Day: 9 July 2022

UKRI publishes 2021 gender pay gap report

Stuart Mitchell

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has published its 2021 gender pay gap report. This is the third annual report, which highlights the percentage difference between average hourly earnings for men and women across the organisation. Data shows that the mean gender pay gap across UKRI has slightly decreased by 0.1 percentage points: 10.3% in 2020 10.2% in 2021. The median pay gap, which had reduced 3% between 2019 and 2020, increased by 1.6 percentage points over the last year: 10.7% in 2020 12.3% in 2021. The report also disaggregates the…

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Starcom and Channel 4 highlight unique personal experiences around ethnicity and age in final instalment of Brave Stories series

Stuart Mitchell

Media agency Starcom and Channel 4 have collaborated to produce a six-part short film series titled Brave Stories. First launched in September 2021, the series encourages people who identify as coming from diverse backgrounds or marginalised communities to open up about their personal experiences of working in media. Episodes five and six launched recently; the final instalment of this six-part series highlighting the journeys of Starcom individuals in interviews with representatives from Channel 4. In episode five, Francis Cheang, Agency Investment Lead at Channel 4 interviews Curtis Weir, OOH Group…

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Opportunity@Work and the Ad Council Call on Companies to Join New, Rapidly Expanding Collaboration to Remove Barriers to Economic Mobility for 50% of U.S. Workers

Stuart Mitchell

Nonprofits Opportunity@Work and the Ad Council have announced a new collaborative effort that will inspire employers to remove hiring barriers that block the majority of workers in the U.S. from earning higher wages commensurate with their skills. The multiyear effort will focus on creating upward mobility for the more than 70 million workers in the U.S. who are Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs), such as community college, workforce training, bootcamps, certificate programs, military service, or on-the-job learning, rather than through a bachelor’s degree. Leveraging Opportunity@Work’s labor market insights and support…

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New apprenticeship scheme tackles heritage skills shortage as Hamish Ogston Foundation grants £6.2 million to National Trust

Stuart Mitchell

The National Trust and the Hamish Ogston Foundation have announced a new partnership programme that will train apprentices in key heritage skills.  An ageing workforce and lack of training opportunities has led to a sharp decline in the traditional building and heritage skills sector, putting the future of historic buildings at risk.   To help train the craftspeople of the future, the Hamish Ogston Foundation has awarded £6.2 million to the National Trust for a new Heritage Crafts Apprenticeship programme.   The Hamish Ogston Foundation is a charitable organisation, dedicated to three…

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Strong Rebound in Emerging Market Green Bonds in 2021 as Issuance Soars to Record US$95 billion

Stuart Mitchell

Amundi, leading European asset manager, and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today published their Emerging Market Green Bonds Report 2021. The report highlights a sharp rebound in issuance of green bonds in emerging markets and developing economies in 2021 as a result of rising demand from both domestic and international investors combined with expanded issuance by new and existing issuers. Despite ongoing uncertainty related to the pandemic and dislocations in many economies, the global market for green bonds exceeded most forecasts. Issuance of green bonds in emerging…

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