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Healthy Food Too Expensive For A Third Of Families, According To Barnardo’s Scotland Research

Stuart Mitchell

Almost a third (31%) of parents surveyed in Scotland have revealed that they have bought unhealthy food for their children at least once a fortnight because they cannot afford healthy meals, according to the country’s leading children’s charity. Research from pollsters YouGov, which was commissioned by Barnardo’s Scotland, reveals that 31% of parent of children aged 18 or under are having to make such purchases when it comes to feeding their families every fortnight, while nearly a quarter of those polled (26%) say they have had to do so at…

Sodexo’s new data-driven reporting tool spotlights social value impact

Stuart Mitchell

Sodexo UK & Ireland’s Government business has recently launched a new client-focussed, data-driven reporting platform to support its public sector clients define, track, measure and evidence the social value over the lifetime of client’s contract.  Aligned to UN Sustainable Development Goals and nationally recognised methodologies for calculating Social Return on Investment (SROI), Sodexo’s new Social Impact Reporting Platform has been custom-built enabling it to operationalise its commitments and demonstrate progress through a client-accessible dashboard. The new bespoke platform, which will enhance contract management, enables Sodexo to feed in all activity…

OPEC Fund provides US$35 million loan to Asaka Bank to support food security and climate action in Uzbekistan

Stuart Mitchell

The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) is extending a US$35 million loan to Uzbekistan’s State Joint-Stock Company Asaka Bank (Asaka Bank) to enhance food security and expand financing for climate action projects in the Central Asian country. The funding will help increase access to finance for agriculture and strengthen the bank’s climate finance portfolio. OPEC Fund President Abdulhamid Alkhalifa said: “Our partnership with Asaka Bank supports two crucial priorities for Uzbekistan – ensuring food security and addressing climate change. Agriculture remains a cornerstone of the country’s economy…

Social protection has a strong impact on the reduction of inequalities – new ILO paper finds

Stuart Mitchell

The International Labour Organization (ILO) launched its working paper, Combating inequalities: what role for universal social protection?, on Thursday, during an event that featured distinguished speakers from the ILO, the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD).  The paper, which was published at the end of 2024, underscores that inequalities remain a global challenge, and that income inequality in particular has reached alarming levels, with households in the lower 50th percentile holding 25 per cent of total income, compared to 30 per cent of total…

Ten GSK IMPACT Award winners showcase outstanding work of voluntary and community sector in 2025

Stuart Mitchell

Ten small and medium sized charities have been named as winners of the 2025 GSK IMPACT Awards for their exceptional work improving health and wellbeing. This year’s awards were announced amid an increasingly challenging financial environment for charities. Despite this, the award judges were struck by the continued determination of the winners to meet the needs of their communities. The ten winning charities took part in a rigorous selection and assessment process and were selected from a record number of award entries. Now in their 28th year, the GSK IMPACT…