mitchell

Emerson has announced the publication of its 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, which highlights how the company combines industry-leading technology and groundbreaking innovation to make a positive impact on employees, customers and communities around the world. “At Emerson, we take our responsibility as a corporate citizen extremely seriously, and I’m proud of the significant strides we made in 2019 to further our sustainability progress,” said David N. Farr, chairman and chief executive officer of Emerson. “As we continue to innovate for the essential industries that we serve, we remain…

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Bank of America Taps Duke Energy to Expand Renewable Energy Commitment

Stuart Mitchell

Bank of America has announced it is partnering with Duke Energy to further expand its renewable energy commitment by powering its headquarters and other Charlotte operations with solar energy. Through a renewable energy sleeved-power purchase agreement (PPA), the company is participating in Duke Energy’s Green Source Advantage (GSA) program. The bank is the first company and financial institution to sign a 10-year agreement for electricity and Green-e® certified renewable energy certificates (RECs) through this program.   The purchase of a 25-megawatt (MWAC) solar project’s electricity output and RECs will cover 45%…

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CAF grants record £702 million to charities

Stuart Mitchell

Charitable organisations around the world benefitted from more than £702 million paid out from the Charities Aid Foundation in 2019/20 in another record year for giving via CAF. The charity’s annual report reveals that money paid out to charities in the UK and 110 countries around the world during the last fiscal year rose by £56 million over the previous year. Despite the dominance of Brexit negotiations, a UK general election and the start of the global Covid-19 pandemic, donors continued to entrust their charitable giving into CAF’s care in…

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