Year: 2023

Diversity at trustee board level still a challenge for charities

Stuart Mitchell

Just half (50%) of charities say they are actively looking to recruit trustees from more diverse backgrounds, a new survey* from Ecclesiastical has found. The specialist charity insurer asked 250 charity trustees whether they were actively seeking trustees from a more diverse range of social and ethnic backgrounds. The research revealed only half (50%) of charities are attempting to improve diversity through trustee recruitment, a 14% drop on 2022 when two thirds (64%) said they were. Lack of diversity remains Three in five (58%) charities responded to the survey to…

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Efforts to cut the environmental cost of clothing cancelled out by spiralling production

Stuart Mitchell

WRAP’s Textiles 2030 Annual Progress Report shows that brands signed up to the environmental voluntary agreement have reduced the carbon impact of the textiles they produce by 12% and water by 4% on a per tonne basis between 2019 and 2022. These impressive reductions were possible through actions taken to improve sustainability in design and manufacturing, and by increasing the amount of clothes reused and recycled. However, as production is spiralling upwards, WRAP warns that these positive steps are being cancelled out owing to a 13% increase in the volume…

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Yorkshire Building Society’s £1 million pledge to help people into FareShare’s employability schemes and out of financial hardship

Stuart Mitchell

Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) has announced FareShare as its Charity Partner for the next two years, pledging £1 million to support an employability programme that will help 2,500 people enter the world of work. The aftermath of the pandemic and the ongoing cost of living crisis have exacerbated the scale of financial hardship and food insecurity in the UK. More than 14 million people across the UK are living in relative poverty.1 One in four people of working age are currently out of work and unemployment levels are expected to…

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Winning sustainability start-ups herald ground-breaking trials with Tesco suppliers

Stuart Mitchell

The five winners of WWF and Tesco’s 2022 Innovation Connections Programme recently shared their remarkable progress after being given the opportunity to work with leading Tesco suppliers, helping to accelerate research and better understand opportunities – and challenges – to scale in a commercial setting. Each innovator shared key outcomes secured through the programme, supporting their development, including being able to work with a major commercial supplier to trial their products.  Globally, agriculture and land use are responsible for almost 60% of biodiversity loss and 30% of greenhouse gas emissions…

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4creative campaign tees up climate change programming with carbon skid marks

Stuart Mitchell

Channel 4’s in-house creative agency 4creative has launched a striking campaign for Channel 4’s Change Climate season featuring the business and political elite as you’ve never seen them before – in their carbon skid marked underpants. The campaign builds upon the premise that historically individuals have been at the centre of focus when it comes to making behavioural changes to reduce their carbon footprint. This bold film calls out the actions and inactions of those in positions of power such as politicians and the CEOs of big businesses, questioning the…

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