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Newsquest announces £6 million support for NSPCC in anniversary year

Stuart Mitchell

Newsquest has announced a major partnership with the NSPCC worth more than £6 million to support the children’s charity’s work across the UK. From January and throughout 2024, the leading regional news publisher will join forces with national child protection charity NSPCC in its 140th anniversary year. As part of the partnership, Newsquest is gifting at least £6m worth of advertising to the charity across its extensive portfolio of titles, online and in print. Henry Faure Walker, Newsquest CEO, said: “The work of the NSPCC and in particular Childline is…

Study: Global circularity still in decline despite circular economy ‘megatrend’

Stuart Mitchell

Deloitte and Circle Economy Foundation released the Circularity Gap Report 2024, finding the vast majority of extracted materials entering the economy are virgin, with the share of secondary materials declining steadily since the Circularity Gap Report began in 2018. The report identifies three main areas where reforms can help accelerate progress toward the circular economy: policy, finance, and employment. The decline in circularity continues despite the concept of a circular economy—one that aims to help reduce consumption of virgin materials and keep materials in circulation—growing in popularity, with the volume of discussions, debates…

CAP – Nothing new under the Code – New platforms, same rules

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Nothing new under the Code – New platforms, same rules. 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. Technology is constantly evolving, and every day new media types and platforms are being developed. These allow advertisers to reach consumers in exciting new ways, and in ‘spaces’ that look very different to where ads have appeared for the…

Berry’s Five Pillar Approach Delivers Sustainable Agricultural Films that Remain Fit for Purpose

Stuart Mitchell

The agricultural sector wants to embrace more sustainable silage baling solutions while also maintaining functionality and application efficiencies. Berry Global is helping to achieve this ideal fusion with Silotite® balewrap film, part of the company’s B Circular range. Striving For Sustainable Solutions in an Evolving Landscape Sustainability is amongst the most pressing challenges facing industries around the world. In some cases, sustainability initiatives are led by current and forthcoming statutory requirements, as legislators aim to improve the environmental impact of packaging. Others are commercially driven in response to the demands…

National Trust uses ‘Isaac Newton’s lockdown legacy’ to launch Time + Space Award for young people

Stuart Mitchell

The National Trust has opened applications for a Time + Space Award for young people, inspired by Sir Isaac Newton’s annus mirabilis or ‘year of wonders’, which happened when he was just 23. The new Award will support some of today’s 16-25s to bring their ideas to life at Newton’s home, Woolsthorpe Manor, a farmhouse in Lincolnshire. Newton said of his ‘year of wonders’, “In those days I was in the prime of my age for invention.” Working with a panel of experts and voices from the fields of science,…