Month: March 2023

2022 IPA Agency Census reveals accelerated pace of change

Stuart Mitchell

The IPA has published its 2022 Agency Census revealing that overall staff numbers within IPA agency membership have increased by almost a fifth year-on-year, passing 26,000 employees for the first time. In addition, the share of women in C-suite positions has increased by 12% and the share of individuals from a non-white background in the C-suite has increased by 58%, representing a considerable improvement in the pace of change year-on-year. According to the 2022 IPA Agency Census, now in its 63rd year, total employee numbers within IPA member agencies have…

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New partnership launched to create national schools’ mental health programme

Stuart Mitchell

Ambitious about Autism has launched a new partnership with Zurich UK and the Z Zurich Foundation to help develop a programme to change thousands of young lives.   A grant from the Z Zurich Foundation will help Ambitious about Autism develop a national programme to support the mental wellbeing of autistic pupils in mainstream secondary schools. The programme aims to reach thousands of autistic young people in the UK and will also provide support and guidance to thousands of parents and caregivers to help them proactively care for their mental…

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London Marathon Charitable Trust rebrands as London Marathon Foundation

Stuart Mitchell

The London Marathon Charitable Trust has been renamed the London Marathon Foundation as part of an exciting rebrand of the charity designed to extend its funding reach and impact. The charity, one of the UK’s major funders of projects and initiatives that inspire physical activity, was founded in 1981 by London Marathon co-founders Chris Brasher and John Disley to distribute the surplus made from the London Marathon. As London Marathon Events (LME) – organisers of the London Marathon – and its portfolio of events has grown, so too has the…

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Lloyds Banking Group acquires low emission vehicle leasing company Tusker

Stuart Mitchell

Lloyds Banking Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of Tusker, a market leading UK-based vehicle management and leasing company that provides Electric Vehicles (EV) and Ultra-Low Emission Vehicles (ULEV) via salary sacrifice schemes.  Tusker are experts in salary sacrifice cars having launched the UK’s first car benefit scheme in 2008. Their salary sacrifice customers are from the length and breadth of the UK and range from SMEs to large public and private sector customers. Tusker’s commitment to salary sacrifice and low emission vehicles has seen them grow their customer…

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Tesco ditches plastic laundry pod tubs in favour of recyclable cardboard packs

Stuart Mitchell

Recently Tesco has replaced the plastic tubs its laundry detergent pods are sold in with new recyclable cardboard packaging. The move into card will save 252 tonnes of plastic annually, and over four million pieces of plastic across eight lines. The box contains more than 90% recycled cardboard, and is FSC certified, with a thin plastic liner inside to protect the pods. When empty, the cardboard box can be put in the normal household recycle bin. Over 24 million people in the UK regularly buy laundry products, with more than…

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