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Channel 4 encourages new thinking on class representation with next iteration of Diversity in Advertising Award

Stuart Mitchell

Channel 4 Sales has recently launched the eleventh edition of its annual Diversity in Advertising Awards, offering £1 million worth of advertising airtime to support work that champions more authentic representation in advertising. This year’s iteration focuses on class, asking brands and agencies to challenge outdated stereotypes and better represent the lives, agency and influence of working-class people across the UK. A 2024 YouGov survey found that 56% of Britons consider themselves working class, while a 2025 report from the Social Mobility Commission similarly found that 53% of the public…

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£1.7 million boost to 11 advice charities supporting older people across UK

Stuart Mitchell

National charity Independent Age has awarded more than £1.7 million to 11 advice charities across the UK to provide much-needed advice and support to older people on lower incomes. Grants will be distributed to charities in Scotland, Kingston upon Hull, Wrexham, and North London to support older people facing financial hardship. This third round of funding brings the total grants awarded through Independent Age’s Boosting Advice Fund to £6.6 million.  The organisations receiving funding are in high-priority areas based on census data indicating high populations of older people on low income. Each round of the Boosting…

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Singapore ranks amongst world’s ten most food-resilient nations, says New Index

Stuart Mitchell

Singapore has ranked among the world’s ten most resilient food systems in a latest study by The Economist Enterprise. The research on global food resilience also delivers a strong word of caution: every major Asia-Pacific economy, including Singapore, has a blind spot around its ability to manage climate-driven food shocks. The inaugural Resilient Food Systems Index (RFSI), by Economist Enterprise, supported by Cargill, ranks 60 countries on food system resilience across four pillars of affordability, availability, quality and safety and climate risk responsiveness. Singapore scores 73.0 overall. Ranking 9th out…

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Greenpeace UK appoints Kathryn Tomlinson as new board chair

Stuart Mitchell

Greenpeace UK has appointed Kathryn Tomlinson as the new chair of its board of directors. Kathryn, who is the Deputy Secretary General at Amnesty International, brings many years of director-level experience in international development and human rights to the role. Before joining Amnesty, she held high-profile posts at International Alert, the global peace-building organisation, and Conciliation Resources, an international organisation committed to stopping violent conflict, where she was responsible for programme delivery across 15 countries, including Latin America and Africa. Kathryn also spent six years as Asia Regional Director for the…

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World Food Prize Foundation Announces Top 10 for the 2026 Innovate for Impact Challenge

Stuart Mitchell

The World Food Prize Foundation announced recently the top 10 for the 2026 Innovate for Impact Challenge, a $50,000 competition for early-stage, for-profit AgTech startups from around the world. Selected from a pool of more than 1,500 initial applicants spanning the globe, this year’s semi-finalists represent the next generation of entrepreneurs developing scalable solutions to reduce food loss, improve agricultural productivity, strengthen food safety, advance climate resilience and build more sustainable food systems.  “Each year, the Innovate for Impact Challenge demonstrates the extraordinary ingenuity of entrepreneurs who are redefining what’s…

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