Month: July 2022

Simply Business renew sponsorship of the England Amputee Football Association ahead of 2022 Amputee Football World Cup in Turkey

Stuart Mitchell

Simply Business have renewed their sponsorship of the England Amputee Football Association for a fifth term in what is a crucial year – with England setting their sights on World Cup glory in October. The England Amputee Football Association (EAFA) will travel to Turkey to take on the world’s best amputee football nations, and will do so in partnership with Simply Business, one of the UK’s biggest providers of business insurance. Simply Business have sponsored the EAFA since 2017, in that time providing over £200,000 of funding to the charity.…

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The state of Digital Poverty in the UK unveiled via landmark Evidence Review at the House of Lords

Stuart Mitchell

The Digital Poverty Alliance, (The DPA) a charitable coalition of third, public and private sector partners working to end digital poverty, has recently launched a major Evidence Review which, for the first time, unveils the state of digital poverty in the UK and calls for more action from national bodies and local communities. The report, UK Evidence Review 2022 – Inclusion to Equity, which was launched at the House of Lords in June 2022, finds that digital poverty is a much wider issue  than just making sure people are ‘online’…

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New report shows jobs in UK offshore wind industry to grow to 100,000

Stuart Mitchell

A new report published by the Offshore Wind Industry Council shows a surge in the number of people working in the UK offshore wind industry, and a substantial increase in the billions of pounds of private investment which the sector is attracting every year.  The UK Offshore Wind Skills Intelligence Report reveals that the sector supports over 31,000 jobs, which is a 16% increase on the 26,000 jobs reported in last year’s survey. 19,600 are direct jobs (solely in offshore wind) and 11,500 are indirect (e.g. supply chain companies which…

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Ad Net Zero Announces 2nd Global Summit To Run November 9 & 10

Stuart Mitchell

Ad Net Zero, the advertising industry’s initiative to reach net zero from ad operations by the end of 2030 and harness the power of advertising to drive sustainable behaviour change, will hold its second Global Summit on 9 & 10 November. The Summit will be broadcast live from Park Village in London to an international audience. Ad Net Zero supporters can also attend in person. This follows the inaugural Ad Net Zero Global Summit, broadcasted live from STV in Glasgow during COP26, which brought together more than 2,000 advertising professionals from around…

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NHS on course to achieve net zero carbon status by 2040, aided by NHS Property Services ambitious Green Plan

Stuart Mitchell

NHS Property Services (NHSPS) publishes three-year Green Plan focusing on decarbonising the NHS estate, supporting customers in their transition to net zero, and helping the NHS adapt to mitigate the impact of climate change. This plan is part of the organisation’s ‘Delivering a Greener NHS’ programme, which aims to achieve NHS England’s ambition for a net zero carbon NHS by 2040. The drive follows initial efforts to reduce NHS impact on the environment, with 99% NHSPS waste now diverted from landfill. NHS Property Services today announced the publication of its…

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