Day: 23 September 2023

Gauging the ‘subscription economy’ boon to companies

Stuart Mitchell

A new study co-authored by Stanford economists Liran Einav and Neale Mahoney examines how much companies gain when customers aren’t paying attention or, if they are paying attention, don’t do anything about those automatic $12.99-a-month type of memberships they could do without. Einav and Mahoney find that business revenues are from 14 percent to more than 200 percent higher than they would be if consumers were more proactive about managing their unwanted accounts. The study comes as companies are relying more on automatic renewals to sell everything from movie streaming…

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Call for consultation on the first specification for decarbonising use-phase emissions of connected devices

Stuart Mitchell

The Carbon Trust is working with leading tech companies, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Samsung and Sky to develop an industry-first specification for measuring, accounting for and decarbonising the carbon emissions associated with connected devices while being used by customers. When finalised, the specification will be publicly available and applicable to a wide range of different connected devices and organisations, supporting the reduction of device-related use-phase emissions. Therefore, ensuring that sector stakeholders have the opportunity to actively feed into its development is critical. Participating in the consultation phase will offer the wider…

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ILO calls on G20 for international solidarity to close the global decent work divide

Stuart Mitchell

The ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, has called on G20 Labour and Employment Ministers  to tackle skills gaps, invest in social protection systems for all and embrace sustainable financing mechanisms for employment and social protection policies to close growing fractures in the global labour market and reduce inequalities. The Ministers’ meeting, which was hosted by India and took place in Indore on 20-21 July, focused on three main topics: addressing the global skills gaps, extending social protection to platform and gig workers, and sustainably financing national social protection systems. Ministers…

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CEE Centre for Young Black Professionals and Publicis Groupe Canada reclaim the hoodie, show the brilliance of Black youth in new campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Canada has a hiring bias problem. The unemployment rate among young Black people (aged 15 to 24) was a staggering 30.6% in January 2021, almost double the national average for the same age group, according to Statistics Canada. A recent survey revealed that 76% of Black Torontonians experience racial discrimination at least a few times a month. Two Canadian organizations aim to shine a light on the issue by showcasing the brilliance of the young Black community. The (CEE) Centre for Young Black Professionals, a Toronto non-profit providing free career…

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Climate change and the charity sector

Stuart Mitchell

Charity Digital share the results from our recent Climate Action survey, looking at charity attitudes towards the environmental sustainability and how the sector is tackling the climate crisis. Enclosed is the post from their site – please look at their site for great insights! Almost nine in ten charities (88%) say they are concerned about the impacts of climate change, according to a new report from Charity Digital, Climate Change in the UK Charity Sector.  DOWNLOAD THE REPORT The report, which brings together survey responses from across the breadth of…

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