Month: March 2021

Asda to donate £2m to local apprenticeship schemes to support small businesses

Stuart Mitchell

In celebration of National Apprenticeship Week, Asda donates £2m to small businesses to help fund around 400 apprenticeships in local communities across the country. Apprenticeship Levy is paid by large businesses and as part of that proposal, Asda has opted to transfer a portion of its annual funds to pay for apprentices to train in small businesses within local communities, giving young people the opportunity to develop new skills and small businesses the support to develop young talent that they may otherwise not be able to afford. Asda’s support will…

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Wareham woman’s kindness transforms wool into water…in the shape of tea cosies sold for WaterAid!

Stuart Mitchell

Long-term supporter of the charity WaterAid, Mary Hatcher, has been busy during the lockdowns, knitting adorable animal-shaped tea-cosies and baking fruit crumbles to raise a smile with her friends and neighbours, and in the process raising £200 for the millions of people around the world who don’t have clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. Mary, aged 70, a former librarian from Dorset, has gone above and beyond the call of duty, by raising money through her kind gestures, making tea cosies in the shape of mice with her friends,…

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Companies Collaborating to Fund Women Entrepreneurs for International Women’s Day with Whole Planet Foundation

Stuart Mitchell

Whole Planet Foundation is celebrating the power of women entrepreneurs during March 7-8 with a virtual event in honor of International Women’s Day. This online, two-day event aims to include 1,000 participants and raise $85,000 to support economic equality for 2,500 more people working hard to escape poverty.  Registration levels start at $10 and include giveaways (like an Eastman acoustic guitar and Cuisinart Air Fryer with a suite of products donated by Primal Kitchen) and more, thanks to the generosity of our partners.  Every ticket gives participants access to event panels, talks, and entertainment. This…

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Experts appointed to new Diversity Advisory Council to steer Sky’s ambitions on diversity and inclusion

Stuart Mitchell

In June 2020, Sky announced a series of commitments to support anti-racism and improve diversity and inclusion across the company. Sky committed to invest £10million per year across its markets for each of the next three years to improve representation and progression of minority groups. The business also committed to put targets in place to measure progression of under-represented groups throughout the organisation. In a step towards delivering these commitments, Sky has appointed seven leaders in diversity and inclusion to a new advisory body. Sky’s new Diversity Advisory Council will…

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Waitrose ranked first for efforts to reduce plastics in Greenpeace report as it confirms latest plans for refillables test

Stuart Mitchell

Waitrose has topped the EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency) and Greenpeace table of UK supermarkets for efforts to reduce plastics across its shops and products for the second year in a row. The report acknowledges that Waitrose reported an absolute plastic reduction of 6.1% since 2017 across both its own-brand and branded ranges – the lowest plastic use per unit market share of the supermarkets, while also highlighting its refillable pilot scheme.   Waitrose pioneered the launch of its refillable range in some of its shops in 2019 with ‘Waitrose Unpacked’…

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