Month: January 2021

CAP – Weight-loss and detoxing: Cut out the bad stuff and ensure a balanced diet of responsibility and evidence

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called:  Weight-loss and detoxing: Cut out the bad stuff and ensure a balanced diet of responsibility and evidence. 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. Hot on the heels of Christmas festivities, comes the New Year and renewed commitments to a moderate lifestyle. Marketers keen to promote weight-loss products and regimes should take care to ensure they…

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New Catalyst Report Shows Committed Companies are Advancing More Women to Leadership Roles

Stuart Mitchell

The Catalyst CEO Champions For Change represent more than 70 high-profile CEOs, whose companies represent more than 10 million employees and over $3 trillion in revenue globally. These leaders have boldly pledged to advance more women, particularly women of color, into senior leadership positions. In 2019, Champion companies outpaced their global peers in advancing women at every level—from managers to board members. One particular bright spot is board representation. Women at our Champion companies held 31.6% of board seats, compared to the 26% of board seats held by women at…

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Three GRI Standards Come Into Effect for Sustainability Reports in 2021

Stuart Mitchell

Companies disclosing their impacts through the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting standards are to adhere to three new and updated standards, for reports they publish from this year onward. In 2018, two revised GRI Standards launched – for occupational health and safety, and water and effluents. In December 2019, the first global standard for tax transparency published. Effective from 1 January, companies identifying any of these topics as material are now to apply the new Standards.   GRI 207: Tax 2019 Responding to the information needs of investors, civil…

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National Grid Joins Low-Carbon Resources Initiative Aimed at Enabling Affordable Net Zero Path

Stuart Mitchell

National Grid has joined the Low-Carbon Resources Initiative (LCRI), a five-year initiative to develop and demonstrate key clean energy technologies and decarbonization solutions. These include clean hydrogen, bioenergy, and renewable natural gas, all potential pathways to a decarbonized future.  “The Low-Carbon Resources Initiative directly aligns with National Grid’s ambition to reach net zero by 2050,” said Badar Khan, President of National Grid, US. “If we are going to reach net zero, we need to pick up speed on developing and adopting zero carbon energy technologies. We are particularly excited about…

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Scotiabank Makes 10-year, $500m Commitment to Foster Economic Resilience Among Disadvantaged Groups

Stuart Mitchell

The pandemic’s uneven economic toll has highlighted the need to remove barriers that persist for some groups while increasing opportunities for all to participate in, and strengthen, the economy going forward. With the goal of fostering economic inclusion and resiliency among disadvantaged groups, Scotiabank has launched ScotiaRISE, a 10-year initiative with a $500-million commitment.  This program seeks to make a meaningful impact in communities throughout the Bank’s footprint by making investments that help people improve their education and employment prospects, adapt to changing circumstances, and increase the likelihood of financial success.  “We know that we can only be as successful as the societies in which we operate, and when there are individuals and communities that…

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