Month: February 2022

Conny Braams named WFA Global Marketer of the Year 2021

Stuart Mitchell

Unilever’s Chief Digital and Marketing Officer, Conny Braams, has been named WFA Global Marketer of the Year 2021. She was awarded this recognition following a combined vote from an expert jury and the industry at large, including WFA members, with each accounting for a half of the final score. As Unilever’s first-ever Chief Digital and Marketing Officer, Braams is responsible for Unilever’s end-to-end Digital transformation and Marketing worldwide, to maximise opportunities for growth. She was appointed to her current position in January 2020, following a broad international career at Unilever…

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UKRI publishes second gender pay gap report

Stuart Mitchell

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has published its 2020 gender pay gap report. The report highlights that the mean gender pay gap across UKRI decreased by 1.4% 11.7% in 2019 10.3% in 2020. The median pay gap also decreased: 13.7% in 2019 10.7% in 2020. UKRI Chief People Officer, Sue Donaldson, said: We have seen a significant and welcome emphasis on EDI activity this year. We continue to take action to reduce our gender pay gap and I’m pleased to see that it is reducing as a whole. Work will…

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ASA – Keep your “free” claims problem-free

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called:  Keep your “free” claims problem-free. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. The Codes state that marketers must not use the term “free”, or similar, to describe a product if consumers have to pay anything other than the unavoidable cost of responding and collecting or paying for delivery of the item.  While this may seem simple, it is…

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Orchard Street accelerates timeline to meet ESG targets with launch of ambitious net zero carbon pathway

Stuart Mitchell

Orchard Street Investment Management (‘Orchard Street’), the specialist commercial property investment manager, announces an acceleration of its ESG efforts through the launch of its net zero carbon pathway. Following the launch of Orchard Street’s net zero carbon targets in January, the pathway outlines two new and ambitious commitments: to become a net zero carbon business for corporate and landlord emissions and refurbishments – the scope over which the business has the most influence – by 2030, 20 years earlier than originally announced, and to become a net zero carbon business…

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Choose The World You Want Festival Line-up announced

Stuart Mitchell

Fairtrade Fortnight 2022 (21st February – 6th March) returns with its Choose The World You Want festival for the second year to highlight how Fairtrade is the simple choice we can all make to support farmers and workers to adapt to the effects of climate change. The Fairtrade Foundation hopes people will engage with Fairtrade Fortnight once again this year, as part of their ongoing efforts to protect people and planet. The online festival, which runs for the two weeks of Fairtrade Fortnight, will feature around 40 virtual events designed…

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