Month: March 2024

IRENA and Partners Drive Renewables Deployment in Fragile Settings Through UN Peacekeeping Missions

Stuart Mitchell

Launched at the 13th IRENA Assembly in 2023, the United Nation (UN)’s Energy Compact on Renewable Energy for Peacekeeping seeks to reduce the peacekeeping missions’ environmental footprint while improving energy access and supporting the achievements of parts of host countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions. Focusing on improving effectiveness and operational resilience with increased use of renewables, the Compact was further reinforced by the countries’ consolidated actions aimed at decarbonising peacekeeping operations. In the framework of the Energy Compact, partners are promoting the use of renewables in peace-keeping missions, aligned with the…

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Information Commissioner’s Office tells platforms to respect information rights when moderating online content

Stuart Mitchell

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is working to support people’s information rights online by ensuring organisations understand their data protection obligations when seeking to make their platforms safer.   Content moderation is commonly used by organisations to analyse content generated by users to check if it’s appropriate for publication on their platforms. This process involves using people’s personal information and can cause harm if incorrect decisions are made.  In the regulator’s first guidance on content moderation, the ICO outlines how data protection law applies to these processes and the impacts they…

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Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert Joins The B Team

Stuart Mitchell

The B Team recently announced the addition of Ryan Gellert, CEO of Patagonia, to its group of global business and civil society leaders.  Gellert has been at the helm of the California-based outdoor apparel company since 2020. He oversaw the transfer of the company’s ownership to two entities in September 2022: The Patagonia Purpose Trust and the Holdfast Collective. The structure legally enshrines the company’s values and purpose and allows for every dollar that’s not reinvested back into the company to be distributed as an annual dividend to help protect…

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Great minds…Think differently

Stuart Mitchell

PRISM ND, a charity launched in January 2024 by Seedlip Founder, Ben Branson, is dedicated to breaking the cycle of shame, stigma and struggle by increasing awareness of neurodivergence (20% of the global population) using modern mixed media. Together with the UK’s leading neurodiversity charity, The Foundation, and Clear Channel, one of the UK’s leading Out of Home advertising and infrastructure companies, they are launching a new campaign to support The Hidden 20% initiative.  The Hidden 20% is a brand-new podcast hosted by Ben Branson, proudly presented by PRISM ND,…

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Eggo® is helping foster Black agriculture through partnership with National Black Growers Council

Stuart Mitchell

In 1920, approximately 14 percent of farmers in the United States were Black. Today, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, only 1.3 percent of America’s almost 3.4 million farmers are Black*. Recognizing this disparity in farming equity, Eggo® is entering into a partnership with the National Black Growers Council (NBGC), a farmer-run organization dedicated to improving the efficiency, productivity and sustainability of black row crop farmers. Eggo® is proud to support the NBGC, which advocates for the best interests of Black farmers locally, statewide, and nationally.…

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