Day: 21 July 2025

World leaders rebuke ‘narrow unilateralism’ and call for nations to urgently join forces to combat inequality

Stuart Mitchell

40 former Heads of State and Government are calling for “a new economic coalition of the willing” to urgently tackle inequality and “remake our world in response” to “era-defining disruption”. In a joint letter released ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville, they call for a restoration of development aid, comprehensive debt relief, international tax cooperation, and ambitious reform of the world’s “outdated” economic model. The leaders include former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen Clark, former Prime Minister…

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Foot Anstey announces strategic partnership with Young Enterprise

Stuart Mitchell

Foot Anstey announces long-term charity partnership with Young Enterprise as part of its commitment to improving social mobility across the UK National law firm Foot Anstey has today announced an initial three-year strategic partnership with Young Enterprise to help tackle social mobility. The announcement follows a commitment to invest at least 1% of the firm’s net profit into responsible business and comes off the back of the recently launched responsible business framework. Providing essential entrepreneurship, financial education and applied learning opportunities to young people across the UK, Young Enterprise’s model…

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Give A Little changes the face of supporter-led fundraising

Stuart Mitchell

Cashless fundraising platform, Give A Little, launches a revolutionary way for charitable organisations to empower their supporters to collect contactless donations from their smartphones using the new Give A Little Champion App. Turn your supporters into champions with the new Give A Little Champion App     The Give A Little Champion App , which utilises Tap to Pay on iPhone and Android, will change the face of supporter-led fundraising by giving supporters a quick, secure and easy way to collect in-person donations from their friends, family and anyone attending…

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Octopus Energy advert hits UK streets – ‘We’ll keep fighting for you’

Stuart Mitchell

Octopus Energy, has launched a new advertising campaign rallying behind customers with the message: ‘We’ll keep fighting for you’. Octopus’ pink mascot now stands tall on hundreds of billboards around Britain, symbolising the company’s commitment to stand up for its customers and challenge the status quo. It comes as the UK government abandoned plans to introduce Zonal Pricing for electricity – a new pricing system championed by Octopus to unlock cheaper bills – opting instead for the promise of ‘Reformed National Pricing’. Unfortunately, there’s no definition of what this means,…

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to be Honored at the Ad Council’s 71st Annual Public Service Award Dinner

Stuart Mitchell

The Ad Council announced that Roger Goodell, Commissioner of the National Football League (NFL), will be honored with the organization’s prestigious Award for Public Service at its 71st annual Public Service Award Dinner on December 4, 2025, at the Glasshouse in New York City. “Roger’s visionary leadership has not only transformed the NFL into a global force for good, but also elevated the power of sports to unite, inspire and drive meaningful change. His commitment to community and public service embody the very spirit of our mission at the Ad…

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