Month: May 2023

BHF publishes Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap Report 2022

Stuart Mitchell

The BHF have announced their Gender & ethnicity Pay Gap report on their website as follows: We’re pleased to share our latest Gender Pay Gap Report and announce that our gender pay gap has closed significantly this year.  Gender pay gap The report shows that our median gender pay gap now stands at just 0.1% for 2022, down from 1.0% in 2021, in favour of female colleagues. The calculations on our median gender pay gap show that in 2022, women were paid 1p more than men, compared with 19p more…

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PRSA Chair Michelle Egan, APR, Fellow PRSA, Named Member of PRNEWS’ 2023 Class of Top Women in PR

Stuart Mitchell

Michelle Egan, APR, Fellow PRSA, PRSA 2023 Chair and Chief Communications Officer for Alyeska Pipeline Service, has been named to PRNEWS’ 2023 class of Top Women in PR. She was honored in the Industry Champion category, which celebrates women “who’ve had an exceptional impact on the direction and advancement of the P.R. and communications industry beyond their impact at their own companies.” “We’ve known for a long time that Michelle is a proven leader and influencer in the public relations profession through her dedication to Alyeska, PRSA, PRSSA and many…

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Fairtrade Increases Coffee Minimum Price As Farmers Face Mounting Economic and Climate Pressures

Stuart Mitchell

Fairtrade will raise its Minimum Price for coffee in an effort to strengthen protections for coffee farmers around the world amid the intensifying impacts of climate change and growing global economic volatility, the social justice organization today confirmed. The new Fairtrade prices, which come into effect for contracts signed as of 1 August 2023, will increase the baseline price by 19 percent and 29 percent for Fairtrade certified Robusta and Arabica coffee, respectively. This will provide farmers with significant price risk management support in times of wild market fluctuation, and…

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Sustainable taxi shelter installed in Worthing

Stuart Mitchell

A bright new taxi shelter, designed to accommodate passing pollinators and waiting passengers alike, now sits in Worthing town centre.   The recently installed sustainable structure replaces the old shelter at the town’s main taxi rank on Chapel Road.  Fitted with a Living Roof full of native wildflowers and sedum plants, the shelter is rich in nectar to support bees, butterflies, and other pollinators whose numbers have sadly been in decline in recent years.   As well as supporting Worthing’s critters, the Living Roof will positively contribute towards climate resilience by…

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Procarton Announce Double digit improvement of the carbon impact of carton packaging in only 3 years

Stuart Mitchell

Pro Carton, the European association for carton and cartonboard manufacturers, has today revealed authoritative, new research proving that the European carton and cartonboard industry has succeeded in reducing its carbon footprint by 24% since 2018. The findings demonstrate that carton packaging not only meets the demands of a bio-based and circular economy but has a key role to play in the transition to a low carbon economy. The newly measured European industry average carbon footprint of cartons is now at 249 kgCO2e cradle-to-grave and 148 kgCO2e cradle-to-gate per tonne of…

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