Month: April 2023

Enough is enough – sight loss charity calls for urgent funding to improve education support for vision impaired children

Stuart Mitchell

A new Freedom of Information (FOI) report carried out in England by sight loss charity the Royal National institute of Blind People (RNIB) shows a continuation of budget cuts and freezes are seriously impacting on specialist education support for children and young people living with a vision impairment. 42 per cent of local authority VI education teams have had budgets cut or frozen in the last year. 61 per cent of local authorities have reported a decrease or freeze in the number of specialist VI teachers. North West of England…

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Kellogg’s Reaches Gender Parity Target, Three Years Ahead of 2025 Goal

Stuart Mitchell

Kellogg’s has reached its goal of having 50% male and female representation at manager level and above in the UK. This achievement comes three years ahead of schedule, as the goal was due to be reached by the end of 2025. Kellogg’s is a foundational member of the LEAD Network (Leading Executives Advancing Diversity) and David Lawlor, President Kellogg Europe, signed the LEAD CEO Pledge in 2019, to support its commitment to gender parity and to help drive inclusion in the European retail and consumer goods industry. Equity, diversity, and…

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PepsiCo Beverages & Frito-Lay Announce $3.3 Million In Water Replenishment Projects To Drive Progress Toward PepsiCo Positive Water Positive Goals

Stuart Mitchell

PepsiCo Beverages North America (PBNA) and Frito-Lay North America (FLNA) have announced a commitment of $3.3 million in funds toward water replenishment projects across North America. These projects aim to advance PepsiCo’s ambitious effort to become Net Water Positive by 2030, which includes reducing absolute water use and replenishing back into the local watershed more than 100% of the water used at company-owned and third-party sites in high water-risk areas. PepsiCo’s industry-leading efforts are being recognized with the 2023 Industrial Water Reuse Champions Award by WateReuse Association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce,…

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Major employers and energy consumers urge North Carolina elected officials to expand access to clean energy and electric vehicles

Stuart Mitchell

Nearly two dozen major companies and large energy consumers with operations in North Carolina are urging state policymakers to expand access to clean energy technologies and electric vehicles in order to drive economic growth and reduce carbon emissions.   In a letter delivered to members of the North Carolina General Assembly and Gov. Roy Cooper, 22 companies, universities, and trade associations urged elected officials to consider policies and programs that will increase access to cost-effective, clean energy technologies. Additional policy action is needed to meet North Carolina’s power plant emissions reduction…

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ILO and IFC scale up collaboration on social issues in private investments

Stuart Mitchell

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) plan to strengthen their collaboration to enhance the focus on social issues in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) efforts related to private investments. The enhanced partnership aims to promote decent private sector jobs and social inclusion in places that need it most. Relying on social standards, the priority themes include promoting gender equality in the workplace and addressing gender-based violence at work; supporting the creation of quality green jobs of the future and scaling up joint efforts to improve…

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