Day: 9 May 2024

Progress made by UK financial services sector in offering better accessibility support to deaf customers, report finds

Stuart Mitchell

A new report from the Lending Standards Board (LSB) shows the progress made by UK banks and lenders over the last 12 months in offering better accessibility support to deaf customers, one year from the launch of the LSB’s 2023 Access for d/Deaf Customers in Banking & Credit research. In the UK, one in five adults are deaf, have hearing loss, or tinnitus. Hearing loss affects more than 40% of people over 50 years old and 70% of people over 70. The LSB’s 2023 research and accompanying report highlighted the…

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ICO sets out priorities to protect children’s privacy online

Stuart Mitchell

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is calling on social media and video-sharing platforms to improve their data protection practices so children are safer when using their services. This comes as the regulator sets out its 2024-2025 priorities for protecting children’s personal information online. Since the introduction of its Children’s code of practice in 2021, the ICO has been working with online services including websites, apps and games to provide better privacy protections for children, ensuring their personal information is used appropriately within the digital world. There has been significant progress…

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RNIB publishes Gender Pay Gap report

Stuart Mitchell

In response to the Government’s requirement for all companies with over 250 employees to publish their gender pay gap data, RNIB has published its 2023 Gender Pay Gap report. The gender pay figures are calculated on data available on our reporting date, 5 April 2023. Matt Stringer, RNIB’s Chief Executive commented on the charity’s Gender Pay Gap report: “At RNIB, we’re constantly striving to be a great employer that attracts and retains the best people possible, who can achieve their highest potential with us. Accessibility, Diversity and Inclusion are at…

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Ceres applauds Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund awards as a key moment for environmental justice and clean energy investment

Stuart Mitchell

Ceres congratulates the awardees of National Clean Investment Fund and Clean Communities Investment Accelerator, two programs under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund that are designed to accelerate additional private sector investment in cost-saving clean technology deployment across the U.S., especially in underinvested and environmentally overburdened communities.  The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund is a $27 billion program included in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to spur clean energy investment and economic revitalization in low-income and heavily polluted communities. The EPA today announced eight awardees for two…

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New project to help young women deal with social media body image pressures

Stuart Mitchell

Young women navigating the complex world of body image on social media are the focus of a new project launched this week.  Researchers from the University of Portsmouth and The Girls’ Network (Portsmouth) will work together with local young women to create a ‘toolkit’, to equip them with the skills and knowledge needed to cope with potentially harmful social media content. As part of the project researchers will introduce girls to historic media content, including 19th and 20th century magazines and adverts, to show them that beauty ideals and body image…

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