Day: 28 February 2025

Asma Khan joins the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation as patron to help fight food insecurity

Stuart Mitchell

World-renowned chef and women empowerment advocate, Asma Khan has joined the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation as its first patron to support the charity in its mission to tackle food insecurity and generate meaningful positive impact on local communities across the UK and Ireland. Asma Khan, owner of the Darjeeling Express restaurant in London, is one of the world’s most prominent female chefs and UN World Food Programme advocate. She is passionate about female empowerment, championing women from diverse backgrounds through her restaurant, which is the only all-female Indian kitchen in…

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U.S. Plastics Pact releases 2023-24 Impact Report

Stuart Mitchell

Only 13.3% of plastic packaging in the U.S. is recycled, a figure unchanged since 2018. A fragmented system, inconsistent standards, and insufficient federal leadership have kept the country stuck in a waste cycle. The U.S. Plastics Pact’s 2023-2024 Impact Report, released recently, shows how over 130 businesses, governments, and nonprofits are making measurable progress in tackling these challenges. The Problem Limited recycling access: Only 43% of households participate, and rates are lower in commercial and public spaces. Market barriers: Virgin plastic remains cheaper than recycled alternatives, stifling demand for sustainable…

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VoxComm Joins ICAS as Associate Member

Stuart Mitchell

The International Council for Advertising Self-Regulation (ICAS) is proud to announce that VoxComm has joined ICAS as its newest associate member. Founded in April 2021 by the European Association of Communications Agencies (EACA) and national agency associations from around the world, VoxComm represents the global voice of advertising agencies. The association is committed to fostering agency growth, creating an environment for agencies to thrive, and helping clients benefit from the unique business value agencies provide. VoxComm’s dedication to promoting responsible advertising practices aligns with ICAS’s mission to ensure ethical advertising…

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Amelia Dimoldenberg and Joanna Lumley star in brand-new comedy sketch to launch Red Nose Day 2025

Stuart Mitchell

Amelia Dimoldenberg and Joanna Lumley star in a brand-new sketch released recently to mark the official launch of Red Nose Day 2025, which returns on Friday 21 March.  Bringing together two beloved voices of comedy, the witty and deadpan Amelia Dimoldenberg is joined by the absolutely fabulous Joanna Lumley, in a new sketch that hopes to inspire the nation to come together and do something funny for money this Red Nose Day. The exclusive online sketch is available to watch now on YouTube and is a joyous reminder that whether…

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Remote Physical Goods Fraud to Grow 18% Globally From 2024 to 2025

Stuart Mitchell

A new study from Juniper Research, the foremost experts in fintech and payments markets, has revealed that the value of fraudulent eCommerce transactions for physical goods will reach $10 billion globally in 2025; rising from $8.8 billion last year. Deepfakes and Synthetic IDs Increasingly complex fraud methods, such as deepfakes and synthetic IDs, are driving the growth of remote physical goods fraud. To counter this, the report identified liveness detection, an anti-spoofing solution that is used to check the authenticity of identities, as key to minimising losses to this fraud…

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