Duerr’s and FareShare team up to help fight hunger in the UK

British marmalade manufacturer Duerr’s has teamed up with national food charity FareShare to help tackle food poverty across the UK. As part of its mission to stop the spread of hunger, Duerr’s has set a target to donate one million breakfast portions via FareShare in its You Buy, We Donate campaign, helping to support vulnerable people across the country. For every jar of Thick Cut or Fine Cut Marmalade that is sold in Sainsbury’s and Morrisons stores nationwide, Duerr’s will donate a single serve breakfast portion to the charity. Duerr’s…

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Four UN agencies launch first global consultation on Strategic Plans 2022-2025

For the first time in the history of the United Nations, four agencies – the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) – are hosting a joint public consultation to inform their new Strategic Plans to be implemented during a four-year period, 2022-2025. The online discussions will be open from 18 December 2020 to 17 January 2021 on the engagement platform SparkBlue. Anyone with access…

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Giving Tuesday triumphs in UK despite social distancing

Giving Tuesday brought in £14,000 a minute for good causes in the UK, defying the challenges of social distancing to deliver a bumper fundraising day for charities across the country. The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), which runs the campaign in the UK, has revealed figures from Visa showing that £20.2 million was donated via their payment platforms in the UK on 1 December.  This amounts to £14,000 a minute – and is a 42% rise in donations made through Visa compared to Giving Tuesday in 2019. The Big Give Christmas…

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More than £1.5m raised for SMEs through Mayor’s Pay it Forward London

Londoners have shown how much they value small and independent businesses across the capital by raising more than £1.5 million through an innovative scheme designed to support them during the pandemic, launched by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. Sadiq launched Pay It Forward London in April – at the height of the first national lockdown – to allow people to buy goods and services in advance, which would then be delivered when businesses return to normal or near-normal operation. Bakeries, music venues, pottery studios, historical walking tours and cafes…

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EA Sports named winner of Channel 4’s 2020 £1m Diversity in Advertising Award

Channel 4 has revealed EA Sports and its creative agency adam&eveDDB as the winner of The 2020 Diversity in Advertising Award which is focussed on the authentic portrayal of UK BAME cultures in advertising this year. The leading games publisher wins the grand prize of £1m of commercial airtime and will launch their winning campaign on Channel 4 in 2021. The winner was decided at a socially distanced judging day held at London’s Roundhouse, with Lloyds Bank (MediaCom x GUAP Studios) also being awarded a ‘highly commended’ accolade. For the…

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