Month: September 2022

The Ben’s Original ‘Seat at the Table Fund’ launches in the UK in partnership with Be Inclusive Hospitality to help increase diversity in the food industry

Stuart Mitchell

Mars Food’s Ben’s Original™ brand launches a new scholarship programme – the Seat at the Table™ Fund – in the UK to help support access to skills building and mentorship for Black hospitality workers so they can further their careers in the food industry. The Ben’s Original™ Seat at the Table™ fund – which was first established in the U.S. in 2020 – launches in the UK in partnership with Be Inclusive Hospitality. The programme aims to advance diversity in the food industry by addressing racial inequality in access to…

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Haywards Heath becomes the first town in Europe to endorse the call for a Plant Based Treaty in response to the climate emergency

Stuart Mitchell

Haywards Heath Town Council have endorsed the Plant Based Treaty, becoming the first town in Europe to join the initiative to tackle emissions from animal farming and attributed deforestation, a key driver of the climate emergency. The proposed Treaty is backed by 17 municipal governments worldwide, including Boynton Beach in Florida and Rosario in Argentina. Green Councillor Dr Richard Nicholson, who first presented the Plant Based Treaty to the Climate Change Committee, said, “The Climate Crisis is no longer a distant future threat but an existential crisis that is upon…

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The One Club Announces Diverse Jury For Global One Screen 2022 Short Film Festival

Stuart Mitchell

The preliminary jury of leading film directors, producers, agency creatives, and production company heads has been announced for the global One Screen 2022 Short Film Festival, the premiere short film festival produced by The One Club for Creativity that celebrates and awards global filmmakers from both commercial advertising and film industries. The fast-growing global festival focuses on all forms and aspects of short films — narrative fiction, comedy, commercials, branded content, music videos, spec work, passion projects, animation, sound, movie poster design, title sequences and more  — and has a…

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The Co-Operative Bank Tackles Financial Exclusion Through Its Bridge To Banking Initiative

Stuart Mitchell

The Co-operative Bank has launched a new initiative in partnership with youth homelessness charity Centrepoint, to help financially excluded, homeless young people in Manchester to access basic banking products. A critical issue that homeless individuals face in accessing financial services is the absence of a fixed address. Acknowledging this, the Bank is collaborating with Centrepoint to pilot an innovative solution – young homeless people in Manchester can use Centrepoint’s address as their own, prior to establishing a safe, permanent address. Centrepoint’s advisors will signpost young people who require banking facilities…

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Greenpeace UK appoints joint Executive Directors

Stuart Mitchell

Greenpeace UK has appointed Areeba Hamid and Will McCallum as its new joint Executive Directors.  This is the first time in the decades-long history of the environmental group’s UK office that the role has been held by two people. Areeba and Will take over from interim Executive Director Pat Venditti in October. Areeba, 39, is currently Global Finance Program Director at The Sunrise Project, a global network of changemakers focusing on ending all financial support for fossil fuels through building movements. She is also a board member of the Joint…

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