Month: May 2023

Albert Bartlett redistributes 10 million meals with FareShare

Stuart Mitchell

Albert Bartlett has now diverted an amazing 4,200 tonnes of surplus potatoes to FareShare. This is the equivalent of 10 million meals worth of potatoes, which have fed people in need across the whole country. In 2022, a total of 4433 charities across the country received Albert Bartlett potatoes, supporting a range of people including those on low income, families and those experiencing homelessness. Determined not to let them go to waste, Albert Bartlett sends surplus potatoes to FareShare sites across the United Kingdom. From here they are delivered out…

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Tesco announces £5m grant programme to boost school funds for extra food and healthy activities

Stuart Mitchell

Thousands of school children across the UK will benefit from a new grant programme launching this summer which will provide £5 million in grants to help give them a healthier, more active, stronger start in life. In the first year 5,300 schools will be able to apply for support funding to get pupils the nutritious food they need throughout the school day and resources to keep them physically active with new sports and play equipment or outdoor activities. The scheme, supported by UK community charity Groundwork, will replace the current…

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Me, My Autism and I: Vanish unveils its Channel 4 Diversity In Advertising Award-Winning campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Vanish, the garment care brand committed to helping clothes live longer lives, today unveils its Channel 4 Diversity in Advertising Award-winning campaign, Me, My Autism and I. Backed by £1 million worth of commercial advertising airtime across the whole Channel 4  network, it aims to nurture a conversation to broaden public understanding of autism – particularly in girls, who are three times less likely to receive a diagnosis than boys(1). As a brand, Vanish is committed to helping clothes last longer – and for most autistic people, familiar and consistent…

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Secret Deodorant Launches Initiative Empowering Women to Achieve Financial Wellness

Stuart Mitchell

Ahead of Financial Literacy Month this April, Secret Deodorant is introducing a multi-year financial empowerment initiative that starts by providing 1 million young women with access to in-depth financial courses and training resources developed and led by highly-renowned female financial experts. The initiative was unveiled yesterday at the New York Stock Exchange during the ‘Young Women’s Financial Wellness Forum,’ hosted in partnership with Seneca Women, a women’s leadership platform dedicated to advancing women in the economy and around the world. The initiative is designed to support young women at the…

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Robert Kraft’s Foundation to Combat Antisemitism is Calling Upon All Americans to #StandUpToJewishHate

Stuart Mitchell

The Foundation to Combat Antisemitism has launched a new, national campaign to mobilize all Americans, and especially non-Jews, to #StandUpToJewishHate by using the blue square emoji – 🟦 – as a unifying symbol of support. Jews only make up 2.4% of the American population1 yet are the victims of 55% of religious-based hate crimes2. That startling discrepancy is the cornerstone of this new omnichannel campaign, created through a $25 million investment by Robert K. Kraft and his family, which combines alarming data with humanizing storytelling representing everyday instances of antisemitism…

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