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Sodexo to publish carbon labelling on menus at more than 300 sites across the UK and Ireland by Christmas

Stuart Mitchell

New research from Sodexo shows there is a growing expectation among consumers to see low-carbon options and carbon labelling on menus.   As part of its commitment to ensuring 70% of its main dishes will be low carbon by 2030, Sodexo UK & Ireland is working in partnership with Eaternity to calculate the carbon footprint of its dishes and is set to add carbon labels to menus at more than 300 of its UK and Ireland sites by the end of 2024. To better understand UK consumers’ current familiarity with…

Thousands of potentially fraudulent banking copycat websites reported in 2023, Which? warns

Stuart Mitchell

More than 2,000 suspected banking copycat websites were reported in 2023 alone, new Which? research has found, as the consumer champion calls for new legal duties to force domain registrars to do more to prevent these scams appearing in the first place.  Banking copycat websites masquerading as real banks in a calculated attempt to part unsuspecting consumers from their hard-earned cash has been a persistent scam for a number of years.  The consumer champion teamed up with the DNS Research Federation (DNSRF), an Oxford-based non-profit that does data-driven policy research…

UK Information Commissioner warns UK’s top websites to make cookie changes

Stuart Mitchell

The Information Commissioner has warned some of the UK’s top websites they face enforcement action if they do not make changes to comply with data protection law. Some websites do not give users fair choices over whether or not to be tracked for personalised advertising. The ICO has previously issued clear guidance that organisations must make it as easy for users to “Reject All” advertising cookies as it is to “Accept All”. Websites can still display adverts when users reject all tracking, but must not tailor these to the person…

UNESCO World Heritage: 42 new sites inscribed

Stuart Mitchell

The 45th session of the World Heritage Committee concluded on Monday 25 September in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This year, the Committee inscribed 42 new sites and approved the extension of 5 sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. At the end of its fortnight’s work, the Committee inscribed 42 new sites, of which 33 are cultural sites and 9 are natural sites. These sites will now benefit from the highest level of heritage protection in the world. They will also have access to new opportunities for technical and financial assistance from…

450 young people a year to benefit from purchase of a new site by Jamie’s Farm

Stuart Mitchell

Education charity Jamie’s Farm is pleased to announce the purchase of a sixth rural farm which will enable more young people at risk of social and academic exclusion to experience its transformative residential visits to the countryside. The charity has helped almost 13,000 disadvantaged young people boost their self-confidence and improve their behaviour since it was founded in 2009. The addition of Lower Shockerwick Farm means 450 more children can be helped each year, meeting some of the increased demand from schools and local authorities for Jamie’s Farm’s unique Family,…