Day: 5 October 2022

Two Years Into Project Earth, Selfridges Zeroes In On A Circular Future For Shopping

Stuart Mitchell

Selfridges launches its first annual Project Earth Report, setting out new, ambitious targets to reinvent retail and meet its commitment to a net zero future Materials – It broadens its commitment to only stock products that meet strict environmental and ethical standards by 2030 Models – It introduces bold 2030 targets for 45% of transactions to come from circular products and services, with a Reselfridges initiative that now houses all circular models, forming the backbone of Selfridges’ future business, to change the way we shop Mindsets – Selfridges commits to…

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TotalEnergies selected to install 4,400 EV charging stations for electric vehicles in Flanders

Stuart Mitchell

On the recommendation of the Department of Mobility and Public Works of the Flemish Region, the Flemish government has tasked TotalEnergies with the installation and commercial operation of a charging service for electric vehicles in the West Flanders (Westhoek, Kortrijk and Bruges) and Flemish Brabant (Brussels Periphery, Leuven) regions. TotalEnergies will install up to 4,400 public charge points over the next two years. The new 22 kVA charging stations will be operated under the TotalEnergies brand for a period of twelve years and will be supplied with 100 % renewable…

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New UN survey on migrant workers with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression in South-East Asia

Stuart Mitchell

Migration is giving workers in South-East Asia with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expression (SOGIE) a higher quality of life. However, they still experience discrimination at multiple levels, a new UN study found. The new report titled “A very beautiful but heavy jacket: The experiences of migrant workers with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression in South-East Asia ” was released today by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and Edge Effect. The…

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Episode 7 of CIPR’s Engage Podcast out now; the current state of public affairs

Stuart Mitchell

The latest episode of CIPR’s quarterly ‘Engage’ podcast is out today and it explores the topic of lobbying and the current state of the UK’s public affairs industry.   Hosted by Chair of the CIPR Public Affairs Group, Max Sugarman, this episode looks at how recent political scandals have contributed to an erosion of public confidence and trust in government and politicians with an expert panel of guests offering thoughts on how this can be addressed.   Joining host Max Sugarman are guests;   Rachael Clamp, founder and director of Ardesey Ltd  Peter…

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Concrete actions to accelerate gender equality in the water domain

Stuart Mitchell

As part of the ‘Multi-stakeholder Call for Action‘ Initiative led by the UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP), the online session: ‘Global multi-stakeholder action to accelerate gender equality in water‘ took place on 24 August at the World Water Week 2022. Since its launch in 2021, the Multi-stakeholder Coalition has continuously grown as Ms. Michela Miletto, WWAP Director and Coordinator underlined: at present, the Call for Action is supported by more than 150 members, from 60 institutions – 14 Member States, 3 regional organizations, financial institutions, UN agencies, non-governmental organizations,…

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