Day: 15 November 2023

ICO publishes guidance to ensure lawful monitoring in the workplace

Stuart Mitchell

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is calling on organisations to consider both their legal obligations and their workers’ rights before they implement any monitoring in the workplace. With the rise of remote working and developments in the technology available, many employers are looking to carry out checks on workers. The ICO has today published guidance to help employers fully comply with data protection law if they wish to monitor their workers. New research commissioned by the ICO reveals that almost one in five (19%) people believe that they have been…

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As a committed ally, White Ribbon releases Short Life Stories addressing violence against the transgender communities

Stuart Mitchell

White Ribbon launches its newest campaign, Short Life Stories which follows the life of a transgender woman from her transition onward. This campaign delves into her journey as she embraces her authentic self, a path for some that is often tragically disrupted and cut short by transphobia and gender-based violence. The public service announcement (PSA) is a call-to-action in response to the rising hate, discrimination and violence against the transgender communities. White Ribbon’s primary objective, as a dedicated ally to the transgender communities, is to facilitate constructive dialogue that diminishes…

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Sainsbury’s, Nectar360, and Clear Channel celebrate 25 years of partnership with an enhanced digital screen network

Stuart Mitchell

Nectar360, which owns and operates Nectar, the UK’s largest loyalty coalition programme, as well as managing Sainsbury’s and Argos’s retail media services, today announces plans to expand its connected digital screen network to over 800 screens, in conjunction with leading Out of Home media and infrastructure company, Clear Channel UK – an expansion that also includes the launch of a new internal screen network.  The Sainsbury’s Live network currently reaches millions of shoppers every week (over 15 million per fortnight*) through a national network of more than 320 full-motion digital…

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Brighter future for banana plantation workers as Fairtrade launches ‘game changing’ new offer for traders and retailers

Stuart Mitchell

Fairtrade International is excited to launch a major new initiative in the drive to deliver decent incomes for workers on Fairtrade certified banana plantations across the world. Fairtrade’s sustainable offer to achieve living wages, living incomes and resilient banana supply chains is launched today at the global Fruit Attraction expo in Madrid. It aims to ensure that banana workers earn as a minimum the living wage for their country, whilst helping retailers fulfil their commitments to a sustainable banana industry. More than 35,658 workers and farmers employed by 265 Fairtrade…

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Waitrose and Saatchi & Saatchi launch their first advertising campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Waitrose and Saatchi & Saatchi kick start their new relationship with the launch of a marketing campaign for the new Japan Menyū range.  The campaign which launches on 4th October, has been created by Saatchi & Saatchi and bought by MG OMD, is built on our brand promise of ‘Food to Feel Good About’, and puts our high quality and great tasting products at the heart of the creative, showcasing how the new range can be ‘Good’ for so many of our customers and their busy lives.  One of the…

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