Tag: UK

UK launches data reform to boost innovation, economic growth and protect the public

Stuart Mitchell

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is set for an overhaul to drive greater innovation and growth in the UK’s data sector and better protect the public from major data threats, under planned reforms announced by the Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden today. One year on from the publication of the National Data Strategy, the government has today launched a wide-ranging consultation on proposed changes to the UK’s data landscape. As part of this, a new governance model is planned for the ICO, including an independent board and chief executive to mirror…

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Giving Tuesday triumphs in UK despite social distancing

Stuart Mitchell

Giving Tuesday brought in £14,000 a minute for good causes in the UK, defying the challenges of social distancing to deliver a bumper fundraising day for charities across the country. The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), which runs the campaign in the UK, has revealed figures from Visa showing that £20.2 million was donated via their payment platforms in the UK on 1 December.  This amounts to £14,000 a minute – and is a 42% rise in donations made through Visa compared to Giving Tuesday in 2019. The Big Give Christmas…

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AB InBev Eliminates Plastic Rings in UK

Stuart Mitchell

AB InBev has reached another exciting circular packaging milestone – our entire portfolio of iconic beers from Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I is now plastic-ring free.  That means cans of Budweiser, Bud Light, Stella Artois and Beck’s in the UK will now be packaged with alternatives like fully recyclable wraps and the KeelClip™, a new technology which uses recyclable paperboard to create a lighter weight pack. Along with decreasing our usage of plastic shrink wrap, we will be eliminating  850 tonnes of plastic waste, the equivalent weight of 67 double decker buses, every year.   This change takes our company one step closer to achieving our 2025 Sustainability Goal of…

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Discovery Education Experience Set to Support Teaching and Learning in Virtual and Blended Classrooms Across the U.K.

Stuart Mitchell

Discovery Education – the global leader in curriculum-aligned digital resources and professional learning for primary and secondary schools – has launched Discovery Education Experience to educators across the U.K. A flexible online learning platform, Experience brings together Discovery Education’s popular digital curriculum services Discovery Education Espresso, Discovery Education Coding, Discovery Education Health and Relationships, Discovery Education STEM Connect and Discovery Education Pathway, into a single, intuitive platform with new customisation, collaboration and personalisation tools. Teachers using Experience receive access to a vast collection of compelling high-quality, ready-curated content, support in…

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The Great British Beach Clean is back for the 27th year of events across the UK

Stuart Mitchell

Like many things this year the Great British Beach Clean will be a little different. The Marine Conservation Society are calling on more people than ever before to become beach clean organisers, adopt a stretch of beach, gather a small group and clean it up. In line with Government guidance, they’re encouraging friends, family and ‘bubbles’ to come together in small, private groups to clean beaches, rather than the usual big beach clean events where hundreds of volunteers get involved. They’ve made organising your own beach clean as easy as…

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