New Awards Recognise Brands With Impact

The Be The Change Awards are a new initiative launched in 2019 to recognise ethical and sustainable brands with a powerful impact story to tell. Around the world independent, ethical & sustainable brands are having a positive impact on communities, people and the planet. Sian Conway and Jo Salter, founders of the awards, wanted to provide a platform that would recognise, celebrate and raise the profile of those brands who are working towards the Sustainable Development Goals and creating positive impact in inspiring and world-changing ways. As ethical brand owners…

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SheStarts community becomes part of the Google for Entrepreneurs’ global partner network

Google have launched a blog on their site written by Nicola Hazell, she is the Chief Innovation Officer and creator of the award-winning SheStarts program at Australia’s largest startup accelerator BlueChilli. Since SheStarts launched in 2016, the program has reached hundreds of women across Australia and invested in two cohorts of incredible female founders who lead businesses in a range of industries, including smart cities, finance and health. She talks about what the Google for Entrepreneurs partnership launch will mean for her. This piece was initially hosted on the google…

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Think tanks and lobbying: statutory register must be expanded

Responding the recent press coverage about alleged links between think tanks and the lobbying process, the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has welcomed comments from Alison White, Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists, and again called for the statutory lobbying register to be expanded to include all lobbyists rather than simply some third-party consultants.  Francis Ingham MPRCA, Director General, PRCA, said: “Think tanks play a vibrant and vital part in the political process. But recent coverage simply adds to the mistaken belief that somehow the lobbying process is unethical and broken.…

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Google For Entrepeneurs Looks to Empower India’s female entrepreneurs

Google have launched a blog on their site written by Rashmi Dhanwani, (pictured above) founder of the Art X Company. She’s a member of 91springboard, India’s largest coworking space and startup community with over 8,000 members across 9 cities. She talks about what Google has done to help her as a business startup, it is an interesting read. This piece was initially hosted on the google blog as linked into the piece. As the founder of the Art X Company, a startup dedicated to promoting greater public access to the…

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Rise in unidentifiable fire-risk appliances putting homes and families in danger

People’s lives are potentially being put at risk, as fire officers are increasingly unable to identify white goods that cause fires in the home, new research by Which? has revealed. An analysis of the most recent UK fire data shows there were 3,203 fires caused by faulty appliances such as washing machines, tumble dryers and fridge freezers – equating to more than 60 fires a week on average –  between April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017. However, fire investigators could only identify crucial information about the brand or model of the appliance in 33…

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