Day: 13 March 2026

HMDG Establishes Independent Advisory Board

Stuart Mitchell

HMDG, a healthcare marketing and strategy company operating within the private healthcare and musculoskeletal (MSK) sector, has formally established an independent Advisory Board to strengthen clinical oversight, ethical standards, and long-term decision-making as the business continues to scale. The formation of the Advisory Board formalises a governance structure that has existed informally since the company’s inception. HMDG has historically relied on senior clinicians and experienced industry figures to review ideas, challenge internal assumptions, and provide external scrutiny before initiatives were launched. The new Advisory Board introduces a defined and accountable…

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Southampton Students Vote To Move Towards Plant-Based Menus In Response To Climate Crisis

Stuart Mitchell

On Thursday 19th February, the Student Council at the University of Southampton’s Students’ Union voted by an overwhelming majority of 12-3 for Students’ Union catering facilities to adopt plant-based by default and for the Students’ Union to lobby for university-wide adoption of plant-based by default. This follows a Students’ Union petition for plant-based by default launched on 3rd February which obtained over 950 signatures from students in just 7 days and support from over 40 Southampton academics, including the Director of the Sustainability and Resilience Institute, Prof. Craig Hutton, and…

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Beloved London restaurant Spice Village donates £1 from every bill to Human Appeal during Ramadan

Stuart Mitchell

This Ramadan, award-winning restaurant group Spice Village is giving diners the opportunity to make a meaningful difference through its new campaign, “Savour the Spirit of Ramadan.” For the entire month of Ramadan, £1 from every bill at Spice Village restaurants in Southall and Tooting will be donated to humanitarian charity Human Appeal, in support of its Feed the Fasting campaign. The initiative aims to support the charity and its purpose to save and transform lives through emergency aid response, and sustainable development programmes at home and abroad across 25 countries worldwide.  Customers can enjoy their favourite dishes, all while helping…

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New analysis on the state-of-play for air pollution reporting

Stuart Mitchell

A deep-dive study on the pollution disclosure practices of publicly listed companies around the world finds that, while most acknowledge air pollution through their reporting, measurable emissions data and information on individual pollutants are uneven or lacking. The air pollution reporting gap: Evidence from 1,000 organizations across high-emitting sectors, produced by GRI with support from the Clean Air Fund, examines 2023-2024 sustainability reports spanning eight sectors. Key insights include: Companies talk about air pollution more than they measure it. While almost all companies (91%) published a sustainability report, fewer than…

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EviSafe: AI-driven app against home, street and sexual violence expands with pilot in The Hague

Stuart Mitchell

Sexual violence against women is a major problem all over the world. Now, a tech start-up based at The Hague’s Humanity Hub, has developed an app that is helping women fight back by arming them with legally valid evidence that can be used to convict their abusers. Safer reporting through technology Violence behind closed doors often remains invisible. Only one in ten victims of domestic or sexual violence reports an incident, largely due to stigma and a fear of not being believed. EviSafe is helping overcome these persistent barriers by…

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