Day: 6 October 2022

Deloitte invites charities to apply for digital development programme

Stuart Mitchell

Deloitte has opened applications for 35 charities and social enterprises to join the second cohort of Deloitte Digital Connect, a programme that helps charities scale their impact. Selected charities will take part in six months of digital training and receive advice and access to a peer network to support their digital development. The programme is delivered in collaboration with CAST, a charity helping organisations use digital for social good. Deloitte encourages applications from charities and social enterprises that have a project or programme aligned to education, employment or climate action.…

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Royal Mail passes milestone of 3,000 electric vans across its delivery and collection fleet

Stuart Mitchell

Royal Mail has announced it has passed the milestone of 3,000 electric vehicles across its delivery and collection fleet. The roll-out includes many cities where low emission zones are in force, including London, Bristol, Glasgow, Cambridge and Oxford. The 3,000th electric vehicle was deployed at Peterborough Delivery Office, where Royal Mail CEO, Simon Thompson and MP for Peterborough, Paul Bristow, made a visit to see the see the fleet in operation. Peterborough Delivery Office currently has 106 vehicles on site with all delivery and collection functions operated by a fully…

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Ocean Outdoor and Louise Xin collaborate for world media fashion first Broadcast shines a light on sustainability and worker’s rights

Stuart Mitchell

Premium digital out of home media owner (DOOH) Ocean Outdoor has collaborated with the fashion designer and human rights campaigner Louise Xin, broadcasting her 2022 Stockholm Fashion Week (SFW) show on large format advertising screens across six European countries. A world media first, the 10 minute out of home broadcast took place on Friday, September 2 in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands (3pm GMT); Finland (4pm GMT); and the UK (2pm BST). The film was shown on large format screens in busy retail locations in eight cities including Amsterdam,…

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Donation Dollar Continues to Remind Australians To Give in New Campaign via Saatchi & Saatchi

Stuart Mitchell

International Day of Charity (September 5th) marks the two-year anniversary since the Royal Australian Mint released the world’s first Donation Dollar: a one-dollar coin designed to be donated. To encourage Australians to continue to give what they can, the Mint has again partnered with Saatchi & Saatchi Australia to launch a national awareness campaign. The ongoing goal is to continue circulating Donation Dollars until 25 million are released, including an additional 5m to be released this year. The campaign aims to remind people to look out for Donations Dollars in…

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Aldi To Scrap Best Before Dates From Fresh Fruit And Veg Lines

Stuart Mitchell

Aldi has announced plans to remove best before dates from around 60 of its own brand products to help tackle food waste in homes. By the end of the year, Britain’s fifth largest supermarket will remove best before dates from around 60 fresh fruit and veg lines, including apples and pears, citrus fruits, potatoes, carrots and onions, which could help households to save on food waste each year. The move forms part of Aldi’s commitment to reduce food waste by 20% by 2025 and halve it by 2030.  As part…

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