Month: June 2025

Steve Morgan Foundation announces £100m funding pledge

Stuart Mitchell

The Steve Morgan Foundation has pledged to invest £100m over the next five years to tackle social disadvantage and fund internationally ground-breaking research into Type 1 Diabetes. Founded in 2001 by entrepreneur and philanthropist, Steve Morgan CBE, the Foundation provides funding, support, expertise and best practice to not-for-profit organisations and has helped to improve the quality of life for millions of people. As it approaches its 25th anniversary, the Foundation has set out a bold and ambitious new long-term strategy to invest in sustainable solutions that will change lives for…

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OCS Foundation Relaunches with Mission to Empower Children and Young People

Stuart Mitchell

OCS are thrilled to announce the relaunch of the OCS Foundation. The OCS Foundation is an independent grant-giving and fundraising charity. We’re relaunching with a focus on creating opportunities for children and young people facing disadvantage across the UK and Ireland. OCS initially established the Foundation in 2014, this relaunch comes as a result of the merger in 2023. Since 2014, the Foundation has built a legacy of addressing poverty by investing in socially and economically disadvantaged community members. In 2023, we piloted our pioneering ‘People into Work’ programme. Presently,…

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Charities, local authorities and the public to bear cost of UK’s used textiles crisis

Stuart Mitchell

Global environmental action NGO, WRAP has issued a stark warning: if the UK’s used textile sector goes under, charities, local authorities and consumers will have to pay the cost of dealing with unwanted used textiles.  WRAP predicts the cost of the sector collapsing would be an additional £64 million per year in costs of gate fees for local authorities for disposal of used textiles. This is further to the £73 million local authorities already pay for the textiles citizens currently put in the bin. The cost of collecting and sorting worn-out…

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Tesco and leading health charities urge UK Government to mandate health transparency across food industry

Stuart Mitchell

 Tesco teams up with 3 leading UK health charities to support the nation’s health. In an open letter to the Health and Social Care Secretary, Tesco and its three leading health charity partners are urging the UK Government to make healthier food sales reporting mandatory for all supermarkets and major food businesses.   At its Health Charity Partnership summit last week, Tesco Group CEO Ken Murphy met with CEOs from Cancer Research UK, British Heart Foundation and Diabetes UK to discuss how they can help people lead longer, healthier lives.…

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Blown away by customer service: Currys’ 2024 Channel 4 Diversity in Advertising Award campaign hits screens

Stuart Mitchell

Currys launches its 2024 Channel 4 Diversity In Advertising Award campaign, ‘Sigh of Relief’, which places inclusivity and accessibility at the heart of the narrative. It will be backed by £1 million of advertising space across Channel 4. The concept focuses on the in-store experience of three customers with accessibility needs when shopping for tech appliances. Seeking to resonate with the experience that many people with disabilities face when shopping, the ad maintains Currys comedic and hyperbolic ‘Beyond Techspectations’ style by featuring an over-exaggerated sigh of relief when their needs…

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