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Clarion Housing Group announces new partnership with the NSPCC

Stuart Mitchell

Clarion Housing Group, the UK’s largest social landlord, has announced a new three-year corporate partnership with the NSPCC. The announcement comes as the NSPCC marks Childhood Day on 7 June, which aims to bring people together to have fun and help keep children safe. In the first year of the partnership, Clarion aims to raise £100,000 to support the NSPCC’s Building Connections online service for young people, which empowers them to find a way through loneliness. Through an 11-week programme, young people up to the age of 19 work with…

CAP – A guide to treating Mental Health responsibly in ads

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: A guide to treating Mental Health responsibly in ads. 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. Social responsibility and offence Advertisers should ensure references to mental health in ads are approached with care and responsibility to make sure their ads don’t have a detrimental impact on those affected or cause widespread offence or harm. Rule 1.3…

Virgin Media O2 reduces carbon emissions by the equivalent of almost 15,000 UK homes’ annual energy use in 2023

Stuart Mitchell

New figures released recently show that Virgin Media O2 reduced carbon emissions (Scopes 1 and 2) by 23% last year – the equivalent of emissions caused by the annual combined energy usage of 14,883 UK homes. Since launching its sustainability strategy, the Better Connections Plan, in 2022, the company has reduced such emissions by 45% against its 2020 baseline, and is on track to achieve net zero carbon emissions across its operations, products and supply chain by the end of 2040 – 10 years ahead of the UK’s net zero…

Billion Dollar Boy launches FiveTwoNine, a membership community combining physical spaces and online educational resources to empower creators and brands

Stuart Mitchell

Leading global creator agency, Billion Dollar Boy, which this year celebrates its ten year anniversary, today announces the launch of FiveTwoNine: The Creator Club. FiveTwoNine is a membership community dedicated to empowering emerging creators in the ‘Business of Being a Creator’.  FiveTwoNine operates as a global platform providing educational resources and as physical spaces for key stakeholders in the creator economy to network and collaborate – all designed to accelerate the growth of emerging creators’ careers and enhance brand partnerships. The Club launches with its flagship headquarters in London for an initial four…

Arts for Impact campaign launches to bring much-needed funds to cultural sector

Stuart Mitchell

Big Give, the UK’s most successful match funding platform, is launching its inaugural arts-focused fundraising campaign today, in partnership with New Philanthropy for Arts & Culture (NPAC), a network of arts supporters who are passionate about increasing philanthropic support of the arts and culture sector. Until Tuesday, 26th March, the campaign will match donations to 239 arts charities across the UK, multiplying the public’s generosity. A variety of different art forms which have a social impact in their local communities are being funded, including music, theatre, dance, visual arts, museums,…