Year: 2025

Kimberly-Clark Launches Enhanced Global Partnerships to Advance Essential Care for 24 Million Women and Girls

Stuart Mitchell

Kimberly-Clark Corporation is deepening its commitment to advancing essential care for women and girls through four enhanced strategic, charitable partnerships. Through new programs with Baby2Baby, Plan International, Project HOPE, and UNICEF, Kimberly-Clark aims to expand access to life-changing care in Brazil, Peru, China, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the United States. Taken together, these partnerships will work to improve the lives of an estimated 24 million women and girls over the next three years.  This announcement is a direct result of the Kimberly-Clark Foundation‘s recent sharpening of its strategic focus: to…

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Triodos Bank UK named as Which? Eco Provider

Stuart Mitchell

Triodos Bank UK has been named as an Eco Provider by Which?, one of only two banks in the UK to receive the accolade. From its in-depth research process, Which? analysed the environmental credentials of the UK’s leading current account providers, working with the non-governmental campaign groups Reclaim Finance and Global Canopy to investigate policies on fossil fuels, agriculture and deforestation, alongside decarbonisation targets and transparency of reporting. Triodos was recognised for having no exposure to fossil fuels, and having one of the highest scores for deforestation policies on key…

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CAP – Don’t feel the burn – break the habit, not the Code, with our tips for stop-smoking ads

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Don’t feel the burn – break the habit, not the Code, with our tips for stop-smoking 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. Launched in 2012, ‘Stoptober’ is a 28-day stop smoking challenge from Public Health England that encourages and supports smokers towards quitting for good. ‘Stoptober’ is based on the insight that if someone…

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Virgin Media O2 and Hubbub unveil the impact of its £1m Time After Time fund

Stuart Mitchell

Virgin Media O2 and environmental charity, Hubbub, have revealed that more than a quarter of a million people have been reached by the pair’s Time After Time fund which helps to tackle electronic waste and give unused tech a second life. The results show how local communities across the UK are addressing this significant environmental challenge in innovative and impactful ways. Following the success so far, the organisations are now planning to share the impact and learnings of the fund which has provided grants totalling £1 million to 18 innovative…

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IUCN Commission for Environmental Management launches new guidance on rewilding

Stuart Mitchell

New guidelines on rewilding practice have been launched at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025. Evolving over many years, the guidelines offer a clear, evidence-informed framework for rewilding initiatives around the world. Developed by the Rewilding Thematic Group of the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM), the guidelines are a collaborative effort involving over 60 organisations. Aimed at practitioners, policymakers and communities, they include foundational principles for implementing rewilding projects and for integrating rewilding into broader conservation strategies.   Acknowledging the hard work of the many Commission experts and stakeholders…

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