Month: May 2021

Food charity Magic Breakfast launches new Great Big Breakfast fundraiser for hungry schoolchildren

Stuart Mitchell

National food charity Magic Breakfast will launch its inaugural fundraiser Great Big Breakfast next month and is encouraging people across the UK to sign up, host a breakfast, and raise vital funds for hungry children. The charity is calling on the public to enjoy a breakfast together with friends, family, colleagues, or by themselves, on one morning during the week of 7-13 June, and be part of Magic Breakfast’s first ever Great Big Breakfast. Magic Breakfast is the UK’s leading charity for breakfast provision. Now marking its 20th year, the…

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Gambling Charity and Samaritans Launch Bespoke Suicide Awareness and Prevention Training

Stuart Mitchell

National gambling support charity GamCare has worked with Samaritans, the leading suicide prevention charity, to develop a suite of training materials for gambling businesses, to raise awareness of the risk of gambling-related suicide and to give gambling staff the skills and confidence to support customers who may be at risk. Gambling related harm is a risk factor for suicide and 11% of gamblers contacting the National Gambling Helpline in 2019/20 told GamCare they had experienced suicidal thoughts, either currently or in the past. To help tackle this issue, GamCare and…

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ICAS members adopt Charter

Stuart Mitchell

Members of the International Council for Advertising Self-Regulation (ICAS) have adopted a Charter to strengthen advertising self-regulation globally by committing to enhance cooperation, coherence and consistency – for the benefit of global consumers and businesses. The Charter was adopted at the ICAS Annual Meeting on May 7, 2021.  ICAS is a global platform that promotes responsible advertising through effective advertising self-regulation. It brings together a network of Self-Regulatory Organizations (SROs) from Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe and North & South America as well as global associations representing the advertising industry (WFA, IAA, EPC,…

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Rockwell Automation Publishes 2020 Sustainability Report

Stuart Mitchell

Rockwell Automation has published its 2020 Sustainability Report and launched a refreshed online content hub dedicated to sharing the company’s latest sustainability initiatives and outcomes.  The publication, formerly known as the Corporate Responsibility Report, highlights the company’s corporate responsibility and sustainability practices. It features powerful stories about how Rockwell supported and strengthened customers, employees, and communities. And it demonstrates how the company used automation technology and expertise to fight the coronavirus pandemic and help the world recover in 2020. “When I look back on 2020, I believe it will be remembered…

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Just one in five Brits think that we will meet the net zero carbon target by 2050, new nationwide report reveals

Stuart Mitchell

A new research report from Teesside University has found that while people have concerns about reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050, support for a greener future post-pandemic is strong. The research, conducted by YouGov and commissioned by North of England gas distributor Northern Gas Networks, also saw one in three people (30 per cent) say that they are unsure whether Great Britain could be carbon neutral within the next 30 years. However, with the Covid-19 pandemic continuing to disrupt the economy, the report also concludes that people want to…

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