Tag: London

Mayor of London Calls for Closer Ties With San Francisco on Promoting Inclusivity for Tech Sector

Stuart Mitchell

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called for closer collaboration between the cities of London and San Francisco, highlighting the importance of stronger relationships based on shared values of openness and inclusivity, and the need for cities to work together to promote greater gender diversity. Speaking at the SXSW tech conference earlier this week, the Mayor talked about the growing role for US cities, such as San Francisco and London to work together in shining a spotlight on diversity, particularly in the tech sector. The Mayor has launched a major…

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Ethics Panel in London to consider use of facial recognition technologies

Stuart Mitchell

An independent panel that advises City Hall on the ethics of policing in the capital is to examine the use by the Metropolitan Police of facial recognition technology, and how they prioritise in the face of Government cuts to their budgets. Today the Mayor of London announced that a new Chair of the London Policing Ethics Panel, the ethical policy expert Dr Suzanne Shale, will review the Metropolitan Police’s use of facial-recognition technology as part of a wider look at digital policing. Facial recognition technology has been previously used at…

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Starbucks to trial paper cup charge in 25 London stores

Stuart Mitchell

Starbucks has announced that it will trial a 5p charge on disposable cups across 25 of its London stores. The trial is set to last months, and its purpose is to assess the effectiveness of a charge on disposable cups. Starbucks were the first to create a reusable cup incentive which was implemented in 1998 at 10p before upping it to 25p in 2008. In 2016, as a way to heighten awareness and to promote reusability Starbucks extended the cup discount to 50p for a few months. Starbucks now estimate…

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Shell launches latest chapter of #makethefuture energy relay

Stuart Mitchell

Shell supports start-up – bio-bean– to help power London buses with a biofuel made using a coffee oil component extracted from the city’s waste coffee grounds. This is the latest chapter in its ongoing investment in its #makethefuture energy relay – an initiative which supports entrepreneurs turn bright energy innovations into positive impact for communities around the world. Malena Cutuli, Group Head of Integrated Brand Communications & Capability comments, “Since 2014, Shell has been committed to supporting the smart solution ideas of young entrepreneurs that will help build a brighter…

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J. Walter Thompson London launches Female Tribes Consulting

Stuart Mitchell

J. Walter Thompson London is launching an industry first business consultancy called Female Tribes Consulting,out of its leading global Female Tribes Initiative. Female Tribes Consulting takes the insights and understanding from the global Female Tribes Women’s Index study (8,000 Women in 19 countries) and helps clients re-design their businesses through a female lens by delivering a full set of bespoke consultancy products and services. By driving this unrivalled female insight through everything from innovation, R&D and product and service design to employee experience, consumer experience and business behaviours FT Consulting…

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