Month: May 2022

Currys select the Digital Poverty Alliance to become its new in-store UK Pennies donation partner

Stuart Mitchell

The Digital Poverty Alliance, the Learning Foundation campaign seeking to end digital poverty in the UK, has today been announced as the instore donation partner for the tech giant, Currys. From May, Currys customers nationwide will be offered the chance to donate 25p to charity when paying by card or digital wallet, through Currys’ partnership with micro-donation charity Pennies. These extra pennies collected at the point of sale will aid the Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) in their mission to end digital poverty in the UK by 2030. They plan to…

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Better Cotton brings together Global Fashion Brands to ensure cotton traceability

Stuart Mitchell

Better Cotton has convened a group of leading international retailers and brands to help enable the delivery of new traceability solutions and bring greater visibility to the cotton supply chain. These include names like Marks & Spencer(M&S), Zalando and BESTSELLER. The panel has pulled together an initial £1m tranche of funding. It will work with suppliers, NGOs and independent experts in supply chain assurance to develop an approach that meets the pressing needs of industry today. Traceability within the cotton supply chain will soon become a market “must” with legislators on…

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Charities ‘Miss Out On £940 Million’ Tax Relief

Stuart Mitchell

Hard-pressed charities could be missing out on more than £940 million a year, as generous donors fail to claim tax relief on the money they give, new research* from Handelsbanken Wealth Management & Asset Management shows. Charity Commission** data shows 60% of organisations have suffered a drop in income during the pandemic. Handelsbanken Wealth Management & Asset Management’s nationwide study found 60% of charity supporters are not claiming tax relief on donations distinct from money given directly through their salary. Their donations are estimated to be worth around £4,7 billion…

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AXA UK launches second year of AXA Startup Angel competition to help budding entrepreneurs in partnership with the Evening Standard

Stuart Mitchell

Insurance company, AXA UK has launched the next edition of AXA Startup Angel, a nationwide competition providing the opportunity for budding entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into exciting new businesses in partnership with the Evening Standard. The campaign has been brokered by media agency, Starcom, part of Publicis Media. The competition sees an esteemed panel of judges – the AXA Startup Angels – pick the most inspiring ideas from a selection of entries which includes the submission of an elevator pitch-style video. Three successful entrepreneurs – Ian Theasby and Henry…

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Cannes Lions launches a Festival programme focused on global priorities identified by the industry

Stuart Mitchell

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has today launched the 2022 Festival programme with the first of its speakers announced. The programme is built around six priority areas, as identified by the global creative marketing community through the LIONS’ State of Creativity Study. Thousands of people from 100 countries took part in the recent study, identifying the key issues facing the global industry. Simon Cook, CEO, LIONS, said, “We’re delighted to relaunch the global platform and bring together the world’s most creative minds to solve some of the industry’s…

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