Oxford St lights up a Christmas of sustainability — and giving October 12, 2023 Oxford Street will be wishing West End shoppers a merry sustainable Christmas again this year. Come 2 November, nearly 300,000 LED lights will be switched on, saving 75 per cent more energy than regular light bulbs, and with the displays made from recycled polymer. And like last year, the lighting will be kept on a [...]
5 Reasons Why This Year’s City Giving Day was the Best One Yet September 29, 2023 | Sponsored On Tuesday 26 September, The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of the City of London, Alderman, Sheriffs and 570 City businesses came together for City Giving Day. Hosted by The Lord Mayor’s Appeal, the annual event unites the City to celebrate and promote the positive impact of philanthropy. Here’s 5 reasons this year’s City Giving [...]
Skyscraper Challenge: City gets ready for a running, abseiling and zipwiring spectacular September 7, 2023 The City will this weekend host an athletic event like no other, with almost a thousand hardy participants running up the Cheesegrater – and either abseiling or zipwiring all the way back down. The Skyscraper Challenge will be the first of its kind in the world. The London Landmarks Skyscraper Challenge is a 100% not-for-profit event created by [...]
The Countdown for City Giving Day 2023 Begins August 17, 2023 | Sponsored The countdown has officially begun for City Giving Day, the City’s biggest annual celebration of charity, philanthropy and giving. With just under six weeks to go until the big day, a host of exciting events have been announced, hosted by City businesses across the Square Mile these include a brand-new live online auction to “Knit [...]
The Square Mile Gears Up For City Giving Day 2023! July 26, 2023 | Sponsored As the countdown begins for City Giving Day 2023, businesses across the Square Mile are starting to announce their plans for the annual event – from a brand-new live online auction to “knit for the community” being supported by the Lady Mayoress, Felicity Lyons. Coming into its 10th year, City Giving Day is an annual [...]
Power of Inclusion Breakfast Discusses Social Mobility and Building Effective Networks July 11, 2023 | Sponsored On Wednesday 5th July, The Lord Mayor’s Appeal held the second in its series of Power of Inclusion Social Mobility Workshops. Kindly hosted by Janus Henderson Investors, over 60 participants gathered to discuss social mobility, exploring the value of formal and informal networks and how to build effective networks within their organisations. The workshop series [...]
The Lord Mayor’s Appeal to host an introduction to initiative We Can Be at the Bank of China this July June 29, 2023 | Sponsored Every spring The Lord Mayor’s Appeal hosts their annual We Can Be event, opening the doorsfor almost 200 young women to 12 businesses and allowing them to experience life in a Cityoffice first hand. In many cases this is a first for the young people – the first time they step footinto the swanky offices [...]
The Lady Mayoress Joins City Leaders at Mansion House for the Second City Giving Day Breakfast June 15, 2023 | Sponsored The Lady Mayoress of the City of London Felicity Lyons and The Lord Mayor’s Appeal hosted City leaders and CSR professionals yesterday at Mansion House for the second annual City Giving Day breakfast. High-profile guests including Alderman Alison Gowman and Sheriff Andrew Marsden joined thought leaders from some of the City’s most prevalent companies including [...]
Why You Should Wear The Green Ribbon For Mental Health Awareness Week May 15, 2023 | Sponsored It has long been understood that a healthy workforce is a more productive workforce with mental health now a key part of the conversation. Organisations are forever innovating when it comes to finding new ways to help support their staff to thrive at work. If, however, there is a common thread that is required to [...]
Cardiovascular Disease – To know, you’ve got to know March 23, 2023 | Sponsored Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of deaths in England. Many people don’t know about it, or think it doesn’t affect them – yet it is the cause of one in four deaths across England. The good news is that CVD is largely preventable – and your blood pressure is the easiest way to tell [...]