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John Lewis Partnership job opportunities quadrupled for care experienced community

Stuart Mitchell

The John Lewis Partnership has revealed that it has offered 143 roles to people from the care experienced community through its employment initiative; a six-fold increase on last year. The Partnership’s Building Happier Futures programme, which supports care experienced people into work and education, has also raised £2.2m since its launch in 2022, celebrated today at the launch of the second annual impact report: bit.ly/BHFImpact2024 The Building Happier Futures programme aims to offer employability support to care experienced people, including work experience, CV writing and interview skills to ultimately create…

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The Canadian Down Syndrome Society Launches “The Friendship” Campaign to Confront Loneliness and Social Isolation in the Down Syndrome Community

Stuart Mitchell

The Canadian Down Syndrome Society (CDSS), in collaboration with Daughter Creative and Down syndrome organizations across Canada, is launching a new awareness initiative for Canadian Down Syndrome Week (October 20-26, 2024). Titled “The Friendship,” the campaign sheds light on the often-overlooked issue of loneliness and social isolation faced by many adults with Down syndrome and aims to foster greater understanding and connection. Social support plays a crucial role in the quality of life for individuals with intellectual disabilities, yet many adults with Down syndrome struggle to build social connections outside…

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Green and pleasant land – Tesco partners with Forestry England to transform woodland landscape in Somerset

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco and Forestry England have launched an exciting new partnership which will see the retailer contribute towards restoring nature across a beautiful landscape in Neroche, Somerset. The partnership will aim to increase the diversity and abundance of wildlife across the area, which is made up of a mixture of woodland, pasture and heathland.  Tesco will support Forestry England to transform the landscape, helping it to become a sanctuary for wildlife to thrive and expand. Neroche and the wider Blackdown Hills region plays host to a number of Tesco’s beef, dairy…

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HRC Foundation Announces Record Participation in Upcoming 2025 Corporate Equality Index, Docks Scores of Seven Companies in Current Ranking Following Their Pullback From Workplace Inclusion

Stuart Mitchell

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation announced that seven companies – Ford, Molson Coors, Tractor Supply Co., John Deere, Lowe’s, Harley-Davidson and Brown-Forman – will face significant deductions on their current Corporate Equality Index scores in response to their reflexive, anti-consumer and anti-employee decision to abandon previously-stated commitments to the values of inclusion and responsible corporate citizenship. These handful of rollbacks come as the HRC Foundation is seeing record participation of more than 1,400 companies in the 2025 Corporate Equality Index, due to be released in early 2025. HRC President Kelley…

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IFC issues 2.6 billion Swedish krona green bond to promote blue finance in emerging markets

Stuart Mitchell

IFC issued a green bond designed to promote ocean-friendly projects and improve access to clean water and sanitation in emerging markets. The five-year, 2.6 billion Swedish krona bond—equivalent to $243 million—is the second green bond that IFC has issued promoting IFC’s blue finance investments, following a 2 billion Norwegian krone green bond, issued in March this year in conjunction with World Water Day. The bond offers investors the opportunity to join in financing IFC investments that support the blue economy and protect clean water resources. It was underwritten by SEB.…

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