Day: 9 December 2024

Waitrose wins Sustainable Food and Farming Award from Compassion in World Farming

Stuart Mitchell

Waitrose has been awarded the Sustainable Food and Farming Award for its groundbreaking “Farming for Nature” initiative at the Compassion in World Farming (CiWF) 2024 Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards.  This prestigious accolade recognises Waitrose’s commitment to supporting its UK farmers in producing higher welfare meat, dairy, fruit, vegetables and eggs in ways that protect, improve, and restore wildlife and the environment. The award highlights Waitrose’s work at the Leckford Estate, the only farm owned by a British supermarket. Spanning 2,800 acres in Hampshire, the farm is a model for…

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WaterAid demands immediate halt to illegal mining as water supply drops 75% due to pollution

Stuart Mitchell

WaterAid is calling for “immediate action to end the ecocide caused by illegal mining” following reports that the Ghana Water Company has been forced to reduce its clean water supply by 75%, impacting hundreds of thousands of residents across the southern coast of the country.  The Ghana Water Limited  reports that it cannot handle the current volume of pollution, which is now seven times higher than usual, due to illegal gold mining on major water bodies in Eastern, Ashanti, Central and Western Region. The River Pra – one of the largest rivers…

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CAP – Don’t feel rattled about your baby-related ads

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Don’t feel rattled about your baby-related ads. 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. When advertising products designed for babies and children, it’s crucial to ensure that your marketing practices are not only compliant with the CAP Code but also reflect the highest standards for safety, transparency and ethical responsibility. For any advertising uncertainties around baby…

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New guidance to help investors and corporate directors engage effectively on climate governance

Stuart Mitchell

Released recently, the updated 2024 Ceres Guidance for Investor Engagements with Directors on Climate Risk Governance is a resource for investors to guide engagements with U.S. corporate directors to better understand board oversight of the financially material risks and opportunities associated with climate change.   “U.S. financial markets are navigating the complex task of responsible decarbonization. Within this context, directors of U.S. public companies bear a distinct legal duty, separate from management’s role, to ensure that critical questions are both asked and answered of management regarding their companies’ financially material…

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A diverse Central Europe leads the way in creating a new chapter for PR

Stuart Mitchell

Unprecedented regional co-operation behind “Focus Report 2024: PR in Central Europe” Public Relations is especially diverse in countries of Central Europe and individual differences must be treated with respect – this is one of the findings of a new professional publication crowdsourced by four national Public Relations associations. PR experts from Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia came together in the largest regional co-operation to date to launch “Focus Report 2024: PR in Central Europe”, a unique publication that paints a portrait of their emerging markets and identifies key characteristics…

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