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State of pay: Gender, age and location pay gaps revealed by PRCA Marketing Census

Stuart Mitchell

A pay gap of more than £20,000 a year between male and female employees in marketing has been revealed by the PRCA Marketing Census 2021, as well as gaps between those working in London and the rest of the country. The average pay for men was £61,499.50 while women reported an average of £40,642.40 – highlighting a £20,857 shortfall for women. The overall average salary was £46,899.50 – a figure that is itself high, reflecting the relative seniority of the sample. Meanwhile, those working in London received an average salary…

Heritage Horizon Awards: £50million to five life-changing projects

Stuart Mitchell

The National Lottery Heritage Fund has announced the recipients of its Heritage Horizon Awards, with over £50million of funding awarded to five projects across the UK. Below is the press release on their website: From the Scottish mountains to England’s southwest coast, these big heritage ideas champion environmental, community and cultural heritage. We are proud to announce the recipients of our Heritage Horizon Awards. Over £50million of funding has been awarded to five transformational projects across the UK. When we launched the Heritage Horizon Awards in 2019, we set out…

Amazon Launchpad announces winner of ‘Startup of the Year’ as part of Innovation Awards: WeWALK, creator of a revolutionary smart cane, receives €100,000 prize

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon Launchpad has announced the winner of the ‘Startup of the Year’ award as part of the Amazon Launchpad Innovation Awards, a free-to-enter competition designed to support innovative European startups. The winner, UK based small business, WeWALK, creator of the revolutionary smart cane, has been awarded a €100,000 prize to support the future growth of the business. The Startup of the Year and four other winners, CasusGrill from Denmark, Pahoj from Sweden, PlanetCare from Slovenia and Callaly from the UK were chosen from over 1,800 applications from 26 different European countries.…

Groundbreaking analysis reveals a fully flexible energy system could cut the cost of reaching net zero by up to £16.7bn a year in 2050

Stuart Mitchell

Findings from a new, groundbreaking analysis of the future net zero energy system in Great Britain are expected to have profound implications for policymakers, households and the wider energy sector across Great Britain.  For the first time, the system-level value of deploying flexibility across heat, transport, industry and power sectors in Great Britain, and the sensitivity of this value to different scenarios, has been assessed. The analysis delivers a robust and up-to-date evidence-base on the role and value of flexibility in a net zero system, to drive decision making across…

Michelin presents its “All Sustainable” strategy for 2030: Michelin In Motion

Stuart Mitchell

At Michelin’s Capital Markets Day, Florent Menegaux, Managing Chairman, and Yves Chapot, General Manager and Chief Financial Officer, accompanied by all the members of the Group Executive Committee, presented Michelin in Motion, Michelin’s “All Sustainable” strategy for 2030. Mr. Menegaux explained the Group’s “All Sustainable” vision, which is based on the constant search for the right balance between People, Planet and Profit. He also presented the Group’s ambitions for 2030, based on twelve indicators covering its environmental, social, societal and financial performance. In particular, he emphasized the Group’s commitment to:…