WSP USA Establishes Equity Center of Excellence to Unlock Access for Underserved Communities

WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services firm, has formed the Equity Center of Excellence (ECE) to drive the transformation of American transit and mobility to full and equitable access for underserved, marginalized and disinvested communities. The Equity Center of Excellence will ensure that every project achieves a high standard of accessibility, as equity has become a defining measure of progress for the transportation industry. The ECE meets emerging demand for expertise in applying equity to organizational, program and project needs. The ECE works with clients and partners across…

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UK teenagers would respect a tech break but are concerned about safety if the UK banned mobile phones in schools

Yubo, has found that  92% of UK teenagers wouldn’t feel safe travelling to school without their mobile.  Yubo’s poll of over 10,000 Gen Zers aged 13 to 25 looked at students’ opinion on the potential Mobile Phone Ban for English Schools following claims that mobiles can have a damaging effect on mental health and wellbeing when misused or overused.   When it comes to how Gen Zers daily phone habits at school, nearly half (47.8%) say they only use their phones during breaks and never in class, 18.1% say they…

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Bushra Ali Solicitors Launch Powerful New Project Supporting Victims of Domestic Abuse

Bushra Ali Solicitors, with offices in Leicester and Wrexham, have launched a powerful new project focussing on domestic abuse called `Be the Change – Empowering You’. Speaking about the project Bushra Ali, Founder and Director of Bushra Ali Solicitors, said, “The intended beneficiaries of this project are women from various continents including Asia and Africa, who enter the UK as spouses or partners of British nationals and who are then subjected to domestic abuse as a result of which the marriage or relationship breaks down. “These individuals face a number…

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New £180,000 research to support the growth of community projects that tackle health inequalities

Academics at Leeds Beckett University are launching a new project to help to scale up successful community projects across the UK which tackle health inequalities through arts and culture. The new research is a partnership between the Centre for Health Promotion Research at Leeds Beckett, Social Life – a specialist centre of research and innovation focused on the social life of communities – and Locality – a national network supporting community organisations. It aims to build the tools and support needed for community organisations to grow their projects which tackle…

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B Corp certification for Danone’s UK & Ireland businesses as its Specialised Nutrition operations certify

Danone UK & Ireland’s Specialised Nutrition business, whose brands include Nutricia, Aptamil and Cow & Gate, announces its certification as a B Corp today. This achievement marks the certification of all Danone’s operations in the UK & Ireland, building on the accreditation of its other UK & Ireland businesses over the past five years. Of the top 10 branded food and healthcare manufacturers in UK and Ireland retail, Danone is the first and only one to have all its operations B Corp certified. B Corp certified businesses are verified by…

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