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Ethical survey software from University of Leicester rolled-out by LOROS Hospice

Stuart Mitchell

The LOROS Hospice is trialling an inclusive and ethical data gathering tool developed by researchers from the University of Leicester to gain feedback from their service users. LOROS is an independent charity that provides care for over 2500 residents per year in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland. They deliver free care and support to terminally ill patients, their family and carers through numerous multidisciplinary services including inpatient stays, outpatient clinics, day therapy, support in people’s homes, and counselling. Offering high quality, individualised care to patients and their families is pivotal to…

Starbucks Announces 6,000 Greener Stores Worldwide

Stuart Mitchell

Starbucks has certified 6,091 Greener Stores, nearly doubling its portfolio in the past year, and a milestone achievement toward the company’s goal of certifying 10,000 Greener Stores globally by 2025. In markets around the world, Greener Stores energy and water savings and waste diversion help advance the company’s goal to reduce carbon emissions, water usage and landfill waste by 50% by 2030.  The company has Greener Stores in 44 markets with new markets including India, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam, Bahrain, Italy, France, Spain,…

Major Firms Commit to Action as Taskforce Report Identifies £45.5billion Opportunity For UK Economy from Investing in Early Childhood

Stuart Mitchell

The Royal Foundation Business Taskforce for Early Childhood has recently published a report setting out the business case for prioritising early childhood and announced the first tranche of action to be taken as a result of its work. The Taskforce was established in March 2023 by The Princess of Wales to galvanise business action on early childhood. Since then, Taskforce members Aviva, The Co-operative Group, Deloitte, Iceland Foods, IKEA UK and Ireland, The LEGO Group, NatWest Group and Unilever UK, have worked together to identify the scale of the opportunity…

Sodexo extends its support of veterans with Combat2Coffee partnership

Stuart Mitchell

Sodexo Government has announced a new partnership with Combat2Coffee, a community interest not-for-profit company (CIC) committed to supporting veterans and ex-uniformed personnel.    Combat2Coffee is a coffee company with a difference, created by its founder, Nigel Seaman, a Royal Anglian veteran, to support the wellbeing and mental health of ex-service personnel and their families using coffee as a vehicle for conversation. The vision of Combat2Coffee is to provide: mental health and signposting support through a dedicated and experienced outreach team and community hubs employability skills through barista and roasting training…

Wildlife has won the People’s Postcode Lottery with a £400,000 boost

Stuart Mitchell

TV presenter Steve Backshall thanked players of People’s Postcode Lottery for raising £400,000 to help treat wildlife at RSPCA centres as well as firing-up local communities to help wild creatures they share their neighbours with. The generous support comes as the RSPCA celebrates 200-years of changing animals’ lives for the better and will help fund vital work by the charity’s four specialist wildlife rehabilitation centres  – RSPCA East Winch in Norfolk, RSPCA West Hatch in Somerset, RSPCA Mallydams Wood in East Sussex and RSPCA Stapeley Grange in Cheshire. The money…