Day: 22 May 2024

Unilever in the UK publishes 2023 Gender Pay Report

Stuart Mitchell

Unilever have published their gender pay results for the seventh year, in line with the government’s Gender Pay regulations introduced in April 2017. As required by government regulation for gender pay reporting, more detailed figures from our two main employing entities in the UK have been published. These are Unilever UK Limited, representing our UK specific operations, including factories, and Unilever UK Central Resources Limited, representing our global functions based in the UK and primarily reflecting our central office and research labs. We’ve also chosen to share overall ‘Unilever in…

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Centre for Thriving Places announces ‘Wellbeing Economy in Action’ project

Stuart Mitchell

Centre for Thriving Places has announced a new project with support from Triodos Bank UK and Carnegie UK to amplify and celebrate the progress being made to embed wellbeing economics. Across the UK, local government, business and community groups are fuelling a revolution and reclaiming their local economies. When aligned with the values and aspirations of the community, these systems can reshape places to drive positive and sustained social and environmental action. The ‘Wellbeing Economy in Action’ project will bring these stories to life, creating a compendium of first-person narratives…

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ASA – Environmental claims in food advertising

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Environmental claims in food advertising.  I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. In 2021 the ASA’s Climate Change and the Environment project announced that, in respect of advertisements, it would be starting proactive enquiries into sectors and issues that are likely to have the biggest roles in terms of the UK’s delivery of legally binding environmental…

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General Mills Stands for People and Planet in 2024 Global Responsibility Report

Stuart Mitchell

General Mills has released its 2024 Global Responsibility Report, detailing progress the company made across three priority areas — Planet, People and Food — during its 2023 fiscal year, June 1, 2022, through May 28, 2023. The report marks General Mills’ 54th year of reporting on its environmental and social impact, reinforces the company’s commitment to transparency, and features how General Mills is Standing for Good, a pillar of its Accelerate business strategy. “General Mills has a nearly 160-year legacy of standing for good, and we’re proud of the impact…

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Multi-award-winning Yorkshire businesswoman set to launch second business

Stuart Mitchell

The founder of successful nine-year-old PR agency, MacComms has announced details of the upcoming launch of her second business, HelloHope. Ellie MacDonald from Leeds has trained as a mental health and suicide prevention instructor trainer and is launching her Community Interest Company, HelloHope at a special event on 23rd May.   Having battled mental health issues and experienced the loss of her dad to suicide when she was just four years old, Ellie is channelling her pain into something positive to bring more hope to people at a time when…

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