Day: 6 February 2022

Child protection organisations issue warning to social media companies about online safety

Stuart Mitchell

A new child safety campaign launches today in response to social media giants’ plans to roll out end-to-end encryption on their platforms. The campaign named, No Place to Hide, is made up of a coalition of leading child safety campaigners, charities, tech experts and survivors of child sex abuse.  The steering group is made up of Barnardo’s, the Lucy Faithful Foundation, the Marie Collins Foundation and SafeToNet.  End-to-end encryption could mean that social media platforms will no longer be able to detect cases of child sex abuse on their platforms, which would lead…

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Garnier Relaunch “One Green Step” Campaign To Promote Greener Living

Stuart Mitchell

Standing up for the environment includes small everyday actions. To support consumers on their journey towards more sustainable and responsible choices, Garnier is repeating its “One Green Step” campaign. The idea is to encourage people to share the steps they are taking day-to-day to help the environment. The campaign is rooted in the brand’s commitments and its determination to promote Green Beauty that is accessible to everyone. Many of us want to do our part for the planet by living and consuming more responsibly. A global study conducted by Garnier…

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First Book and Ashoka Join Forces with Swiss Haute Horlogerie Manufacturer Audemars Piguet to Launch Initiative to Inspire Youth as Changemakers

Stuart Mitchell

First Book, the largest online community of educators serving kids in poverty, and Ashoka, the largest global network of leading social entrepreneurs, today announced the launch of Time For Change: Dream, Act, Change Our World, an initiative designed to further educational equity through changemaking, made possible by Audemars Piguet. The initiative kicks off this month with a new resource for educators that introduces changemaking and suggests actionable and practical ways to inspire and support students to become changemakers for their schools and their communities. Time For Change will launch in…

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Climate change research projects awarded share of £20.2 million

Stuart Mitchell

In its latest funding round, the Wolfson Foundation has awarded over £20 million to projects in education, research, culture and health. Our funding was spread across the UK, from Thurso to Truro and Derry~Londonderry to Norwich. The three highest awards for research were made in areas that help to mitigate and adapt to climate change and its effects. £1.1 million will fund ambitious research using the power of plant and microbial sciences to create a safer, healthier, and more sustainable future. The Healthy Plants, Healthy People, Healthy Planet (HP3) project…

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Williams Racing Commits To Become Climate Positive By 2030 As Part Of New Sustainability Strategy

Stuart Mitchell

Williams Racing, one of the most successful teams in Formula One history, commits to a far-reaching climate change target.  Building on the progress the global motorsport industry has made on sustainability in recent years, Williams Racing goes further than any other race team or motor racing series in the world, to commit to becoming climate positive by 2030. To achieve this ambitious goal, Williams Racing has developed a series of robust technological and data driven initiatives, as part of a comprehensive purpose driven sustainability strategy, aiming to address some of…

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