Day: 19 October 2023

11% of large charities report their ethnicity pay gap, research finds

Stuart Mitchell

Some 11% of the largest charities in the UK currently report their ethnicity pay gap, according to research by Civil Society.  Analysis of the top 250 charities by income, according to Charity Finance’s 100 and 250 Indexes, shows that 27 published their ethnicity pay gap for 2022.  All 27 charities that reported data had a lower ethnicity pay gap than the UK national average of 31.3% and had a combined average of 21.9% in favour of white staff. Year-on-year changes The ethnicity pay gap measures the difference in average pay…

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Kimberly-Clark Professional launches first-ever wind farm with Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust to supply 80% of its UK electrical power needs.

Stuart Mitchell

Kimberly-Clark, the parent company of leading household brands including Andrex®, Kleenex®, Huggies®, WypAll® and Scott®, is today celebrating a major milestone in its ambitious drive towards green energy with the official opening of a new onshore wind farm by Màiri McAllan, Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Clydesdale constituency and Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Net Zero and Just Transition, that will supply around 80% of its UK electrical power needs. The £75 million wind farm, which was built in just 18 months in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, is the largest…

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Government inaction on tackling the climate crisis exacerbates feelings of eco-anxiety

Stuart Mitchell

Inaction from politicians and big businesses on environmental issues is worsening the public’s anxiety about the climate crisis, reveals new research from Triodos Bank UK. More than half of UK adults (51%) say they feel a sense of grief about what is happening to nature and the planet, with four in 10 (39%) reporting that they feel anxious about the climate crisis. This comes after a period of extreme weather events, including wildfires in Southern Europe and North America. One in six (18%) report suffering from eco-anxiety, a figure that…

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CAP – Keeping your house in order – ensuring your marketing complies with the CAP Code

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Keeping your house in order – ensuring your marketing complies with the CAP Code. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. The UK property market may be ever-changing, but our helpful guide to marketing your estate agency services should help you feel more confident that your advertising is on a firm foundation. Here are some key…

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$65 billion in apparel export earnings at risk due to climate crisis

Stuart Mitchell

Extreme heat and flooding are threatening key apparel hubs and will put over $65 billion worth of export earnings at risk across four key production centres by 2030. That’s according to new research by Cornell University’s Global Labor Institute (GLI) and global asset management firm Schroders about the economic impact of climate breakdown – specifically, extreme heat and flooding – on apparel manufacturers and workers.  Researchers looked at the climate vulnerable apparel industries in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Pakistan and Vietnam, which collectively represent 18% of global apparel exports, house approximately 10,000…

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