Day: 20 December 2022

Four Charities Supported By The Telegraph’s Christmas Charity Appeal 2022

Stuart Mitchell

The Telegraph’s Christmas Charity Appeal 2022 is supporting four charities for its annual fundraising campaign. The charities supported by this year’s appeal are: Action for Children, Age UK, Macmillan Cancer Support and Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI).  The appeal launched on Saturday November 5 and will remain open until January 2023. Donations can be made online here.  The Telegraph’s annual Christmas Charity Appeal started in its current format in 1986 and has raised close to £30 million for charities since its launch. Telegraph readers have a long history of fundraising…

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WRAP confirms sponsors Kenwood, Lidl and Panasonic for Food Waste Action Week 2023

Stuart Mitchell

WRAP is pleased to announce that Kenwood, Lidl and Panasonic are confirmed sponsors for Food Waste Action Week (FWAW) 2023. Ocado Retail led the way becoming the first sponsor in August 2022. WRAP’s citizen-facing brand, Love Food Hate Waste (LFHW) is running its third annual FWAW focusing on the theme of ‘Win. Don’t Bin’, encouraging citizens to make their food go further by demonstrating how using up all the food they buy saves time and money. Food Waste Action Week – the UK’s largest food waste behaviour change campaign – will run from Monday 6th…

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ILO announces winners of the 2022 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration

Stuart Mitchell

To mark this year’s International Migrants Day on 18 December the International Labour Organization (ILO) has announced the four winners of its 2022 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration. The competition aims to promote quality reporting on labour migration issues, as balanced and ethical reporting play an important role in addressing stereotypes and misconceptions, as well as highlighting the positive contribution migrant workers make in their origin and destination countries. The ILO received more than 300 entries from 95 countries. An independent panel of five judges  reviewed the entries based…

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Baker Hughes 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report Highlights Actions Taken To Fulfill Its Net-Zero Ambitions

Stuart Mitchell

Baker Hughes has announced the release of its 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report, outlining actions the company has taken to enhance the sustainability of its operations as it relates to environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance and demonstrating progress in fulfilling its net-zero carbon reduction goals by 2050. As an energy technology company with a portfolio of low-carbon solutions across the energy value chain, Baker Hughes’ purpose is to take energy forward – making it safer, cleaner, and more efficient for people and the planet. The company continues to support the…

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Government Sanctions on Advertising Exports Come into Force Against Russia

Stuart Mitchell

The Government has announced via a Statutory Instrument that, from 00.01 16 December 2022, it will prohibit the export of advertising services, alongside some other professional services, to Russia.    As the industry’s trade body, the Advertising Association fully support these measures, as well as the decision of many companies who have already ceased trading with Russia.   There will be a winding down exception to the advertising sanctions until 15 March 2023. This means that if UK service providers entered into contracts before 16 December 2022, they can honour these until…

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