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Big Issue merges its frontline sales and support teams under new Community Interest Company, to help more people during cost-of-living crisis

Stuart Mitchell

The Big Issue Group has announced that it has merged its Company frontline sales operation with its Big Issue Foundation charity frontline services, into one new Community Interest Company (CIC), the Big Issue Changing Lives Community Interest Company.    Having experienced a 10% increase in vendors in 2022 and a 20% increase in vendors needing urgent support, the two organisations will bring their frontline operations together to extend the reach of Big Issue’s services to help more people, more effectively. To continue to provide the vendor services that are so critical…

Renna Markson appointed as Managing Director of PRCA

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Renna Markson as its new Managing Director. This promotion comes as a recognition of her exceptional dedication and valuable contributions to the organisation over the past few years. The new role of Managing Director holds significant importance within the PRCA structure, and Renna’s appointment is a testament to her desired professional development. Reporting to the incoming CEO, she will assume responsibility for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the association and implementation of strategic plans that will…

Dole Releases 2022 Sustainability Report, Outlining Its Sustainability Strategy and 2030 Goals

Stuart Mitchell

Dole plc has announced the release of its first sustainability report since the 2021 merger of Total Produce plc and Dole Food Company. Building on its historical achievements, this report sets out the organization’s refreshed sustainability framework and offers a new set of environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals through 2030. The Dole Way, Dole’s sustainability framework, focuses on robust governance and three core pillars—For Nature, For People and For Food—covering environmental, ethical and social and nutrition related issues. These three pillars incorporate key areas identified as being most material…

Widespread ewe-phoria as Shaun the Sheep becomes Countryside Code Champion

Stuart Mitchell

Shaun the Sheep has been revealed as the new champion of Natural England’s Countryside Code. A new baa-rilliant campaign with Aardman will see the popular animated character encourage children and young people to “respect, protect and enjoy” the countryside. From Mossy Bottom farm, Shaun and friends will follow the Countryside Code and show children how to care for nature, follow signs and share the space with others. It follows research from Natural England’s Children’s People and Nature Survey which revealed that 80% of children and young people agreed that looking…

Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would save billions from dangerously hot climate

Stuart Mitchell

Current climate policies will leave more than a fifth of humanity exposed to dangerously hot temperatures by 2100, new research suggests. Despite the Paris Agreement pledge to keep global warming well below 2°C (compared to pre-industrial levels), current policies are projected to result in 2.7°C warming by the end of the century. The new study, led by researchers at the Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter, associated with the Earth Commission, and Nanjing University, assessed what this would mean for the number of people living outside the “climate niche” in…