Month: June 2022

Change Is Here: The Black Equity Organisation launches

Stuart Mitchell

National and independent civil rights group, founded by some of the most influential Black leaders in the country, set up to advance justice and equity for Black people in Britain The Black Equity Organisation (BEO), a national and independent civil-rights organisation founded to advance justice and equity for Black people in Britain has launched. Founded by some of the UK’s most influential Black leaders from the worlds of business, law, arts and social justice including McKinsey & Company senior partner Dame Vivian Hunt, Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy MP, historian…

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Future of Plastics Fund makes key first investment

Stuart Mitchell

The Accelerating Growth Fund Ltd (AGF), a subsidiary of climate action NGO WRAP, has announced a first key investment made on behalf of the Future of Plastics Fund, a new Circular Economy impact fund being established by Archipelago Eco Investors to focus on the interlinked issues of plastic waste and climate.  This first investment on behalf of the Future of Plastics Fund is into Greyparrot, a cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) Waste Recognition System and Analytics Platform which will enable better sorting of plastics and other waste streams. The Accelerating Growth…

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New survey shows ‘deep-rooted’ taboos around periods

Stuart Mitchell

More than 1 in 3 boys (37%) think periods should be kept a secret, according to research by Plan International. In a survey of 4,127 boys and young men from four countries – Brazil, Indonesia, the Netherlands and Uganda – the most common reason cited for avoiding the topic was that menstruation is a ‘private matter’ for girls and women. The respondents, aged between 16 to 25, also admitted they frequently associate periods with words such as ‘dirty’ (55%), ’embarrassing’ (31%) and ‘disgusting’ (38%). The results expose deep-rooted taboos around…

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FareShare continues to deliver 4 meals every second to struggling UK families, as cost of living bites

Stuart Mitchell

The continuing impact the cost of living is having on families across the UK is highlighted by new figures published today by FareShare – the UK’s biggest charity fighting hunger and food waste. The charity’s annual statistics, show that between April 2021 and March 2022, it redistributed the equivalent of nearly 2.5 million meals every week to people at risk of hunger. That’s four meals every second across the UK. FareShare takes delivery of surplus good-to-eat food, which is unsold or unwanted by the food industry, sorts it in one…

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The Power of Zero: Medtronic Releases Global ID&E 2021 Annual Report

Stuart Mitchell

Medtronic is working toward zero barriers to opportunity and equity.  As the global leader in healthcare technology, Medtronic is building toward a future where it will more fully use all its assets as a company to advance equity in its workplace, industry, and communities. The company is making this commitment as it sees inclusion, diversity, and equity (ID&E) as key to the innovation it needs to deliver life-transforming products and therapies for more people around the globe. “Our ability to serve more patients is dependent on bringing diverse thinking to…

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