Author: Stuart Mitchell

Atos Group awarded EcoVadis Platinum Medal for its commitment to sustainability for the 6th year in a row

Stuart Mitchell

Atos Group, a global leader of AI-powered digital transformation, announces today it has once again been awarded the coveted EcoVadis Platinum Medal for its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) performance, with an improved score of 84 out of 100. This recognition places Atos in the top 1% of companies assessed by EcoVadis in its industry (Computer programming, consultancy and related activities). Since its founding in 2007, EcoVadis has grown into a globally trusted provider of business sustainability ratings with a network of more than 150,000 rated companies. EcoVadis evaluates across four…

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SteelZero: Consistent reporting standards needed to achieve real emissions cuts

Stuart Mitchell

SteelZero calls for greater transparency and alignment around emissions reporting in new position paper The global steel industry urgently needs clear and consistent emissions reporting standards to build trust and accelerate genuine decarbonisation. In a new position paper, Climate Group’s SteelZero campaign highlights the risks posed by inconsistent use of mass balance accounting — an approach increasingly used to attribute lower emission steel across a company’s total output. When applied transparently, mass balance accounting can support companies to track progress and expand the use of cleaner materials. But when used…

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ECOWAS Adopts ILO Toolkit to Promote Ethical Reporting on Labour Migration

Stuart Mitchell

In a significant step toward reshaping narratives around labour migration and combating forced labour, the International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) and key partners, convened a Regional Adaptation Workshop in Abuja, Nigeria. The workshop marked the localization of the ILO’s Media Toolkit on Reporting Forced Labour and Fair Recruitment for the West African context. Held at the Chelsea Hotel, the workshop brought together over 50 participants—including journalists, government officials, trade unions, employers’ organizations, and development partners—under the FMM West Africa II, FAIR…

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CIPR welcomes government ethics reforms but warns changes fall short on lobbying transparency

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has welcomed the restructuring of the government’s ethics framework as it confirms the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA) has been closed.  The move is part of a wider restructure to improve standards and ethical conduct in government and sees the introduction of the Ethics and Integrity Commission to oversee the work of a other regulatory bodies.  However, the CIPR warns that the proposed changes still do not go far enough to improve transparency and accountability when it comes to those lobbying the…

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Largest US corporations spent nearly $1.6 trillion on shareholder payouts in 2024, triple the income of the poorest fifth of US households

Stuart Mitchell

A new Oxfam analysis out recently shows U.S. corporations in the S&P 500 spent three times more on stock buybacks and dividends in 2024— $1.572 trillion—than the estimated total income of the poorest 27 million U.S. households combined ($498 billion). Such payouts disproportionately enrich the wealthiest 1%, who own half of all stocks and mutual fund shares while the bottom 50% own just 1%. The CEOs of the five largest companies made an average of $52 million annually over the past five years—over 1,000 times more than the typical worker…

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