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Survey Reveals Gaps in Nations’ Awareness of Red Flags of Domestic Abuse

Stuart Mitchell

New data commissioned by domestic abuse charity Refuge reveals the scale of domestic abuse is significantly underestimated, with only a quarter of UK adults (26%) aware that 1 in 4 women will experience it in their lifetime. While nearly 80% of people would report physical abuse, when it comes to the less obvious forms of domestic abuse, such as coercive and controlling behaviour, as well as technology-facilitated, economic, and psychological abuse, recognition is far lower. Just 39%1 of people say they would report these less understood forms of abusive behaviour.…

Four Black-owned businesses secure over half a million pounds of Channel 4 advertising airtime and business mentoring from Lloyds

Stuart Mitchell

Four Black-owned businesses have been selected as the winners of Channel 4’s Black in Business 2024 initiative, backed by Lloyds to connect Black entrepreneurs with the transformative power of TV advertising and business mentoring. Now in its second year, the 2024 edition saw an exceptional standard of applicants, with an original shortlist of 20 businesses in the running for a combination of free advertising airtime, business support and their own Channel 4 TV advert. The four winning businesses of Black in Business 2024 will each receive £150,000 worth of TV…

Waitrose partners with Land App to map the state of nature on UK farms

Stuart Mitchell

Waitrose is teaming up with digital mapping tool, Land App, to revolutionise sustainable farming and support farmers in the adoption of nature-friendly practices in the UK. The partnership will provide over 2,000 Waitrose farmers with free access to advanced mapping tools and expert advice, helping them to create bespoke land management plans that protect and enhance the environment.  The partnership is a key step in Waitrose’s Farming for Nature programme, which aims to support its British farmers to move to nature-friendly farming practices, helping to boost financial resilience of farms…

ELC Announces Collaboration with MIT’s Langer and Jaklenec Labs to Research Sustainability and Biotech Innovation in Cosmetics

Stuart Mitchell

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (ELC) is proud to announce a collaboration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and its laboratory led by the renowned Dr. Robert Langer to research innovation in cosmetics. ELC is funding this promising research led by Dr. Ana Jaklenec, principal investigator at MIT’s Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research —and in close collaboration with Dr. Langer— to research the development of biodegradable materials for cosmetic applications and explore new solutions to combat the effects of visible light from the sun. This collaborative research with MIT…

UK’s first charity ESG survey: sector keen to engage, prioritizes social and governance over environmental issues

Stuart Mitchell

Analysis of Eastside People’s first Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) survey (supported by partner ACEVO) has found that most organisations (67%) do not yet have a ESG strategy, and very few have a holistic, fully integrated strategy (3%). Almost half (42%) of participating organisations are ‘considering developing’ an ESG strategy, indicating that they are engaged with ESG as a concept, but have not yet defined what it means for their organisation. The most significant gap between importance and progress ratings across the whole survey was in the area of Equality,…