Day: 16 June 2022

EPiHC Hits 200 Signatories, Underscoring Global Commitment to Ethical Provision of Healthcare

Stuart Mitchell

Ethical Principles in Health Care (EPiHC), a global community of healthcare providers committed to building more transparent, resilient health systems, recentlyachieved a new milestone by welcoming its 200th signatory. Developed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in collaboration with the World Bank, EPiHC is a set of 10 concise, pragmatic and universally applicable values designed to be shared across the healthcare ecosystem, from front-line providers to top leadership. The principles, launched in 2019 with input from health experts, aim to help formalize values and shape the behavior of healthcare providers, improving…

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IOM and UNICEF sign new strategic collaboration framework

Stuart Mitchell

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNICEF has signed a new Strategic Collaboration Framework solidifying the organizations’ united commitment towards protecting the rights of migrant children. In 2006, UNICEF and IOM signed a Memorandum of Understanding defining the main areas of cooperation between the two agencies in humanitarian settings. The well-established operational relationship responding to the pressing issues facing migrant children around the world has been further strengthened since that time. “Strengthening our relationship, UNICEF and IOM will continue to enhance the capacities of a large spectrum of actors,…

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Triodos Bank to optimise its structure to further increase positive impact

Stuart Mitchell

Triodos Bank has announced its intention to optimise its resources and deliver increased impact for the bank’s customers and investors. Jeroen Rijpkema, Chief Executive Officer of Triodos Bank: “Triodos Bank started as a small bank with the mission to use money for positive change. In the past 42 years, we have grown into a medium-sized bank active in five European countries. While our mission to create positive impact remained unchanged, the financial landscape has changed and requires us to evolve with it. To remain a frontrunner in sustainable finance, we…

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Greenpeace, The Women’s Institute and The Muslim Council of Britain join a global coalition to demand the five top plastic polluters switch to reusable packaging for World Refill Day

Stuart Mitchell

A coalition of over 400 global organisations, including Greenpeace, The Women’s Institute and The Muslim Council of Britain have joined forces on World Refill Day to demand that the five companies named as the biggest plastic polluters commit to tackling plastic pollution through ‘transparent, ambitious and accountable reuse and refill systems’ in an open letter. The letter coordinated by environmental not-for-profit City to Sea, calls on the 5 biggest plastic polluters; Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestle, Unilever, and Procter & Gamble to tackle their plastic pollution impact by switching from single-use to affordable and accessible refillable and reusable packaging. In the…

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ASA – Keeping Food Advertising Standards High

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Keeping Food Advertising Standards High. 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. News that government will delay until 2024 restrictions on the advertising of ‘less healthy’ food and soft drink products won’t leave a vacuum of regulation. Very far from it – the UK has longstanding, strict rules controlling their media placement, audience targeting and creative content…

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