Year: 2024

The FA and Alzheimer’s Society announce extension of charity partnership for fourth year

Stuart Mitchell

Alzheimer’s Society became the official charity partner of The FA in August 2021, and will begin a fourth year of collaboration for the 2024/25 season.  The extension was revealed today as England’s men’s team prepare for their UEFA EURO 2024 quarter-final clash against Switzerland on Saturday, with the England and Lionesses social media channels celebrating some of the partnership’s key achievements to date. Looking back at our partnership so far Over the past three seasons, the partnership between The FA and Alzheimer’s Society has raised over £870,000, with thousands more…

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CAP – Vexed by verifiability? How to make sure your ads comply

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Vexed by verifiability? How to make sure your ads comply. 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. What is verifiability, when does it apply, and how can you ensure your ads comply? Below we answer these key questions to help you verify your knowledge of verifiability in ads.   What is verifiability? Both the CAP and…

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IFC Invests in Natura’s Bond to Improve Sourcing of Bioingredients from the Amazon

Stuart Mitchell

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, announced its support to Natura to promote sustainable sourcing, which will promote the bioeconomy in the Amazon and contribute to the protection and regeneration of the Amazon Forest. IFC’s investment will also contribute to boost local economy and communities and support agroforestry sustainable supply chains in the forest. IFC invested BRL 300 million in a Sustainability Linked Bond (SLB) issued by Natura in the form of debentures. This is the first SLB with sustainability performance targets linked to Amazon sourcing in Brazil, and…

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New IPA TouchPoints data reveals increasingly cost-conscious consumers

Stuart Mitchell

New IPA TouchPoints data reveals the increasing cost-consciousness of British consumers as tough economic conditions prevail. According to the comprehensive dataset, which is designed to reveal the habits of British consumers’ daily lives and how their media usage fits into this, over a third of Brits (38%) aren’t coping on their current income. While this is up only marginally (c1%) year-on-year, it is up by 17% on pre-lockdown 2020 figures, and reveals the ongoing grip of the cost-of-living crisis. Coupled with this, 6.6% of consumers are consolidating their debts/re-mortgaging this…

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LandWorks scoops top award at the Charity Awards 2024

Stuart Mitchell

LandWorks has taken the Overall Award for Excellence at this year’s Charity Awards. As well as winning the top prize in the Social Care, Advice & Support category, LandWorks was chosen as the Overall Winner by this year’s judges for its decade of work helping ex-prisoners to shake off their criminal identity and successfully exit the criminal justice system. Trainees who have received occupational training, pastoral care and peer support at the charity’s occupational centre in Devon have far lower reoffending rates than prisoners who are released straight into the…

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