Year: 2022

RSPB enhances visitor experience at number of nature reserves across the UK

Stuart Mitchell

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is opening new cafés at four of its nature reserves, as part of its efforts to drive community engagement and connections to nature across the UK.  A £2.8m loan from Triodos Bank UK will support the creation of new cafés at The Lodge in Bedfordshire, Dee Estuary in Cheshire, Frampton Marsh in Lincolnshire and Conwy, North Wales.  As well as playing an important role in its conservation work, the charity’s nature reserves are fantastic places to experience and discover more about…

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CAP – Taking care with ads for self-care

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Taking care with ads for self-care. 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. Self-Care refers to the actions that individuals take for themselves, on behalf of and with others, in order to develop, protect, maintain and improve their health, wellbeing or wellness.  From a marketing perspective, ‘Self-Care’ covers a large range of products and services ranging from foods…

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Mars® bar to be certified carbon neutral by January 2023

Stuart Mitchell

Adam Grant, General Manager, Mars Wrigley UK has announced in a letter on their website that the iconic Mars Bar will be carbon neutral by January 2023, copied below. Today we have announced that all Mars bars sold in the UK and Ireland will be certified as carbon neutral by 2023. That’s over 200 million bars sold in the UK and Ireland every single year that will be carbon neutral. This is expected to be roughly equivalent to charging more than 13 billion smartphones, or the same amount of carbon…

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The Blackbaud Giving Fund Disbursed $630 Million in Charitable Gifts in 2021

Stuart Mitchell

The Blackbaud Giving FundⓇ, a donor-advised fund that brings supporters and nonprofits together to advance the state of giving, reported the disbursement of $630 million in charitable gifts in 2021 from over 850,000 donors to more than 146,000 nonprofits worldwide, making them among the top 10 largest donor-advised fund sponsors in the United States. Since its inception in August 2020, The Blackbaud Giving Fund has disbursed over $898 million in donations to 195,000 nonprofits in partnership with YourCause® from Blackbaud® and JustGiving® from Blackbaud®, powering generosity and supporting global good.…

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New Report Highlights Eaton’s Efforts To Become a Model of Inclusion and Diversity in Its Industry

Stuart Mitchell

As part of its ongoing commitment to becoming a model of inclusion and diversity (I&D) in its industry, intelligent power management company Eaton, released its second annual Global Inclusion and Diversity Transparency report. The report details the progress the company has made in achieving its ambitious 2030 inclusion and diversity (I&D) commitments. They include: Maintaining or exceeding the current representation of women and U.S. minorities on the board of directors and global leadership team. Increasing representation of salaried global women to 40%. Increasing representation of salaried U.S. minorities to 34%.…

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