Day: 15 July 2023

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association partners with UN Women to promote gender equality through parliamentary engagement

Stuart Mitchell

Commonwealth Parliamentarians will benefit from a new partnership that will provide training and development programmes on gender equality. A new agreement between the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), with its membership of almost 180 Parliaments and Legislatures across the Commonwealth and the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) network, and UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, aims to ensure that the legal needs of women and girls are better addressed through parliamentary debate and legislation. A joint Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by…

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LoopMe Achieves Carbon Neutrality Seven Years Ahead of Schedule, Helping Create a More Sustainable Digital Advertising Ecosystem

Stuart Mitchell

LoopMe, a leading technology company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to improve brand advertising performance, today announced that it has reached net zero for Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions, thereby becoming a carbon neutral advertising partner. Working with third parties to independently measure carbon impact, LoopMe has reduced gross emissions per CPM delivered, or every 1,000 impressions an ad receives, by 87% compared to 2021, and has done so seven years ahead of the initial target date. In order to achieve this goal, LoopMe conducted a variety…

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Aviva joins the Dormant Assets Scheme

Stuart Mitchell

Aviva plc and Reclaim Fund Ltd (RFL), the HM Treasury-owned and FCA-regulated operator of the Dormant Assets Scheme (the Scheme), have successfully completed the first transfer of dormant assets¹ from the Insurance and Pensions sector to the industry-led, government-backed Scheme. The milestone sees Aviva join over 40 UK banks and building societies that currently participate in the Scheme, enabling dormant assets to be used to support vital social and environmental initiatives, while ensuring customers can be reunited with their assets in full at any point. Aviva has become the first…

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Vodafone calls on UK businesses to donate unwanted devices to Great British Tech Appeal to help bridge digital divide and promote circular economy

Stuart Mitchell

Vodafone has launched a drive for more businesses to donate their unwanted devices to its Great British Tech Appeal, to help close the digital divide and promote a more circular economy. Along with Good Things Foundation and their tech refurbishing partner Reconome, The Great British Tech Appeal is a Vodafone initiative that collects unwanted devices, securely refurbishes and reboxes them, adds connectivity and sends them to digitally excluded people, at no cost. Research from Good Things Foundation has shown that there are several barriers preventing businesses from donating old tech.…

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VSA Announce ‘Charity of the Year’ Corporate Partnership with Acteon

Stuart Mitchell

VSA, the social care charity supporting the people of Aberdeen & north-east Scotland, today (17th May 2023) announces a new corporate partnership with Acteon Group Ltd., a marine energy and infrastructure services company. Greig Slatter, Corporate Business Development Manager for VSA, says, “Vulnerable children and adults, now more than ever, urgently need help and support. Corporate organisations have the power to make life better for children and adults who are living in poverty; living with a mental health diagnosis; living with learning disabilities or living in loneliness and isolation. Our…

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