Author: Stuart Mitchell

UK hospitality leaders unite to transform industry perceptions and attract the next generation

Stuart Mitchell

Five of the UK’s biggest hospitality powerhouses boasting a combined UK workforce of more than 110,000, are uniting to change perceptions of the industry and encourage more young people to consider a career in hospitality.  This autumn, Nestlé Professional, Compass, Sodexo, Elior and Punch Pubs along with UKHospitality Chief Executive Kate Nicholls and esteemed hospitality charity Springboard will take part in a series of nationwide Choose Hospitality school visits, aimed at reshaping perceptions of the hospitality sector and igniting a passion for hospitality careers among young people. Together, they aim…

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Specsavers Partners With Rick Astley To Launch ‘The Misheard Version

Stuart Mitchell

In partnership with Specsavers, Rick Astley has re-recorded his iconic hit single “Never Gonna Give You Up” with the lyrics people have misheard for years. Developed by creative agency Golin, ‘The Misheard Version’ sees Astley re-record his iconic 1987 smash hit ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’, using the ‘amusing lyrics’ that people have apparently misheard for years – such as “never gonna run around with dessert spoons” instead of “never gonna run around and desert you”, or even: “you wouldn’t catch nits from any other guy” and “your aunt’s been…

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Information Commissioner calls on public authorities to stop using spreadsheets in FOI responses

Stuart Mitchell

The Information Commissioner, John Edwards, has issued an advisory notice to public authorities calling for an immediate end to the use of original source excel spreadsheets when responding publicly to Freedom of Information Act (FOI) requests. The notice follows a number of recent high profile personal data breaches, where personal information was inadvertently included in spreadsheets that were shared as part of a FOI response. The advisory notice includes recommendations that public organisations should: immediately stop uploading original source spreadsheets to online platforms used to respond to FOI requests; continually…

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This Girl Can launches winter safety campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Sport England’s award-winning This Girl Can campaign took to the streets of central London recently to launch a new initiative aimed at raising awareness of the safety concerns that prevent women from being active outdoors during winter.  #LetsLiftTheCurfew got underway with a 5k run around Westminster as women from running clubs across the capital, including London City Runners, Black Girls Do Run and This Girl Runs, were accompanied by a mobile digital screen displaying quotes from women on how they feel about getting active outdoors as the clocks go back. …

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New UN framework to protect environment from harmful chemicals

Stuart Mitchell

A new global framework to reduce environmental risks from chemicals and waste was adopted at a UN conference in September, with countries committing to phase out the most harmful ones. Agreed at the fifth International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5), in Bonn, Germany, the Global Framework on Chemicals sets concrete targets and guidelines across the lifecycle of chemicals. Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), welcomed the new framework. “Everyone on this planet should be able to live and work without fear of falling sick or dying…

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