Month: January 2022

ICO invites comments on how it uses its powers to investigate, regulate and enforce

Stuart Mitchell

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched a consultation to gather the views of stakeholders and the public on how it regulates the laws it monitors and enforces. People will have 14 weeks to comment on three documents, which are all designed to give direction and focus to the organisations it regulates. The Regulatory Action Policy (RAP) updates the ICO’s 2018 policy and sets out the regulator’s general approach. It reinforces the ICO’s commitment to a proportionate and risk-based approach to enforcement, and it explains the factors taken into consideration…

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Waitrose partners with Mindful Chef to offer first co-branded recipe box

Stuart Mitchell

Waitrose have announced a new partnership with Mindful Chef, making us the first supermarket to work with a recipe box service in the UK.  The 12 week trial gives customers the opportunity to try a high quality recipe box service by the UK’s highest rated recipe box company (TrustPilot) and the only UK service which offers one person options and carbon neutral deliveries.  The Waitrose x Mindful Chef box brings delicious, nutritionist-designed recipe boxes to your door – customers can choose between two and five recipes a week, full of…

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Visa Expands Global Investment in Women’s Football as First Ever FIFA Women’s Football Partner

Stuart Mitchell

Visa has announced it has further expanded its support of women’s football by becoming the first Women’s Football Partner for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™. This investment builds on long-term commitments Visa has made across Europe and around the world, to help elevate women’s football and usher in greater equality within the sport. “Women are a force to be reckoned with – on the pitch, as small business owners, and as drivers of a majority of consumer purchases. We know that when we support the success of women in…

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Expensify.org Celebrates Its 2021 Impact

Stuart Mitchell

Expensify.org, a charity founded by the preaccounting platform Expensify, has announced the results of its 2021 efforts. Those results include financially supporting over 50 community-driven volunteer campaigns, where thousands of Expensify.org volunteers tackling social injustice in marginalized communities are funded directly for their crucial expenses and participation. “2021 represented a big step for Expensify.org in terms of impact,” said Stefanie Stavri, Treasurer of Expensify.org. “In 2020, we found our footing supporting SNAP families with food assistance. We took those learnings and applied them in 2021 and really put our foot…

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DuPont and Water.org Partner to Increase Global Access to Safe Water

Stuart Mitchell

DuPont and Water.org have partnered to increase global access to safe water, with a focus on communities most vulnerable to the consequences of water scarcity. The partnership combines DuPont’s technical leadership in water filtration and purification solutions with Water.org’s expertise in pioneering market-driven financial solutions to the global water crisis. The organizations intend to collaborate on ways to innovate and deploy climate-resilient, sustainable water solutions that can scale to people living in poverty. “This partnership is based in the shared belief that solving the water crisis is possible within our…

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