Premier League and Samaritans launches ‘Together Against Suicide’ initiative to support fans

The Premier League and Samaritans have launched ‘Together Against Suicide’, a new initiative to support football fans affected by suicide or suicidal thoughts, helping raise awareness of the information and expertise available to those who need it most. The initiative launches on World Suicide Prevention Day and has been developed by the Premier League and Samaritans in collaboration with broadcaster Roman Kemp and Tottenham Hotspur CEO Vinai Venkatesham. ‘Together Against Suicide’ is backed by all 20 Premier League clubs, with the League is funding 11 clubs to provide bespoke support…

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Three primary schools in Sunderland install Edible Playgrounds

Three primary schools in Sunderland now have Edible Playgrounds—fun, outdoor spaces where children can grow fruit, vegetables, and herbs while learning about health and wellbeing. The new playgrounds—at Barmston Village Primary School, Gillas Lane Primary School, and Hetton Lyons Primary School—are designed to help children connect with nature, learn where food comes from, and discover the benefits of eating fresh, healthy food. Each Edible Playground includes raised beds, vertical growing areas, a greenhouse, a shed, tools, seeds, and seating areas where children can relax and learn. The goal is to…

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New Ceres’ report shows the staggering financial repercussions of nature loss

A new analysis reveals that the five key drivers of nature loss have the potential to cost eight sectors up to $430 billion per year, globally. This represents a cumulative loss of $2.15 trillion over the next five years if left unchecked, according to the report released today by the nonprofit sustainability organization Ceres.  These substantial findings from Nature’s Price Tag: The economic cost of nature loss highlight the economic imperative of nature action by companies and their investors to avoid an escalating financial toll caused by damage to natural…

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Weekly reach of ad-funded SVoD channels nearly triples in a year

The weekly reach of ad-funded Subscription Video-on-Demand (SVoD) services, including Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime, has nearly tripled in the past year, providing greater opportunities for advertisers. This is according to the 2025 (7th) edition of the IPA TouchPoints report, “Making sense: The commercial media landscape” published  on 10 September. The report, which draws on IPA TouchPoints 2025 data to explore how commercial media consumption has changed over the past decade, reveals that ad-funded SVoD services now reach 30% of UK adults each week, up from 11% in 2024 and…

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CAP – A picture says a thousand words. Avoiding misleading imagery in ads

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: A picture says a thousand words. Avoiding misleading imagery in ads. 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. Marketing communications must not materially mislead or be likely to do so. When assessing whether an ad is likely to mislead, the ASA will consider the entire ad, and the overall impression given in the ad. As well…

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