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Breach of lobbying rules verdict welcome but reform now needed, says CIPR

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has welcomed the outcome of an investigation into whether the Earl of Shrewsbury breached lobbying rules and has called for “wholesale reform” of lobbying legislation. The Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists (ORCL) concluded that his company, Talbot Consulting Ltd, “undertook unregistered consultant lobbying activities” on behalf of their client SpectrumX. The legislation states a person must not carry on the business of consultant lobbying unless entered in the Register of consultant lobbyists. Talbot Consulting Ltd will now face a fine. It is…

The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable Welcomes New Member LION

Stuart Mitchell

The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) is a technical coalition of leading global beverage companies working together to advance environmental sustainability within the beverage sector. BIER aims to affect sector change through work focused on water stewardship, energy efficiency and climate change, beverage container recycling, sustainable agriculture, and ecosystem services. Joining members, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Bacardi, Beam Suntory, Brown-Forman, Carlsberg Group, The Coca-Cola Company, Constellation Brands, Diageo, Heineken, Keurig Dr Pepper, MillerCoors, Molson Coors, Ocean Spray Cranberries, PepsiCo, and Pernod Ricard, LION will be contributing to BIER’s collaborative approach of accelerating…

Royal Bank of Scotland seeks donations for Ukraine support at national welcome centre

Stuart Mitchell

Royal Bank of Scotland has set up a dedicated donation distribution hub for Ukrainian refugees arriving in the capital. The hub runs alongside the Welcome Centre for Scotland, which was created through a partnership between the City of Edinburgh Council and local partners, and hosted within Royal Bank’s Gogarburn headquarters. Using funding issued by the Scottish Government to local authorities to support welcome efforts, the Welcome Centre opened its doors earlier this year to support those resettling in the country and has been the first port of call for thousands…

DMA Welcomes Former Marketer As Secretary Of State For Digital, Culture, Media And Sport

Stuart Mitchell

The Data & Marketing Association (DMA) welcomes the appointment of Michelle Donelan as the new Secretary of State for the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). In an extremely challenging time for business, it is imperative that the Secretary of State prioritises championing significant pieces of legislative reform which are of the utmost importance to business growth, innovation and data protection. In particular, the UK Data Protection and Digital Information Bill will reduce red tape and offer clarity on data protection laws for businesses, including further clarity over…

Fairtrade welcomes launch of Belize national strategy against child labour

Stuart Mitchell

A new strategy and policy launched by the Government of Belize to tackle child labour and reduce its incidence by eliminating the worst forms by 2025 has gone into effect this month following extended dialogue with national stakeholders, cooperatives, and social justice organizations, including Fairtrade. “This is an extraordinary development and a critical step in the right direction,” said Anita Sheth, Fairtrade International’s Senior Advisor for Social Compliance and Development (informal sectors). “Fairtrade has been hard at work for many years collaborating with government, NGOS, supply chain actors and smallholder…