Day: 29 October 2026

ASA warns parents over potentially unsafe baby sleep ads

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: ASA warns parents over potentially unsafe baby sleep ads I have copied this post below but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. We’re warning parents and carers to be on high alert for online ads promoting baby products that claim to help with colic, reflux, sleep and soothing, after finding ads that promoted potentially dangerous products and practices in ways that could put babies at risk…

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United for Wildlife, BSI partner to strengthen action against trafficking

Stuart Mitchell

A new scheme will see conservation efforts bolstered by independent scrutiny, following a partnership between The Royal Foundation’s United for Wildlife, and the British Standards Institution (BSI) aimed at strengthening global efforts to combat the illegal wildlife trade (IWT).  The illegal wildlife trade is commonly ranked as the fourth-largest illicit global trade, sitting just behind drug trafficking, arms smuggling and human trafficking, wrecking economies, ecosystems and livelihoods.  United for Wildlife is partnering with BSI to strengthen the programme’s accountability framework and build confidence among stakeholders, signatories and the wider public…

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ISO adopts Paris Statement to strengthen global action on climate adaptation and resilience

Stuart Mitchell

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has today adopted the Paris Statement, reaffirming the role of International Standards in supporting global efforts to build greater resilience, adapt to climate change and protect nature. Proposed by AFNOR, France’s national standards body and host of the ISO Annual Meeting 2026, and approved by ISO members today in Paris, the Statement builds on ISO’s climate commitment adopted in 2021 and reflects the growing need to complement climate mitigation efforts with stronger action on adaptation, ecosystem resilience and nature conservation. As communities, governments and…

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New international standard will help tackle food loss and waste

Stuart Mitchell

Organisations across the food supply chain can now easily implement standardised processes to prevent and minimise excess food, and food loss and waste using a new global guidance published by BSI – the UK’s national standards body, and the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO). The new global standard will enable businesses to plan, implement and document processes to monitor, reduce and report excess food and food loss and waste (FLW). Food loss and waste management system – Requirements for the prevention and minimisation of food loss and waste across the…

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Lloyds Banking Group’s historic Edinburgh building becomes first city centre site to achieve Biodiversity Benchmark

Stuart Mitchell

Lloyds Banking Group’s historic Bank of Scotland building on The Mound has become the first city-centre site to achieve The Wildlife Trusts’ Biodiversity Benchmark, recognising its role in creating a stepping-stone habitat for wildlife through central Edinburgh. Located between Edinburgh’s Old and New Towns, The Mound provides a link between larger green spaces across the city, helping wildlife move through one of the capital’s busiest urban areas. Working with the Scottish Wildlife Trust, Lloyds Banking Group has enhanced the site to create a valuable space for nature within the busy…

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