Day: 6 December 2023

NSC Hosts Second Annual Safety Innovation Challenge

Stuart Mitchell

Continuing its commitment to safety innovation, the National Safety Council convened six leading technology providers from around the globe to showcase their cutting-edge safety solutions during the second annual Safety Innovation Challenge. Hosted in collaboration with Safetytech Accelerator, the challenge builds on the tremendous progress made by the Council’s MSD Solutions Lab, a groundbreaking program established in 2021 with funding from Amazon to help organizations of all sizes prevent musculoskeletal disorders, or MSDs. “MSDs aren’t isolated to high-risk industries. They’re complex, multi-faceted injuries that can occur on any job, which is…

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Real Adoptive Parents and Teens Choose Each Other in New Heartwarming PSAs

Stuart Mitchell

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), AdoptUSKids, and the Ad Council recently launched moving new public service advertisements (PSAs) that encourage prospective parents to adopt teens from foster care. Created by Edelman, the PSAs build on the campaign’s “You Can’t Imagine the Reward” message and feature real adoptive families sharing their adoption from foster care stories and how rewarding the journey has been for both parents and teens. “For years, our team has produced emotional work inspired by real adoption stories…

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‘Small charities more worried about future as volunteer concerns leap,’ survey finds

Stuart Mitchell

Small charities are finding their recovery from the economic difficulties of the past year more challenging than the rest of the sector – as they struggle with a lack of volunteers on top of stretched funding and high demand, according to new research.  The fourth VCSE Sector Barometer, a quarterly survey conducted by Pro Bono Economics (PBE) and Nottingham Trent University’s National VCSE Data and Insights Observatory, has identified an emerging divide between the experience of small charities – those with annual income below £100,000 – and their larger counterparts…

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Is the Circular Economy prejudiced?

Stuart Mitchell

WRAP calls for policies to scale up UK’s circular economy and address inequality. UK circular economy dominated by men – only one in four jobs go to women. More women in lowest paid roles – predominately second-hand sales. WRAP calls for action to address inequality in the circular economy. On Gender Equality Day at COP28 – with the Guardian reporting that only 15 out of the 133 world leaders participating in this year’s COP28 are women (11%) – climate action NGO WRAP points to disturbing data from the Office of…

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Renewables Jobs Nearly Doubled in Past Decade, Soared to 13.7 Million in 2022

Stuart Mitchell

Worldwide employment in renewable energy reached 13.7 million in 2022, an increase of one million since 2021 and up from a total of 7.3 million in 2012, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO). The tenth edition of Renewable Energy and Jobs: Annual Review 2023, is the product of a continuing collaboration between the two agencies. The report found that renewable energy is attracting increasing investment, leading to job creation in a growing number of countries. However, as in…

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