Day: 19 July 2026

Data misuse is a dealbreaker for 80% of UK consumers, new research reveals

Stuart Mitchell

UK consumers are becoming more informed, more deliberate and less forgiving when it comes to how companies collect and use their personal data, according to new research from Usercentrics. The State of Digital Trust 2026 report found that four in five (80%) UK consumers would stop using a service if they discovered their data was being misused, while almost nine in ten (88%) have taken steps to protect their personal data online in the past six months. And at a time when AI is becoming embedded in everyday digital experiences, 61% of UK consumers say…

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5 Countries Join Global Commitment to Protect Climate-Resilient Coral Reefs, Bringing Total Signatories to 20

Stuart Mitchell

At the 11th Our Ocean Conference (OOC11) in Mombasa, Kenya, 5 new governments signed the High-Level Climate-Resilient Coral Reef Commitment, the first global pledge to protect the world’s climate-resilient coral reefs – reefs with the greatest potential to survive climate change and serve as the foundation for future reef recovery.  The new signatories bring the total coalition to 20 reef countries across all coral regions, expanding a movement first launched at the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France in June 2025. WCS was invited to take the stage at the official…

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Sodexo colleagues mobilised for good in 60-day Stop Hunger campaign

Stuart Mitchell

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Sodexo, the Stop Hunger Foundation in the UK & Ireland ran a 60-day fundraising and volunteering campaign between April and June which saw over £7,600 raised and over 2,000 hours of volunteering recorded by Sodexo colleagues across the region. Social impact has always been part of Sodexo’s DNA. Since Pierre Bellon founded Sodexo 60 years ago, the organisation has focused not only on the services it delivers, but on the communities it serves. Across six decades, colleagues have consistently stepped up, through everyday acts…

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New Global Benchmark Finds 63x Gap in Billboard Attention Efficiency

Stuart Mitchell

DSA Signage, a provider of premium digital out-of-home signage locations, has released the Global Signage Attention Benchmark, a new comparative analysis of major digital advertising locations worldwide, ranked by the estimated audience efficiency of reaching 1,000 estimated viewers. The release comes ahead of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity (22–26 June 2026), where attention measurement, media efficiency, and ROI accountability are expected to be among the industry’s most discussed topics. The findings arrive as advertisers increasingly shift from measuring media based solely on impressions and reach to evaluating attention,…

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40 Food Security Trailblazers Recognized by World Food Prize Foundation in Top Agri-food Pioneers List

Stuart Mitchell

A total of 40 scientists, policymakers, community builders and innovators transforming food systems across the world have been named the 2026 Top Agri-food Pioneers (TAP), announced today by the World Food Prize Foundation. Now in its third year, the TAP list honors individuals driving bold and innovative solutions to the most pressing challenges in global food security. This year’s awardees span 30 countries and six continents — from Australia to Uzbekistan. The Pioneers range in age from 16 to 81 and represent a diverse mix of expertise from crop and…

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