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Henley Business School Team Wins Global Marketing Competition To Be Named ‘Marketers Of The Future’

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) has announced 007 Girls, the student team from Henley Business School, are the winners of its international student marketing competition, The Pitch. This year’s competition was sponsored by WeAre8, a social media app that aims to make a positive impact on people and the planet every day by sharing ad revenue with citizens, creators, and charity and impact partners. Entrants were challenged to explore ways WeAre8 can scale up and show that social media can be a kinder, better place – looking at growing…

UK public seek out ‘good’ businesses but lack trust over claims

Stuart Mitchell

New research has revealed that 80% of the UK public would favour shopping from companies that are doing good for people and the planet, yet only 22% find it easy to identify whether a company means what they say when considering buying from them1.  The data is released as over 1,200 UK businesses, known as Certified B Corporations (or B Corps) celebrate this year’s B Corp Month by demonstrating how they go beyond business norms to transform the economic system for the better. The ongoing climate crisis and widening social…

Top 50 Most Sustainable Companies In The World Honored At 2022 SEAL Business Sustainability Awards

Stuart Mitchell

SEAL Awards HAS announced the winners of the 2022 SEAL Organizational Impact Award, celebrating their leadership, transparency, and commitment to sustainable business practices. Global brands like Colgate-Palmolive, HP, Kering, Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. and Unilever were among those selected for the SEAL Organizational Impact Award. Selected by combining two premier ESG data sets – the CDP A-List ™  and the Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA, now part of S&P Global ESG Scores ™) –  the 2022 SEAL Organizational Impact Award honors the 50 most sustainable companies globally. “Encouragingly, the number…

Circular Business Model for Egg Production Proves Promising in US

Stuart Mitchell

In a new case study, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) analyzes how Kipster, a Netherlands-based egg producer, has successfully expanded into the US market while maintaining a focus on carbon neutrality, animal welfare, and using surplus food for animal feed. The company has expanded to demonstrate the possibility of its circular business model for animal protein being both viable and profitable in the US, despite differing regulations, operating norms, and consumer cultures. A circular business model is designed to provide a product that, from source to end-of-life, has a net-zero or…

The Black British Business Awards Celebrates its 10th Anniversary Year

Stuart Mitchell

The Black British Business Awards (BBBAwards) are ringing in their 10th anniversary year. Since these prestigious awards were launched in 2014, they have recognised the outstanding achievements of inspirational Black professionals and entrepreneurs across Britain and all industries.  Nominations have officially opened for the 10th anniversary BBBAwards ahead of the ceremony in October. Nominations for this year’s BBBAwards can be made online via this link and the deadline for nominations is 17  March 2023.  For this anniversary year, the BBBAwards theme is #WeAre – celebrating the collective power of the Black community and their Allies coming…