Day: 16 July 2026

£30,000 grants launched for UK charitable organisations through Amazon’s Regional Creatives Fund

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon has announced that charitable organisations will be awarded up to £30,000 in grants through its Regional Creatives Fund. Launched in 2025, the Regional Creatives Fund is available to charities, CICs, and CIOs which support individuals breaking into publishing, music, gaming, film, TV, fashion, advertising, and other creative sectors where diversity and fresh perspectives can drive innovation and change. The fund exists to widen access to creative industry careers for people in underserved communities (as defined by Creative Access, the UK’s leading inclusivity organisation in the creative industries) and aligns…

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Consumer Goods Manufacturers Advance Decarbonization Through MCAP

Stuart Mitchell

Addressing climate change requires more than ambition — it requires measurable action. Cascale today released the Manufacturer Climate Action Program (MCAP) Annual Impact Report 2025, highlighting significant progress by manufacturers, suppliers, and brands working together to accelerate decarbonization across the global value chain. “I’m extremely proud that MCAP has achieved a significant milestone in its evolution into a scaled industry decarbonization program participated by 85 manufacturer groups across 19 countries. This structural and pragmatic approach, which enables manufacturers not only in setting science aligned targets as the start,  catalyzes a…

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The Proud Trust partners with The Prominence Collective to launch LGBTQ+ youth campaign

Stuart Mitchell

LGBTQ+ youth charity The Proud Trust has partnered with PR and communications agency The Prominence Collective to launch #DeserveBetter after referrals to the charity increased by 171% following the Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers. The national awareness campaign will highlight the challenges LGBTQ+ young people continue to face while calling for greater understanding, safer spaces and better support across the UK. The Proud Trust, one of the UK’s leading LGBTQ+ youth charities, has launched #DeserveBetter, a nationwide campaign calling for greater understanding, safer…

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Smart Pilot enables automated blade inspection with reduced downtime in a single flight

Stuart Mitchell

RES’ Digital Solutions business has launched Smart Pilot, a data capture software that automates wind blade inspections in a single turbine stop, reducing downtime while maintaining high-quality image capture on standard DJI hardware.  Traditionally, blade inspection required stopping a turbine three times to position each blade individually, with a separate drone flight for each. Smart Pilot replaces this with a single automated stop, reducing inspection time by approximately 25% compared to conventional methods.  Rea Meisinger, VP, Digital Blades at RES, said: “The key achievement with Smart Pilot is not a single feature,…

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Emergency LOW-GOS: NHS Blood and Transplant bring to life award-winning creative idea to highlight sickle cell blood stock shortage

Stuart Mitchell

NHS Blood and Transplant has launched a new DOOH campaign to highlight low blood stocks of vital blood types needed to treat sickle cell in England – activating its award-winning ‘Emergency LOW‑GOS’ creative idea for the first time. Developed by Havas London, the campaign transforms high impact Ocean sites into an urgent call for donors to book an appointment. Major brands including The Independent, English Heritage, Marvel, HSBC UK and Westfield have donated their most recognisable asset – their iconic, (and famously red) logos. Across numerous screens in London, Manchester and…

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