Day: 29 November 2023

CAP – Mid-contract price increases in telecoms

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Mid-contract price increases in telecoms . 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. CAP’s new guidance on the advertising of telecoms contracts with mid-contract price increases comes into force on 15 December 2023, following a six-month grace period. It sets stricter standards on the prominence advertisers must give to important information about future price rises. Don’t phone…

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Tetra Pak and Lund University launch new research hub to develop future food and material innovations

Stuart Mitchell

Tetra Pak and Lund University have announced the launch of Biotech Heights, a new research hub that will explore food and materials production using bioprocessing to create useful products from living cells or cell components. Biotech Heights will establish an open innovation environment, in which all participating organisations will have access to world leading laboratories and equipment for both commercial and academic purposes. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to work alongside several faculties at the University to address both the technical and non-technical challenges facing producers, brands, and manufacturers…

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Give gifts of H2O ho ho and decent toilets this Christmas with WaterAid’s winter wonders

Stuart Mitchell

Wondering what gifts to buy this Christmas? WaterAid’s Shop for Life provides shoppers with the opportunity to give their loved ones something a bit different this year, while also helping people around the world get clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene.  WaterAid’s Shop for Life features e-gifts and greeting cards you can send to their loved ones revealing gifts of water tanks, handwashing stations and toilets to change lives for good.   The money raised from the gifts this festive season will help communities in Bangladesh and around the world…

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NSC Work to Zero Initiative Releases New Research to Help Prevent Lone Worker Incidents

Stuart Mitchell

Lone worker practices have increasingly become more common in modern workplaces, with an estimated 15% of today’s employees reportedly working by themselves. However, working in isolated environments may also increase individuals’ risk for serious injuries and death on the job. Recognizing the emergence and severity of this issue, the National Safety Council released a new white paper through its Work to Zero initiative, Using Lone Worker Monitoring Technology to Protect Workers, to help employers identify and implement new solutions to keep their workers safe.  “Lone work can be beneficial for both…

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Charity In Kind Direct is urging for donations of most-needed products this winter

Stuart Mitchell

In Kind Direct, a charity founded by King Charles III in 1996, distributes donated products to their network of over 6000 charitable organisations across the UK. Based on the needs from their network they are appealing to companies to donate warm clothing, blankets, hats and gloves, children’s gifts including books, toys and gifting for adults to support the many people who will be struggling over the winter months. They are also urging charitable organisations, community groups, foodbanks and warm spaces to register to join the In Kind Direct network, in…

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