Month: January 2021

ILO announces winners of the 2020 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration and Fair Recruitment

Stuart Mitchell

To mark 2020s International Migrants Day on 18 December the International Labour Organization (ILO) announced the four winners of its 2020 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration. The ILO received more than 290 entries from 67 countries. An independent panel of five judges  reviewed the entries based on the criteria of creativity, accuracy and balance, protection of migrants and positive portrayal of labour migration. The competition aims to promote quality reporting on labour migration issues, as balanced and ethical reporting can play an important role in addressing stereotypes and misconceptions,…

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IKEA to make restaurant meals 50% plant-based by 2025

Stuart Mitchell

As one of the world’s largest food providers, IKEA is taking the next step towards making healthy and sustainable food more affordable and desirable to the many people. By adding more options to the menu in IKEA restaurants that are both more nutritious and delicious, IKEA hopes to inspire more healthy and sustainable choices. New IKEA food commitments, announced today in connection to a pre-event for the UN Food Systems Summit 2021, include that by 2025: 50% of main meals offered in the restaurants to be plant-based and 80% to…

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PRCA REEB’s Ethnicity Pay Gap Guide freely available

Stuart Mitchell

The PRCA’s Race and Ethnicity Equity Board’s (REEB) Ethnicity Pay Gap Guide is now freely available to all PR and communications professionals. The comprehensive 24-page guide was previously available to PRCA members only. Closing the ethnicity pay gap in the PR and Communications industry – authored by Michelle Gyimah, a former Equalities and Human Rights Commission pay equality specialist – is packed with practical tips on how to track and act on ethnicity pay gaps. The guide features advice on how to overcome challenges in ethnic pay reporting, including how to improve ethnicity disclosure amongst…

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

Stuart Mitchell

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

Stuart Mitchell

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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