Month: August 2022

Facebook, Google and Trustpilot fail to filter out fake reviews, Which? finds

Stuart Mitchell

Facebook, Google and Trustpilot can be easily infiltrated with fake reviews as unscrupulous brokers selling them for as little as £4 successfully exploit weaknesses in their systems, a Which? investigation suggests.   The consumer champion’s latest investigation involved setting up a fake business and approaching brokers to boost its pages on the three platforms using bogus five-star reviews – which revealed a sprawling network of fake reviewers on Facebook.  After easily finding a series of ‘fake review brokers’ through Google, Which? signed up to one called Xealme, which can create reviews…

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Rite Aid To Switch To 100% Cage-Free Eggs By Year-End

Stuart Mitchell

Rite Aid, the third-largest pharmacy chain in the United States, has accelerated progress toward its commitment to selling 100% cage-free eggs to year-end 2022. The company had initially pledged to source cage-free eggs across its 2,289 retail locations by 2025. The new commitment expedites the timeline by three years. “We commend Rite Aid for expediting its cage-free timeline to reduce the suffering of egg-laying hens in its supply chains,” says Vicky Bond, President of The Humane League. “We’ve seen a trend among socially responsible companies like Rite-Aid to stop sourcing…

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RenewableUK publishes manifesto for a fully decarbonised power system by 2035

Stuart Mitchell

A new report published recently by RenewableUK sets out a series of key measures, including market and regulatory reforms, to ensure that our electricity system is decarbonised completely by the middle of the next decade, totally phasing out unabated gas generation, as a key step towards achieving the UK’s net zero emissions target by 2050. “Roadmap to net zero: a manifesto for a fully decarbonised power system by 2035”, urges the Government to accelerate the pace and scale of decarbonisation dramatically, to reduce the UK’s vulnerability to the surging cost…

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PUSH Mind and Body partners with Deafblind UK 

Stuart Mitchell

Wellbeing training company PUSH Mind and Body is partnering with charity Deafblind UK to help improve life and work for people with hearing and sight loss. PUSH, which is on a mission to make work better for three million people over three years,  will support the charity’s team and help to empower its clients, including those in employment, by offering positive mental wellbeing advice and solutions. Upwards of 400,000 people in the UK have some level of sight and hearing impairment which hugely affects their day-to-day living and can lead to anxiety and…

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The One Club Adds to Diversity Offering With Addition of Allies in Recruiting

Stuart Mitchell

The One Club for Creativity, the world’s foremost nonprofit organization whose mission is to support and celebrate the global creative community, has expanded its diversity offering with the addition of Allies in Recruiting (AIR), the volunteer-based organization dedicated to championing talent and educating the ad community to create a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable creative industry. Established in June 2020, AIR is a collective of advertising, marketing, and tech recruiters who believe in the sharing of knowledge and expertise to create representation and belonging across the industry.  These goals are…

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