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Fundraising Regulator unveils its new five-year Strategic Plan for 2022-27

Stuart Mitchell

The Fundraising Regulator has published its first Strategic Plan as an established regulatory body, covering the period 2022 – 2027. With this new five-year Strategic Plan, they intend to move into the next phase of their development, while ensuring they continue to respond appropriately and flexibly to changes in the charitable fundraising sector.  Developed following engagement with charity networks and other stakeholders, the strategy sets out their regulatory objectives and priorities for the period 2022 – 2027 and addresses the new trends in charitable fundraising which have emerged since they …

84% of UK households are unintentionally contaminating their recycling bins

Stuart Mitchell

New public insights released by Recycle Now – part of climate action NGO, WRAP – have found that we are a nation of wish cyclers, with the vast majority of well-intentioned households trying to recycle items that should not go in the recycling bin, in an effort to do their bit. Contaminants affect the quality of the recycling, its value and in extreme cases mean that the recycling has to be disposed of rather than recycled. In response, this year’s Recycle Week 2022 (17th – 23rd October 2022) is themed…

En+ Group presents the results of the first year of its transition to carbon neutrality

Stuart Mitchell

En+ Group, a Russian leader in low-carbon aluminum production and renewable energy, reported on the results of the first year in achieving the Net Zero strategy goals. The presentation took place as part of a round table organized by the Climate Partnership of Russia. In 2021, En+ Group was one of the first companies in Russia to set the goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. The company’s interim goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 35% by 2030 was the most ambitious in the global aluminum industry…

New Campaign by FEMA and the Ad Council Encourages Black Community to “Create a Lasting Legacy” by Preparing for Disasters

Stuart Mitchell

As part of FEMA’s ongoing approach to advance accessibility and cultural competency in boosting the nation’s preparedness, the new PSAs were developed specifically to reach Black and African American communities, and will air nationwide. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and Deputy Administrator Erik A. Hooks will also visit Howard University, a founding member of the HBCU Emergency Management Workforce Consortium, for a series of events kicking off National Preparedness Month and announcing the new Ready Campaign. Black communities are on the frontlines of climate change and related extreme weather events. A…

Amazon Launchpad’s annual Innovation Awards recognizes UK small business Petit Pli as 2022 European Startup of the Year

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon Launchpad, has announced the annual Innovation Awards recognising UK-based small business, Petit Pli, creator of clothes that grow with your child, as the 2022 European Startup of the Year. To celebrate the Innovation Awards, Amazon Launchpad will run an “Amazon Launchpad Innovation Week” from 12th to 19th September. The event will feature a curated collection packed with forward-thinking products designed by the UK-based winner and other European finalists available to shop at amazon.co.uk/launchpad/innovationweek. Petit Pli, which uses recycled water bottles to make their range of clothes that grow up…