Month: February 2023

Charity regulator seeks input into new draft social media guidance

Stuart Mitchell

The Charity Commission is consulting with charities, sector organisations and the public to develop new guidance for charities when they use social media. The regulator is seeking views on its new draft guidance, which is intended to help trustees use social media appropriately and with confidence. The new resource is designed to help trustees understand their responsibilities and manage the risks; it encourages them to adopt a social media policy for their charity and outlines what can be included in the policy. It also aims to help trustees understand what…

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The Crown Estate seals landmark agreements for offshore wind energy to power 7 million homes

Stuart Mitchell

In a major milestone for the UK’s energy security and net zero commitments, The Crown Estate has announced it has signed Agreements for Lease for six offshore wind projects which could begin to generate green electricity by the end of the decade and have the potential to generate c.8GW of renewable electricity, enough for more than seven million homes. Signing these agreements represents a significant moment in the UK’s response to climate change and energy security, and further bolsters the country’s thriving offshore wind industry, reinforcing its position as the…

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Increased collaboration vital if business schools are to act decisively to counteract social and economic issues

Stuart Mitchell

Leaders in corporate social responsibility have called on business schools to do more and faster to solve social and economic challenges. The Early Career Researchers (ECR) Sustainability Management Community have penned a letter to School deans, faculty heads and professors outlining their role in addressing problems including rising temperatures, declining biodiversity and worsening wildfires, droughts and flooding. The academics, from Bayes Business School and other leading universities across the world, believe that only through interdisciplinary collaboration can these issues be tackled. This includes the need to reward “real-world impact” –…

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The Rockefeller Foundation and WFP Launch Initiative To Strengthen School Meals For Millions Of Children

Stuart Mitchell

The United Nations World Food Programme welcomes a US$ 10.7 million grant from The Rockefeller Foundation to help vulnerable children get better access to nutritious food through school feeding programmes in Benin, Ghana, Honduras, and India. The two-and-a-half-year initiative focuses on including fortified foods in school meals as well as advocating for more nutritious food throughout the programmes. In Benin, Ghana, and Honduras, the project is expected to directly impact the lives of more than one million school children. The project will also promote local food production, benefiting smallholder farmers,…

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Pregnant mothers join WaterAid to shine a light on global maternal health crisis with evocative stunt

Stuart Mitchell

WaterAid created an evocative light installation outside one of Britain’s first maternity hospitals featuring the silhouettes of pregnant women to show how every two seconds, a woman gives birth in a health centre without clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. The striking projection of water droplets behind three expectant mothers, highlighted a shocking reality. Every year 16.6 million women give birth in hospitals and clinics without adequate water, toilets and soap, putting them and their unborn babies at risk of deadly infection. WaterAid’s installation was part of the charity’s…

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