Half of women in music have experienced gender discrimination — and a third have been sexually harassed Gender inequity is still a prominent, alarming issue in the music industry, with female musicians facing much higher levels of discrimination, sexual harassment, financial challenges, and structural barriers to career progression, than men. Released recently, these are the latest findings from the first ever UK Musicians’ Census, the largest ever survey of its kind by Help Musicians and the Musicians’ Union. Joining support for the report is Women in CTRL, a movement working to dismantle barriers and…
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UK’s leading social impact investor renamed ‘Better Society Capital’
The UK’s leading social impact investor has today announced that it is now known as Better Society Capital, a name which it says will better reflect its mission. The organisation was formed in 2012 to further grow the amount of money invested in tackling serious social issues in the UK, and says that ‘Better Society Capital’ is a clearer articulation of the mission while retaining the track record and connection to the movement of social investment that it has helped to build. Conceived under New Labour in the early 2000s…
Read MoreExtraordinary Worldwide PR Collaboration Fights Climate Crisis
An unprecedented 45 PR agencies and industry organisations came together to work for a shared objective – urgent action against climate change. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)’s “Weather Kids” campaign launched on 21st March, with coverage in over 80 markets so far. The Weather Kids campaign features a series of children from around the world taking over local and national TV weather reports to deliver terrifying forecasts from the future. The segments warn viewers of catastrophic risks rising temperatures will bring to people and the global economy in just…
Read MoreEcoVadis, WindEurope and leading wind industry organisations launch ‘Wind Energy Initiative’
EcoVadis, WindEurope and five leading wind energy industry organisations – ENGIE, Hitachi Energy, Siemens Gamesa, Statkraft and Vestas – announce the launch of the ‘Wind Energy Initiative’. The Initiative aims to accelerate the uptake of sustainable practices by fostering strong collaboration between trading partners and amplifying positive impacts across their value chains. European politicians, citizens and businesses want reliable, affordable and clean energy. Wind energy is a local, competitive, and scalable resource that can provide that energy. With the launch of the ‘Wind Energy Initiative’ key players in the wind…
Read MoreCargill increases its renewable energy capacity by more than 40%
Cargill reports increasing its contracted renewable energy capacity by 42% after signing five new deals to bring online an additional 300 megawatts of wind and solar capacity, expanding its total offsite renewable energy portfolio to 716 megawatts. These contracts play a meaningful role in helping Cargill achieve its goal to reduce absolute operational greenhouse gas emissions by 10% by 2025 against a 2017 baseline, with the company already achieving an emissions reduction of 10.97% as of calendar year 2022. Globally, Cargill’s renewable energy portfolio includes 15 projects online across 12…
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