Day: 2 January 2023

CAP – Don’t pay later when it comes to advertising ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ services

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called:  Don’t pay later when it comes to advertising ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ services. 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. Buy Now, Pay Later’ (BNPL) services are a form of credit that allows consumers to borrow money to purchase goods and pay for them later – typically in several equal instalments or as one repayment after…

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Corporate partners urged to provide unrestricted funding to charities

Stuart Mitchell

Corporate partners are being urged to support charities through the current funding crisis by providing funding to meet essential needs, according to a new report released recently. The new report from Benefact Group explores the last 12 months for the charity sector, from the end of lockdown, to the Ukraine conflict and cost of living crisis and offers practical advice and tips on how to foster genuine two-way relationships with corporate partners. The findings draw on insight from beneficiaries of last year’s Movement for Good awards, who took part in two…

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Big Issue Invest supports organisation empowering abandoned children around the world with £130K in funding

Stuart Mitchell

Big Issue Invest, the investment arm of Big Issue Group, have invested £130K into From Babies With Love, a social enterprise that supports abandoned and orphaned children around the world. From Babies with Love’s social mission is to innovate products and services that create a new source of income to care for orphaned and abandoned children. Their goal is to donate £1 million profit per year to their partner charities, empowering over 100,000 vulnerable children. The money from Big Issue Invest will allow the organisation to expand its staff and…

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McCann And Panama´s Health Ministry Unveil The Toxic Components Of The Vape

Stuart Mitchell

The Ministry of Health of Panama and the United Nations Population Fund launched a campaign against the consumption of “Vape” or electronic cigarettes. In Panama, the National Non-Smoking Day is celebrated on November 25, and within the framework of these activities, McCann Panama initiated a campaign revealing the poisonous components of the Vape, which are found in products unfit for human consumption. MINSA wants young people to understand that electronic cigarette vapor contains particles of ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol, nitrosamines, chromium and nickel, among other toxic inputs. For…

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Vodafone and WWF announce global partnership

Stuart Mitchell

New ‘one million phones for the planet’ programme launched to support circular economy drive. Vodafone and WWF have announced a major global partnership that will support Vodafone’s goals to reduce carbon emissions to ‘net zero’ by 2040, help to eliminate e-waste, and encourage a more circular economy for mobile phones. The partnership launches with a new programme – one million phones for the planet – to help accelerate and refine Vodafone’s circular economy strategy by increasing the number of traded-in, refurbished and recycled devices. Purchasing a refurbished smartphone saves around…

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