Month: September 2023

5.5 billion tonnes of CO2 a year caused by HVAC, claims ‘Wreaking HVAC’ report

Stuart Mitchell

The ‘Wreaking HVAC on our planet’ report was published recently, highlighting the severe environmental impact of the global Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning industry – which is a bigger producer of CO2 emissions than all passenger vehicles, flights, and every country except China. The report estimates that HVAC (used only for comfort) produces 5.5 gigatonnes of CO2 each year (5,500,000,000 tonnes), or 15% of global energy related emissions. It highlights the cyclical problem of extreme temperatures and weather events increasing HVAC demand, which then furthers climate change, leading to further…

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Cool Crutches & Walking Sticks launches the UK’s first walking aid recycling scheme to send refurbished aids to those in need globally

Stuart Mitchell

Cool Crutches and Walking Sticks launches the UK’s first walking aid recycling scheme to combat healthcare and mobility equipment inaccessibility around the world, as UK searches for ‘recycling scheme’ spike 92% in 12 months. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 3.5 billion people, which is almost half the world’s population, lack access to the health services they need, with almost 100 million people being pushed to extreme poverty each year. Another report by WHO and UNICEF reveals almost one billion children and adults with disabilities and older persons in…

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The One Club Opens 2024 Creative Hall of Fame Nominations to Global Membership

Stuart Mitchell

After decades of having its Board of Directors nominate the esteemed inductees for the biannual Creative Hall of Fame, The One Club for Creativity is for the first time opening the nomination process for 2024 to its global membership. The Creative Hall of Fame has a rich heritage of honoring the lifetime achievements of creative luminaries in advertising, design, and education, starting with the induction of Leo Burnett in 1961.  In its current incarnation, the Creative Hall of Fame encompasses the Copywriters Club Hall of Fame (1961–1974), the Art Directors…

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The Sick Children’s Trust launches new five-year strategy and will continue providing vital support to families

Stuart Mitchell

The Sick Children’s Trust is the charity that has been providing a welcoming place for families to stay when they have a seriously sick child in hospital for over 40 years and they have helped more than 75,000 families. The charity has just launched its new strategy, setting its direction for the coming five years. The last few years have seen many challenges for the charity and during the COVID pandemic they could only help a fraction of the families they were able to before. During this time they worked…

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1 in 2 UK businesses failing their legal gender equality obligations, finds report by InnovateHer

Stuart Mitchell

According to the latest report from InnovateHer, only one third of businesses in the UK currently enforce policies that protect women against sexual discrimination and harassment in the workplace, and just over half of companies supply sanitary bins or products in washrooms, despite this being a legal requirement in the UK. In addition to this, the report, Gender Equality x Corporate Sustainability: A British Business Pulse Check, found that 83% of companies fall short on their employment regulation requirement of offering a safe place for breastfeeding people to pump at…

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