Month: September 2024

Social media and video sharing platforms put on notice over poor children’s privacy practices

Stuart Mitchell

The ICO are calling on 11 social media and video sharing platforms to improve their children’s privacy practices. Where platforms do not comply with the law, they will face enforcement action. This follows our ongoing review of social media platforms (SMPs) and video sharing platforms (VSPs) as part of their Children’s Code Strategy. The Tech Lab reviewed 34 SMPs and VSPs focusing on the process young people go through to sign-up for accounts. Varying levels of adherence to our Children’s code were found, with some platforms not doing enough to…

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PRSSA Partners with EveryLibrary for 2025 Bateman Case Study Competition

Stuart Mitchell

Each year, the Bateman Case Study Competition challenges students to develop and implement a public relation campaign on behalf of an actual client. The competition allows students to increase their knowledge, work as a team, and receive real-world experience in the PR industry. First established as the National Case Study in 1973 and later renamed to honor the late J. Carroll Bateman, APR, more than 75 teams enter the competition each year. The 2025 Bateman Case Study Competition is partnering with EveryLibrary and the EveryLibrary Institute. This year’s competition focuses on positioning…

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Major businesses urge modernised grid to deliver affordable, reliable, clean power to customers in Southeast U.S.

Stuart Mitchell

A dozen major businesses are calling for policymakers across the Southeast U.S. to take action to strengthen the electricity grid to ensure it has the capacity to reliably power the growing regional demand for electricity with affordable, home-grown clean power.  In a joint statement, businesses with major operations in the region made the case for policymakers to upgrade transmission lines, deploy clean energy resources, and improve grid efficiency. The 12 signatories — Akamai Technologies, CommonSpirit Health, DSM, EILEEN FISHER, HASI, New Belgium Brewing, Nestlé, REI Co-op, Rivian, SAS, Sierra Nevada, and Unilever…

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Sodexo achieves menopause-friendly employer accreditation

Stuart Mitchell

Sodexo UK and Ireland has achieved The Menopause Friendly Accreditation, awarded in recognition of its efforts to foster an inclusive culture and provide robust support for colleagues experiencing menopause.  The Menopause Friendly Accreditation, established by Henpicked: recognises high standards and proven practices that embrace menopause in the workplace.   Sodexo has been raising awareness about menopause in the workplace for many years. Recently, the company has intensified its efforts and commitment to being a menopause-friendly employer. This comprehensive programme includes support and awareness initiatives, the creation of working groups, and menopause…

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New Barnardo’s Service To Support Care-Experienced Young People To Find Their Forever Home

Stuart Mitchell

The country’s leading children’s charity has launched a new service to help care-experienced young people manage their own home and to live independently. This new service – ‘South Lanarkshire Futures’ – is funded by, and will operate in partnership with, colleagues from South Lanarkshire Council Housing & Social Work and The National Lottery Community Fund. Over the next two years, the service will provide an intensive wraparound transition support service to care-experienced young people aged 16 to 26 in care who require an alternative housing solution to what is currently…

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