Year: 2022

United Living sponsors Global Sustainability Film Awards 2022

Stuart Mitchell

United Living Group, the provider of critical infrastructure and affordable housing, is pleased to announce it will return as the main sponsor of the Television for the Environment (Tve) Global Sustainability Film Awards 2022, a film competition recognising those whose films most powerfully portray solutions for sustainability.  Previous shortlisted films include the World Wildlife Fund’s project to capture never-before-seen behaviours of basking sharks off the shores of Scotland using innovative camera technology. Another shortlisted film captured Breathe London, an ambitious project that measured and mapped Londoners’ daily exposure to air…

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Fairtrade collaborates with Banana Bruiser artist to celebrate banana farmers worldwide and highlight challenges they face

Stuart Mitchell

Fairtrade has unveiled a creative collaboration with London-based ‘Banana Bruiser’ artist, Anna Chojnicka, who has created a unique piece of artwork in a tribute to the banana farmers and workers overseas who grow the fruit. To mark the annual Banana Lovers’ Day (27 August), the UK’s Fairtrade Foundation commissioned Ms Chojnicka to create a bespoke piece of banana art, elaborately produced by bruising the skin of bananas. The banana in question – selected from a Fairtrade-certified bunch – depicts the portrait of Peruvian banana farmer Juan Roberto, who has been…

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CAP – Make the grade with your back-to-school campaigns

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called:  Make the grade with your back-to-school campaigns. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. The back-to-school season is big business, prompting a flurry of spending as parents and carers stock up on school uniforms, lunch boxes and stationery supplies.  This, of course, presents the perfect opportunity for advertisers to run a number of different promotions. The…

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ScottishPower launches biggest ever recruitment drive with 1,000 new green jobs

Stuart Mitchell

ScottishPower is launching its biggest ever recruitment drive, with at least 1,000 new jobs to be filled in the next 12 months. The announcement follows a record number of green energy infrastructure projects secured by the company in the first half of 2022. The projects, all integral to delivering the UK’s ambitious Net Zero Targets, include: Securing contracts for a record 16 renewable energy projects – offshore, onshore and solar – across the UK in the Allocation Round 4 process. Totalling 2.1 GW, these projects will almost double the company’s…

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Nokia Donates EUR 1,1 Million to Universities in Finland

Stuart Mitchell

Nokia has announced that it will donate a total of EUR 1,1 million to four Finnish universities to support technology research, education and innovation. The donation will be allocated to Aalto University and the universities of Helsinki, Oulu and Tampere. The impact of Nokia’s donation will be further amplified by the Finnish state’s campaign to match industry funding for universities. The four selected universities receiving donations enhance research in areas that are vital to Nokia’s business, such as 5G and 6G, edge computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning and quantum technologies.…

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