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Joint comment responding to Health Minister’s statement on brand advertising

Stuart Mitchell

The Minister for Health and Social Care Ashley Dalton has issued a written ministerial statement (WMS) reiterating the Government’s view that pure brand advertising is not in scope of the incoming advertising restrictions on Less Healthy Foods. The incoming restrictions are due to come into force on October 1, 2025 across online channels and a pre-9pm TV watershed. The Advertising Association, Channel 4, ISBA, ITV, Paramount, and STV have issued a joint statement in response: “We strongly welcome today’s statement from the Department for Health and Social Care, in the context of the urgent…

LME explores establishing price premia for sustainable metals

Stuart Mitchell

The London Metal Exchange (LME) has started to explore the potential for producing sustainable metal premia for LME-approved brands. It is currently engaging closely with physical market stakeholders on its proposals for four key LME metals. By making a sustainability price differential public, the value attached to sustainable metals will be transparent and could support the development of the market for sustainable metals. Matthew Chamberlain, LME CEO, said: “Our conversations with stakeholders have shown that there is support for establishing a way to reflect an LME brand’s sustainability in its…

Birds, beetles and butterflies: conservationists reveal wildlife affected by UK fires

Stuart Mitchell

The National Trust has laid bare some of the varied species of wildlife that have been affected by April’s spate of wildfires. After the driest March in decades, and warmer than average temperatures in April, the UK has had one of the worst fire seasons on record. Fires in recent weeks have included one spanning 1,600 hectares – roughly 400 times the size of Cardiff’s Principality Stadium – at the National Trust’s Abergwesyn Common in Powys, Mid Wales. The blaze damaged vast areas of prime habitat for small mammals and…

Asda launches new meningitis vaccination service in the UK, responding to calls for cheaper jabs

Stuart Mitchell

Asda has launched a new meningitis vaccination which will make the jab the most affordable on the market.   MenB Single Dose MenB Full Course Asda £89.88 £179.76 Boots £110 £220 Superdrug £110 £220-£330 Well Pharmacy £110 £220 Day Lewis £108 £216   Asda’s new launch comes as leading charity Meningitis Now recently called for more affordable protection against the serious disease.   Meningitis is a fast-acting and potentially life-threatening disease, making vaccination an essential safeguard. Asda’s initiative ensures that more people can take proactive steps to protect themselves and…

The Ad Council Elects 17 New Members to Its Board of Directors

Stuart Mitchell

The Ad Council, America’s leader in leveraging the power of communications to inspire action and accelerate change around the nation’s most pressing issues, elected 17 new members to its Board of Directors at its biannual Board meeting yesterday. Along with welcoming a new group of leading marketing, media and business executives, the nonprofit organization also elevated Carla Hassan, Chief Marketing Officer, JPMorganChase, to the role of Vice Chair. Chaired by Tara Walpert Levy, VP, Americas at YouTube, the Ad Council’s Board of Directors harnesses industry leaders’ vast and varied expertise…