Royal Mail switches on all-electric company car schemes

Royal Mail has announced a new initiative to ensure all its company cars will be electric by 2030. The move comes as the Company builds on its ambitions to become a net zero carbon emission business with a 100% alternative fuel fleet. Under the plans, the Company will rework all of its current car schemes to accelerate the switch to electric vehicles. This includes widening the access to electric company cars for those colleagues who need a car to do their job. By 2025, only electric cars will be available…

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Fewer women than men will regain employment during the COVID-19 recovery says ILO

The inequalities between women and men in the world of work that have been exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic  will persist in the near future, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO). A new policy brief finds there will be 13 million fewer women in employment in 2021 compared to 2019, while men’s employment will have recovered to 2019 levels. Even though the projected jobs growth in 2021 for women exceeds that of men, it will, nonetheless, be insufficient to bring women back to pre-pandemic employment levels. Only 43.2 per…

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The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Announces 2021-2025 ESG Business Goals as Part of New Corporate Responsibility Report

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, one of the world’s leading marketers of branded consumer lawn and garden as well as hydroponic and indoor growing products, announced its new environmental, social and governance (ESG)-driven business goals that will guide the company’s sustainability strategy over the next five years. The goals, which were revealed with the release of ScottsMiracle-Gro’s 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report, outline how the company will deliver on its corporate purpose––to GroMoreGood everywhere––for associates, communities, consumers and the environment throughout 2021 and beyond. ScottsMiracle-Gro has intensified its actions to align business…

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The Works Search Salary Guide 2021 reports a fall in agency salaries and bonuses, and a disastrous year for women

A survey carried out by The Works Search, PR and Communications executive search consultants, took a close look at salaries, bonuses and benefits in their Annual Salary Guide 2021. The Works Search checked over 2000 database records and polled 400 corporate comms professionals to share insights on their pay and company benefits, and how the pandemic has affected their roles. The data and survey material were gathered during the calendar year 2020. Over 60 per cent of respondents were women and the majority of all those surveyed were in the 31-…

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The Black British Business Awards and Weber Shandwick launch Project Rise to boost Black business representation in the media

The Black British Business Awards’ (BBBAwards) has partnered with global communications firm Weber Shandwick to launch Project RISE, an initiative created to supercharge the profile of Black-owned businesses in the UK. Weber Shandwick will provide £100,000 in pro-bono communications services to five hand-picked Black-owned businesses, giving each business £20,000 worth of consultancy time to accelerate their reach and influence and take their business to the next level. In addition, all applicants to the programme will receive access to a series of training sessions focused on skills such as media relations,…

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