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tombola teams up with Breast Cancer Now for ‘eyes down, check up’ campaign that encourages one million people to check their breasts and raise £1million

Stuart Mitchell

tombola has teamed up with leading research and support charity, Breast Cancer Now, to launch their ‘eyes down, check up’ campaign, which aims to encourage one million people to regularly check their breasts and raise up to £1million for the charity.  Every 10 minutes in the UK, one woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, and one man is diagnosed daily*. Around two thirds of breast cancers in England are found when a woman detects an unusual breast change and gets this checked by a GP**. Yet fewer than half (44%) of…

Northern Endurance Partnership Awards Halliburton Contract For Carbon Capture And Storage Monitoring

Stuart Mitchell

Halliburton has announced a contract award to provide completions and downhole monitoring services for the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) carbon capture and storage (CCS) system in northeast England’s East Coast Cluster (ECC). Halliburton will manufacture and deliver the majority of the equipment required for this project from its U.K. completion manufacturing facility in Arbroath. For more than 50 years, the center has supported North Sea operations and provides on-site product development and testing resources alongside advanced manufacturing capabilities to support efficient production and the delivery of equipment. Halliburton is pleased…

ILO welcomes G20 targets on youth and gender equality

Stuart Mitchell

At the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting (LEMM) in George, South Africa, ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, welcomed the adoption of new commitments to address labour market inequality and advance social justice through decent work. Meeting under the theme Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability, G20 Labour Ministers adopted the Nelson Mandela Bay Youth Target. Building on the significant progress made toward the G20 2014 Antalya Goal, this pledge to reduce the share of young people aged 15–29 not in employment, education or training (NEET) by a further 5 per cent…

Nearly a fifth of Brits cannot identify a single risk factor of type 2 diabetes, new research from Tesco reveals

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco and Diabetes UK are urging the nation to learn about the seriousness of type 2 diabetes, after new research uncovered a worrying lack of awareness of the condition among UK adults. The survey revealed that over two thirds (68%) of those surveyed without any type of diabetes or prediabetes have not considered their risk of type 2 diabetes. Figures also showed that the biggest blockers to eating more healthily in the last 12 months are the cost of healthy eating (30%) and lack of time to prepare healthy food…

RES reports sustainability impact as it expands global footprint

Stuart Mitchell

RES has published its Global Sustainability Report – Power for Good, highlighting a year of transformative growth, strengthened climate impact and global expansion for the world’s largest independent renewable energy company. The report details RES’ performance across environmental, social and governance (ESG) priorities, including its climate impact, approach to responsible business, and engagement with people and communities. In a landmark year, RES’ services business saw its largest expansion to date with the acquisition of Ingeteam Services – adding 2,000 colleagues, expanding into 12 new countries, and growing its operational portfolio…