Day: 2 September 2026

NHS staff face worsening racist abuse following rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric, says Society of Radiographers

Stuart Mitchell

NHS staff are having to deal with increased racism from patients – including patients refusing to be treated by non-white staff members and referring to a healthcare worker as “a monkey” – according to the Society of Radiographers.   Healthcare workers say that such incidents have increased noticeably over the last 18 months, reflecting increasingly hostile public attitudes to race, diversity and immigration, as well as nationalist movements such as Operation Raise the Colours.  The SoR is therefore placing renewed focus on holding NHS trusts accountable for incidents of racism,…

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CIM joins forces with Co-op Live for Marketing in the Northern Powerhouse event

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) is delighted to announce Co-op Live as the headline sponsor and new venue for the CIM North West committee’s flagship regional marketing conference: Marketing in the Northern Powerhouse, taking place on Tuesday 22nd September 2026.   Marketing leaders take to the stage Bringing together 200 marketing professionals from across the North, the event will explore the strategies, technologies, and leadership approaches shaping the future of marketing in the region. Now recognised as a standout event in the Northern marketing calendar, the conference offers a…

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SEKO Logistics UK Confirms Filing of Annual UN Global Compact Sustainability Disclosure

Stuart Mitchell

SEKO Logistics UK & Ireland has confirmed the submission of its FY26 Communication on Progress (CoP) to the UN Global Compact (UNGC), the annual disclosure required of all active UNGC participants. The filing sets out the company’s progress against the UNGC’s Ten Principles across human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. SEKO’s active status and filing history are publicly viewable via its UNGC participant record; as with all new submissions, the CoP document itself is added to the UNGC’s public library once indexing is complete. The distinction matters to procurement teams increasingly…

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Dole Names Seven Winning Projects in 2025-26 Newest Harvesting Dreams Program

Stuart Mitchell

Dole Food Company recently announced that seven winning projects have been selected for the 2025-26 edition of Harvesting Dreams. This global, employee-led innovation program created by Dole’s Fresh Fruit division turns grassroots ideas from employee teams into practical solutions that benefit the communities where the company grows, sources and operates. Launched in 2021 and grounded in The Dole Way, Dole’s sustainability framework built around the three pillars of For People, For Food and For Nature, Harvesting Dreams challenges employees to identify opportunities that can create lasting impact from the ground up. The second…

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Climate Bonds approves CASA Colombia as a new Certification pathway for low carbon residential buildings

Stuart Mitchell

Financial advisers recognise the importance of scale as the workplace pensions market consolidates, but providers will need to do more to demonstrate how it translates into better outcomes for members, according to new research¹ from People’s Pension². More than half (51%) of advisers believe scale will become an increasingly important differentiator between workplace pension providers, versus just 8% who disagree. At the same time, only 11% believe smaller providers can continue to compete effectively with larger schemes, underlining the increasingly important role advisers expect scale to play as the market…

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