Day: 13 January 2023

Lloyds Bank Foundation offers £5.5mn to small charities, & other funding opportunities

Stuart Mitchell

From 29 November, small and local charities can apply for unrestricted grants of up to £75,000, spread over three years, from Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales. It is the first funding opportunity opened since the Foundation launched its Building a Better Future strategy earlier this year.  Specialist charities with an annual income between £25,000 and £500,000 can apply for a three-year, unrestricted grant of up to £75,000. The Foundation’s focus is working with small specialist charities tackling complex issues, where its combination of unrestricted funding and capacity building support…

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WRAP’s voluntary agreements lead industry response to the global crisis

Stuart Mitchell

Climate action NGO WRAP publishes its annual updates of its voluntary agreements for the food, plastics and textiles sectors. The publication comes with a stark warning that while the UK is making some progress in tackling key environmental issues, a lot more collaboration and action is needed from businesses to achieve the level of change required, and to keep climate goals within reach. WRAP launched its first voluntary agreement in 2005 and has since expanded its programme to address food and drink, plastic pollution, and fashion and textiles. WRAP has…

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Cawston Press and FareShare join forces to tackle rising food insecurity

Stuart Mitchell

The pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis have dramatically increased the number of people in food insecurity in the UK. Up to 10 million people, including 2.5m children, are now skipping meals and struggling to get enough food to eat. Meanwhile, In the UK, more than 2 million tonnes of good-to-eat surplus food is wasted each year, the equivalent of 1.3 billion meals. Cawston Press is a trailblazer of great tasting soft drinks and is committed to only using natural ingredients, as well as improve their impact on people and the…

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The Ad Council’s 68th Annual Public Service Award Dinner Celebrates Extraordinary Accomplishments and Inspires the Marketing and Media Industries to Face Forward and Meet the Moment

Stuart Mitchell

At the end of last year, the Ad Council, America’s leading organization harnessing the power of communications for social change, held its Annual Public Service Award Dinner. Doug McMillon, President & CEO of Walmart, was honored for his exceptional contributions to corporate citizenship, including Walmart’s support for the Ad Council’s campaign Welcoming Immigrants, COVID-19 Vaccination Education Initiative and additional efforts. The Dinner was co-hosted by co-anchor of ABC News/Nightline, Juju Chang, and anchor of ESPN’s SportsCenter Face to Face, Hannah Storm, and featured a live performance from the Detroit Youth…

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WFA reveals shortlist for Global Marketer of the Year 2022

Stuart Mitchell

WFA has unveiled the shortlist for the 2021 Global Marketer of the Year award, featuring global marketing leaders from Bayer, Diageo, Grab, L’Oréal, LEGO, Levi’s, Mondelēz and Reckitt. An expert jury of 15 marketing industry leaders considered a host of eligible names submitted by the industry as part of the shortlisting process, with each judge nominating their top contenders. The marketers with the most votes have been shortlisted. All will be added to the WFA’s Hall of Fame. The shortlist includes: Fabrice Beaulieu, Chief Marketing, Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Officer, Reckitt: Fabrice…

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