Day: 27 November 2025

An ‘Ode to water’ – WaterAid launches new advert with actor Mark Bonnar, celebrating the everyday magic of clean water

Stuart Mitchell

WaterAid has launched a vibrant new Christmas campaign, celebrating how everything we love about the festive season – from turkey to trees – starts with clean water.  Breaking from the tradition of more sombre charity adverts, the international development charity has teamed up with creative agency, Special, and production company, Blinkink UK, to create Ode to water – a joyful reminder of the vital, though often overlooked, importance of clean water in our day-to-day lives and during the festive season.   Directed by former artist in residence at Alexander McQueen’s Sarabande Foundation, Isabel Garrett, and Gareth Bowen and starring the voiceover talents of Scottish actor, Mark Bonnar, the film combines striking visuals from artists, directors and…

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Latest Stop Hunger Foundation report reveals 11 million people positively impacted over two decades

Stuart Mitchell

The 2025 Stop Hunger Foundation report not only lays out the charity’s work over the last 12 months it also celebrates two decades of positive impact. Since it was founded in 2005 the Foundation has supported almost 11 million people, raised over £10 million of funds, supported 470 charities and recorded over 54,000 volunteer hours by Sodexo colleagues, clients and supply partners providing both hands-on and skills based support. The Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation is an independent and UK-registered charity with a mission to sustainably break the cycle of food…

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Turning Insight Into Action: The Future of Sepsis Research Begins Here

Stuart Mitchell

Sepsis Research FEAT, the UK’s only charity dedicated to funding sepsis research is urging the UK’s researchers, funders, academic institutions and NHS partners to act now on the national sepsis research priorities established through the first public and clinician-led initiative of its kind. Following a two-year partnership with the James Lind Alliance, the charity identified the UK’s top ten research priorities for sepsis, based on nearly 900 questions submitted by survivors, bereaved families and frontline clinicians. The results were published in ‘Lancet Respiratory’ and ‘Anaesthesia’, and now form a nationally…

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Commercial leaders and innovators celebrated at this year’s Black British Business Awards 2025

Stuart Mitchell

Introducing this year’s exceptional Black British Business Awards 2025 (BBBAwards) winners; 36 finalists who represent the very best of entrepreneurs, corporate leaders and innovators from global corporations such as JPMorganChase, Netflix, Goldman Sachs, LinkedIn, Penguin Random House and Kantar. Within the BBBAwards, the IMPACT Award honours a Black business leader who has made a significant impact in their industry. This year it recognises Anne Mensah – VP, UK Content at Netflix UK. Ms Mensah joined Netflix in 2019 from Sky where she was Director of Drama and Sky Studios. With recent credits including One…

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“Disgraceful”: IMO Misses Boat on Tackling Shipping’s Contribution to Climate Change

Stuart Mitchell

The International Maritime Organization failed to adopt the world’s first-ever global, legally binding carbon price—postponing for a year a vote on the measure at a meeting today in London. The agreement would have dictated that all large ships operating globally, including cruise ships, are required to slash emissions 17% by 2028—with increasing emission reduction targets thereafter—or pay a fee. Currently, the global shipping sector runs on some of the dirtiest fossil fuels and accounts for 3% of global carbon emissions—polluting the ocean and imperling the health of people in coastal…

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