Author: Stuart Mitchell

Jennifer Mamlet Named Chief Development Officer at the Ad Council

Stuart Mitchell

The Ad Council, America’s leader in using the power of communications to drive social impact at scale, announced today that Jennifer Mamlet is joining the organization as Chief Development Officer. She is returning to the organization, having previously served as SVP of Development until 2012. Most recently, Mamlet was Acting President and CEO of JCC Association of North America. As Chief Development Officer, Mamlet will lead all corporate and philanthropic giving, forging strategic partnerships and expanding critical funding to power a portfolio of high-impact initiatives tackling some of the most…

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ANA and EcoVadis Partner to Strengthen ESG Standards Across Supply Chains

Stuart Mitchell

All Nippon Airways (ANA), headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo, has partnered with EcoVadis to introduce the Sustainability Intelligence Suite. Marking a first for an Asian airline, ANA will deploy the Paris-based global sustainability ratings organization to evaluate and support suppliers. The initiative’s goal is to strengthen the ANA Group’s sustainable procurement practices and reinforce its environmental goals. ANA will use the EcoVadis assessment system to conduct a comprehensive environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk evaluation of its supply chain and engage suppliers to address findings. The program promotes transparency, strengthens accountability…

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Charities Aid Foundation distributes more than £1.2bn

Stuart Mitchell

The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) distributed more than £1.20 billion on behalf of individuals and businesses in its last financial year, increasing from £1.15 billion the previous year. The Trustees Report for 2024/25 highlights how these funds supported the work of hundreds of thousands of charities around the world. CAF works at the centre of the giving world, collaborating with corporate and individual donors to enable them to give more effectively, strategically and impactfully.  Last year, private and corporate clients in the UK, US and Canada entrusted more than £1.34…

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500 organizations condemn political violence and stand together against Trump’s threats to non-profit organizations

Stuart Mitchell

We the undersigned unequivocally condemn the murder of Charlie Kirk and all forms of political violence. There is simply no place for such actions in the United States. Political violence has targeted those of every political persuasion and of no political persuasion. It is un-American and wrong to use this act of violence as a pretext for weaponizing the government to threaten nonprofit and charitable organizations, other perceived adversaries, or any class of people. They did not commit this murder, and the vast powers of the government should not be…

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Removing gas-fired power stations from ‘rigged’ electricity market could lower energy bills by over £5bn a year, report finds

Stuart Mitchell

The government could save households and businesses £5.1 billion a year on their energy bills, as soon as 2028, by overhauling the electricity market to stop gas-fired power stations from ‘unfair profiteering’, a new report published today by Greenpeace UK has found. The new research from policy consultancy, Stonehaven – which was commissioned by Greenpeace UK – outlines energy system reforms that would remove gas plants from the wholesale electricity market and place them into a strategic reserve. This would stop expensive gas from setting electricity prices, protect UK billpayers…

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