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Nairobi Water Project Tops Fan Vote in Xylem and City Football Foundation’s ‘2023 Water Heroes Academy’

Stuart Mitchell

Against a backdrop of escalating global water challenges, young leaders are stepping up to make a difference with the Water Heroes Academy – a joint initiative by Manchester City’s global community program, Cityzens Giving, and global water technology partner, Xylem. Launched in 2021, the initiative empowers young leaders to tackle water challenges in their local communities by using the power of football to provide essential education on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). This year, five water projects led by inspiring young leaders in Bangalore, Barranquilla, Nairobi, Tacloban City and Washington…

Companies that Lead in Disability Inclusion Outperform Peers Financially, Reveals New Research from Accenture

Stuart Mitchell

Companies that lead in disability inclusion drive more revenue, net income and profit, according to a new research report from Accenture  in partnership with Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD). Building on the 2018 landmark report on disability inclusion at work in the United States, the follow-up research, titled “The Disability Inclusion Imperative,” explores disability inclusion amid major technological advances, changes in geopolitical dynamics and the effects of a global pandemic across 346 companies in the US. These companies participated in the Disability Equality Index (DEI), a leading global benchmarking tool that scores…

Kellanova is committed to advancing sustainable and equitable access to food for all with Better Days™ Promise, which includes a refreshed environmental commitment

Stuart Mitchell

Kellanova, the global snacks-led powerhouse, is reaffirming its multi-pillar commitment to advancing sustainable and equitable access to food, building on commitments established previously by Kellogg Company. Through its Kellanova Better Days™ Promise, its social and environmental strategy, Kellanova is committing to creating better days for 4 billion people by the end of 2030. With a top to bottom global approach, with no change in timeline, we’ve refreshed our previous commitment and will create better days for 4 billion people by the end of 2030. Additionally, Kellanova is proud to announce…

ASA – Body image in advertising – digitally altered images

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Body image in advertising – digitally altered images. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. In 2022, CAP and BCAP published an interim statement, as part of their ongoing review on body image in advertising following an open call for evidence in 2021.  One of the policy areas for which CAP and BCAP committed to undertake…

Carbon cutting fuel use grows at Heathrow, while Government continues to stall on securing aviation’s greener future

Stuart Mitchell

Airlines at Heathrow are anticipated to use record amounts of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) next year as the airport extends its carbon cutting scheme for a third year. In 2024, £71m will be available to airlines through the incentive, targeting up to 2.5% of aviation fuel used at Heathrow to be SAF and if achieved, amounting to 155,000 tonnes of aviation fuel. The scheme encourages airlines to switch to SAF by approximately halving2 the price gap between kerosene and its greener alternative, making SAF a commercial reality for airlines. In 2024,…