Year: 2024

Teachers Forced To Bring In Food For Hungry Students As Schools Struggle To Cope

Stuart Mitchell

With the new school year just around the corner, alarming new research has revealed that more teachers than ever are being forced to personally provide food to students due to welfare concerns, reflecting a growing crisis in schools across the country.   “Our teachers should be focused on educating, not filling the gaps in food provision. We need the new government to collaborate with the food redistribution sector to ensure more nutritious food reaches people in need. Our manifesto outlines the steps needed to make this a reality. With the right…

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New report offers inventory of state renewable energy siting policies in the U.S.

Stuart Mitchell

A new report details state renewable energy siting policies and permitting authorities across the United States, profiling all 50 states plus Puerto Rico. Compiled by researchers from the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) and Clean Air Task Force (CATF), with support from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), and Consensus Building Institute (CBI), this report serves as an essential resource for policymakers, project developers, and community members navigating the complex landscape of renewable energy project permitting and siting across the U.S.   “We have an unprecedented opportunity…

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Great Map Of Willanthropy To Launch This Remember A Charity Week (9-15 September 2024)

Stuart Mitchell

This year’s Remember A Charity Week (9-15 September 2024) will see the launch of an interactive map of legacy giving, showcasing the impact of charitable gifts in Wills across the world. The Great Map of Willanthropy* will display a wide range of charitable services and places that have been funded or supported through gifts in Wills, while also showing what future legacies could achieve.   Remember A Charity Week, now in its 15th year, brings together almost 200 member charities, 900 Campaign Supporters (solicitor firms and Will-writers), wealth advisers, and partners…

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QNB signs flagship deal with the Chartered Institute of Marketing to upskill staff

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and QNB have announced a partnership to deliver best in class marketing training to QNB’s Marketing and Communications team, developing the firm’s marketing capabilities and responding to the global challenges faced by leading brands around the world.   The partnership is the first for CIM with a Middle Eastern headquartered financial institution. CIM has helped QNB’s team to develop best practice global marketing skills, driving forward their marketing output and supporting career development. This partnership bolsters the firm’s marketing functionality and supports QNB’s aim to…

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New Research from Virgin Media O2 and Internet Matters Reveal Parents’ Fear of AI & Deepfake Threat to Kids

Stuart Mitchell

As millions of children begin their summer holidays and spend more time online, new research from Virgin Media O2 and Internet Matters reveals parents and carers have significant concern about the threat AI poses to their children.  Three quarters (75%) of parents surveyed1 say they’re worried about the dangers of AI-generated deepfake audio and video, and more than a third (36%) consider them to be more of a threat than cyberbullying, hate speech and violent content.   Hidden Risks Research   Virgin Media O2 and Internet Matters’ Hidden Risks research surveyed more…

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