Day: 17 May 2023

ICO Sandbox publishes its exit report following work with ‘Good With’ – a startup aiming to give young adults fairer access to financial products and services

Stuart Mitchell

The ICO’s Regulatory Sandbox aims to support organisations who are creating products and services which utilise personal data in innovative and safe ways. Good With, a fintech and edtech start-up, entered the Sandbox as part of its work to develop mobile applications which will help educate young adults on personal finance. It plans to develop a Financial Virtual Assistant (FVA) app which will combine various personal data sources to produce a ‘financial readiness score’. Good With hopes this readiness score will help to provide the FVA’s users (18-24-year-olds), who might…

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OAAA & Geopath Announce 2023 OOH Local Case Study Award Winners

Stuart Mitchell

The Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) and Geopath announced the winners of the 8th Annual Local Case Study Awards at the 2023 OAAA/Geopath OOH Media Conference in Nashville, TN, this week. Since 2016, OAAA and Geopath have honored OOH campaigns that inspire consumers to make a quantifiable impact on local businesses. The Local Case Study Awards are proof that OOH is consistently being used as a strategic media element, and this year’s highly competitive contest generated over 90 entries. The 2023 contest winners, representing a broad array…

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Ad Net Zero invites adland to join train journey to Cannes

Stuart Mitchell

Ad Net Zero, led by the Advertising Association, IPA and ISBA, has invited anyone from the UK advertising community planning to attend Cannes LIONS this summer to make travel plans via train. Following a successful train trip to Cannes last year, where Ad Net Zero launched its global mission onstage in the Palais backed by 20 leading figures in advertising, this year the group is encouraging its UK supporters to book a place on ‘The Advertising Express’ to reduce their travel footprint and take advantage of community networking on board.…

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Sainsbury’s goes trayless on whole chickens, saving over 10 million pieces of plastic a year

Stuart Mitchell

Sainsbury’s has announced that its by Sainsbury’s whole chicken range is now trayless, after the retailer removed single-use plastic trays from its packaging. Using a minimum of 50% less plastic, the change is estimated to save 140 tonnes of plastic annually. The trayless products are available in all stores across the UK and online, helping to reduce the amount of single-use plastic customers have to dispose of at home. The change affects five products in total, including all by Sainsbury’s whole chickens ranging from extra small to extra-large sizes. The…

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RNIB publishes Gender Pay Gap Report

Stuart Mitchell

In response to the Government’s requirement for all companies with over 250 employees to publish their gender pay gap data, RNIB published its 2022 Gender Pay Gap report. The gender pay figures are calculated on data available on our reporting date, 5 April 2022. Matt Stringer, RNIB’s Chief Executive commented on the charity’s Gender Pay Gap report: “At RNIB, we’re constantly striving to be a great employer that attracts and retains the best people possible. We want our employees to achieve their highest potential at work. We keep diversity, inclusivity…

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