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PRCA welcomes prospect of tighter lobbying laws for ex Ministers

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has welcomed reports that Lord Evans, Chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, intends to tighten lobbying rules for former ministers.  PRCA Director General, Francis Ingham MPRCA commented: “We are delighted that Lord Evans agrees with us that the revolving door of former Ministers becoming lobbyists soon after leaving office needs to be closed. We have called for this change for years, and we trust that in the wake of the Greensill revelations, the Government will now accede to this demand from…

Compassion in World Farming Welcomes Entries for its 2021 Awards

Stuart Mitchell

The annual Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards programme run by Compassion in World Farming has been streamlined this year to allow businesses hit by COVID-19 to progress towards the delivery of their existing animal welfare commitments.  Instead, the focus will be on the following award categories for which Compassion is now inviting entries. These are: Marketing & Innovation Awards for the Food Service & Manufacturing sectors – these awards recognise companies from these two sectors that provide the best example of work to measurably improve farm animal welfare (innovation), and…

National Grid Welcomes Natalie Edwards as Chief Diversity Officer

Stuart Mitchell

National Grid has welcomed Natalie Edwards to the company’s newly established Chief Diversity Officer role. Based in New York, Edwards will take on responsibility for the company’s inclusion and diversity efforts across its US and UK businesses. “At National Grid, I plan to build on the great inclusion and diversity work that has already been achieved to increase a sense of belonging at all levels,” said Chief Diversity Officer Natalie Edwards. “I want to ensure we have a culture where every employee feels seen, heard and valued for their uniqueness.”…

The Coalition for the Energy of the Future unveils its first seven concrete actions and welcomes three new members

Stuart Mitchell

Launched in late 2019, the Coalition for the Energy of the Future aims at accelerating the development of future energies and technologies to sustain new green mobility models and reduce the impact of transport and logistics on climate change. The Coalition is pleased to announce the first milestones to be reached in 2021. 2021: A year of milestones with the development of the Coalition’s first 7 projects 2021 will be a structuring year for the Coalition and its cross-industry working groups with 7 projects to be developed:   Green hydrogen:…

Alzheimer’s Research UK welcomes Scottish government’s pledge to research why so many people with dementia have died from COVID-19

Stuart Mitchell

Alzheimer’s Research UK has welcomed the Scottish government’s plan to support people with dementia affected by COVID-19, as it vows to carry out research to find out why so many people with dementia have died during the pandemic. The commitment is one of several made in the government’s plan, outlining how it intends to support people with dementia, their carers and families, as the nation recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. In July 2020, the National Records of Scotland showed that of all deaths involving COVID-19 between March and June 2020,…