Day: 4 August 2026

Milestone £20 Million Raised For Local Charities By Making A Difference Locally Charity

Stuart Mitchell

Making a Difference Locally (MADL), Co-op Wholesale’s registered charity, is celebrating a landmark achievement after raising an incredible £20 million for local charities, community groups and good causes across the UK.  The milestone marks more than 18 years of community fundraising and highlights the power of independent retailers and their customers working together to make a meaningful difference in the communities they serve.   Since launching in 2008, MADL has worked with Co-op Wholesale partner stores across the UK to raise funds for retailers’ chosen local charities or community initiatives, with over 25,000 donations.  Thanks to the donations, more than 11,000 community groups, projects and small charities have been supported across a wide range of projects, including those focused on:  Mental wellbeing  LGBTQ+ and inclusion  Sport and social activities  Strengthened…

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GRI governance update to reflect strong voices, broad perspectives

Stuart Mitchell

Renewed leadership has been confirmed for the multistakeholder advisory body that helps guide the future direction of GRI, underscoring its global and cross-sector representation at a time of rapid change for sustainability reporting. Louis Coppola, Co-Founder of the Governance & Accountability Institute, has been confirmed as new Chair of the GRI Stakeholder Council – with Adekemi Adisa, General Manager Sustainability & Shared Value, MTN Nigeria Communications PLC, taking on the role of Vice Chair. Their appointments come with one month remaining in GRI’s global recruitment call for new members to…

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RoSPA Health & Safety Award winners join 70 years of health and safety heroes

Stuart Mitchell

World leaders in health and safety were celebrated at a very special Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Health & Safety Awards at the Grosvenor Hotel in London on June 30. Sponsored by the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH), compered by stand-up comedian Lucy Porter, and featuring keynote speeches from RoSPA Life President Lord Jordan of Bournville, RoSPA Chief Executive Rebecca Hickman and NEBOSH Chief Executive Andy Shenstone, the glittering event marked 70 years since the RoSPA Awards began at a small ceremony in…

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UK’s first megafire unleashed nearly a year of fire emissions in four days

Stuart Mitchell

A new analysis of carbon emissions from the UK’s first megafire – the 2025 Dava Moor Fire in Scotland – suggests a shift in the risk of big, destructive, carbon-intensive wildfires in northern peatlands.  The fire’s exceptional size and intensity were made possible by climate conditions hot and dry enough that normally soggy soils can burn, releasing carbon trapped over millennia.   Over just four days, the Dava Moor Fire torched as much acreage as usually burns in an entire year in the UK. It charred roughly twice the area as…

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The Ad Council Announces Sundial Media Group’s Kirk McDonald as Board Chair

Stuart Mitchell

Kirk McDonald, Chief Executive Officer for Sundial Media & Technology Group, has been named Chair of the Ad Council’s Board of Directors. He succeeds Rita Ferro, President of Global Advertising at The Walt Disney Company.   For more than eight decades, the Ad Council has championed the most critical issues affecting communities across the United States. Working in close partnership with the Ad Council’s Executive Leadership Team, the Board of Directors helps shape and advance fully integrated national campaigns addressing mental health, youth firearm injury prevention, skills-first hiring, adoption from foster…

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