Day: 16 March 2023

IKEA Sustainability and Climate Reports FY22: Reduced climate footprint and significant increase of renewable energy

Stuart Mitchell

The financial year 2022 (FY22)* was another year of global challenges, but also of important achievements towards meeting the IKEA sustainability commitments for 2030. Key movements include a 12% reduction of the total IKEA climate footprint in absolute terms and a 20% decrease in relative terms** compared to baseline year FY16, a significant increase in renewable energy in both retail and production, and one of the first corporate disclosures of outdoor air pollution generated across a value chain.  The IKEA Sustainability Report FY22 and the IKEA Climate Report FY22 are issued by Inter IKEA…

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New CIPR-supported training launches to help industry manage work related pressure and stress

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has partnered with communications agency fox&cat, the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) and the Healthcare Communications Association (HCA) to launch Under the tree, a free training programme designed to equip PR practitioners with the skills they need to manage work-related pressure and stress. The programme is fully CPD-accredited and includes a 13-week programme with free weekly 45-minute online sessions by trained specialists and senior leader panel discussions around mental health. It was developed in response to 2022’s Workplace Mental Wellbeing Audit revealing…

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The Dirty Vegan challenges Wales to recycle more food waste to power more homes

Stuart Mitchell

Celebrity chef, author and ultra-athlete Matt Pritchard (The Dirty Vegan) is backing a call by the Be Mighty campaign for people in Wales to recycle more of their food waste in an effort to combat climate change and reduce the nation’s reliance on fossil fuels for energy. Food waste in Wales can be converted into energy through specialist facilities across the country, and in 2021-22 more than 10,000 Welsh homes were powered by food waste recycling. But data shows that last year approximately a quarter of all general rubbish contained…

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CIPR launches ESG Panel with online event series

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) launches its new ESG Panel with a series of events to support PR professionals in identifying and promoting their roles and responsibilities on environmental, social, and governance issues. The ESG Panel brings together specialists to support the profession with its understanding of ESG, to articulate and reinforce the role of public relations in shaping and delivering their organisation and client ESG agendas, and to build a network for information sharing and engagement. The Panel has been set up by Suzy Giles MCIPR (Chair),…

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FareShare breaks food surplus record but still can’t meet demand

Stuart Mitchell

In December 2022 FareShare received the highest amount of food since their efforts began, thanks to the efforts of their staff, volunteers and the charities they support working through the festive period to get food to people most impacted by the cost of living crisis. Simon Millard, Director of Food, said: “Without our food partners, we would not have been able to redistribute the equivalent of 6.8 million meals of good-to-eat surplus food, that may otherwise have gone to waste, to the million plus people supported by the charities we…

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