Day: 26 April 2023

Co-op and Nisa help £20M of funds flow for clean water projects

Stuart Mitchell

On last months World Water Day, Co-op announced that its members and customers have raised over £20 million to date to support clean water and sanitation projects, through its partnership with The One Foundation and Water Unite. The convenience retailer is the only supermarket to have an own brand charity water, which is available at almost 7,500 convenience stores, including independent Nisa retailers who are supplied by Co-op. As part of this initiative, 3p of every litre of Co-op own brand water sold goes to The One Foundation – a…

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Wall’s looks to bring happiness lessons to 3 million kids

Stuart Mitchell

Wall’s has partnered with Project Everyone to launch The Happiness Project. Their aim is to teach three million children a set of happiness habits by 2025, through lessons designed to deliver smiles beyond the classroom. Wall’s has joined forces with happiness expert Richard Layard and Project Everyone to focus on a topic that is missing from many curriculums. Alongside reading, writing and arithmetic, the partners are working to add the subject of happiness to the regular timetable. “Happiness is not something that is decided by only your genes or environment,”…

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Persil adds new QR codes on packs to improve accessibility

Stuart Mitchell

Persil is adding Accessible QR codes (AQR), developed with Zappar and in collaboration with RNIB, to a range of packs. The codes aim to provide the UK’s 2 million blind and partially sighted people with access to product information and a more inclusive shopping experience. Persil’s capsules in plastic-free packaging and its Ultimate Liquids range will now feature a new enhanced Accessible QR (AQR) code on their packaging. The aim is to create a more inclusive experience in-store and at home for the UK’s 2 million blind and partially sighted…

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WPP publishes UK Gender Pay Gap Report for 2022

Stuart Mitchell

WPP has published its UK gender pay gap report for 2022. In addition to statutory reporting, WPP publishes the consolidated data for all eligible WPP companies in the UK. This shows a consolidated median pay gap of 17.2% (15.6% in 2021) and a mean pay gap of 23.2% (22.2% in 2021). Our overall gender pay gap reflects the under-representation of women at the most senior levels in our UK companies. This is consistent with the wider industry picture, with the 2022 Institute of Practitioners in Advertising Agency Census reporting that…

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UK consumers urge banks to invest in long-term sustainable change

Stuart Mitchell

Rising energy bills and living costs have accelerated people’s dissatisfaction with the status quo of the financial system, leading them to demand positive long-term change, reveals new research from Triodos Bank UK.  Nearly three quarters of the UK public (73%) believe we need to collectively invest in long-term solutions to the issues the world is facing – such as investing in renewable energy to bring down energy costs and reduce our reliance on fossil fuels.  This demand is being driven by three quarters of people (75%) saying they are frustrated…

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