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Chris Packham calls on television industry to make production carbon neutral within three years

Stuart Mitchell

Chris Packham CBE has called on the television industry to pledge that environmental television productions will be carbon neutral within three years, as he delivered the BAFTA Television Lecture at London’s Barbican Centre on Tuesday 21 January. The award-winning wildlife and natural world broadcaster, conservationist, photographer and writer also called on the industry to reject misinformation and to continue to put facts at the heart of content. Calling for the television industry to do much more to reduce its impact on the environment and to continue to highlight the problem,…

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2019 Edelman Trust Barometer Reveals “My Employer” Is the Most Trusted Institution

Stuart Mitchell

The 2019 Edelman Trust Barometer reveals that trust has changed profoundly in the past year with “my employer” emerging as the most trusted institution. Globally, “my employer” (75 percent) is significantly more trusted than NGOs (57 percent), business (56 percent), government (48 percent) and media (47 percent). “The last decade has seen a loss of faith in traditional authority figures and institutions,” said Richard Edelman, president and CEO of Edelman. “More recently, people have lost confidence in the social platforms that fostered peer-to-peer trust. These forces have led people to…

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Gender equality in the workplace remains elusive

Stuart Mitchell

ILOSTAT data show that progress is needed in many areas and in every region to achieve gender equality in the labour market. The analysis, which looks at pay, participation in management and opportunities for young women, highlights the challenges we face on International Parity at Work Day, which aims to champion the value of diversity and raise awareness of persistent workplace inequality. While most of us are aware that women are often paid less than men in the same occupation, ILOSTAT data show where the gaps are largest. The median…

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Davos session debates role of emerging markets philanthropy in delivering Sustainable Development Goals

Stuart Mitchell

Philanthropic capital and how best to deploy it for maximum social impact, was the focus of one of  Davos’ 2020 high-level meeting entitled, ‘Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World: The Role of Philanthropy in Emerging Economies’. Discussion leaders comprised Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Founder and Chairperson of Kalimat Foundation for Children’s Empowerment; H.E. Dr Thani Ahmed Alzeyoudi, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment; H.E. Dr Rania Al-Mashat, Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation; David Miliband, President & CEO, International Rescue Committee; Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red…

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Fewer people believe “business behaves ethically” IBE Business Ethics Survey finds

Stuart Mitchell

A report by the Institute of Business Ethics – ‘Attitudes of the British Public to Business Ethics 2019‘ – highlights a fall in those who regard business as behaving ethically. While the majority of those asked believe business does behave very or fairly ethically, this has fallen from 62% to 57% in the last 12 months.  The same top three issues raised as concerns by the public in 2018 remain the same in 2019; tax avoidance (33%), executive pay (29%) and environmental responsibility (28%) – the latter identified as a top…

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