Month: February 2024

Shocking tribute on Google Maps: Traffic Victims Themselves Save Lives by Warning Drivers

Stuart Mitchell

What if a victim of a traffic accident could save lives? StopAccidentes has created MemorialRoute, a digital memorial on Google Maps to raise awareness about road safety and prevent accidents every day, not just on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. This project is inspired by true stories, such as that of Julia Fernández, whose fate was irreversibly changed on a random street.Throughout Spain, the roads are full of stories, like Julia’s, tragically representing the 1000 victims of traffic accidents in 2023. ONE LOCATION, ONE STORY. MemorialRoute uses…

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RiverSafe partners with Path to Possibilities to sponsor underprivileged children in Africa

Stuart Mitchell

RiverSafe, a leading cyber security, data operations and DevOps professional services provider, has partnered with education-based charity Path to Possibilities to provide support and opportunities for children and young people in Africa. Path to Possibilities seeks to break the cycle of deprivation for young people in Nigeria, through increasing  access to learning resources and sponsoring school children through their primary and secondary education. . To support the charity, RiverSafe has provided donations to keep Path to Possibilities’ Resource Centre open, which provides a teaching space for children in Ikota. The…

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EU Due Diligence Directive a major step in advancing responsible business conduct

Stuart Mitchell

GRI has welcomed the outcome of the final negotiations between the European Parliament and the European Council to set new rules to integrate human rights and environmental impacts into companies’ governance. Last night, the parties agreed on ambitious rules for responsible business conduct on environmental impacts and human rights. One year after the adoption of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which sets mandatory disclosure requirements for companies on their due diligence processes (an obligation to tell), the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) sets behavioural obligations to identify, prevent,…

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