Penny Black's Social World: September 2021

- By Penny Black
- @PennyBlackPost
- 02 Sep 2021
- Indicative reading time: 1 minute

Sporting subsidies, climate change, shining shoes and duplicating donations.

Tweet of the month

The IPCC #ClimateReport leaves no room for doubt that urgent action is needed now. The insurance & long-term savings sector’s ambitious #ClimateChange Roadmap sets out our commitment to working collaboratively to tackle this greatest threat to our planet - https://t.co/OEi1qTG238 https://t.co/0RvS655Elm pic.twitter.com/jxxr1FbSd2
— ABI (@BritishInsurers) August 9, 2021

The Paralympic Games are back – and we’ll once again be supporting them, this time as a Worldwide Partner. Which athlete or sport will #SparkConfidence for you? Learn more about the movement.https://t.co/vqCaGU6SyV #Paralympics pic.twitter.com/uZNIRtvaCa
— Allianz Insurance (@allianzuknews) August 17, 2021

Thank you to everyone who donated a toy or game to @family_action’s #CreatingHappyMemories toy appeal. Our people & claims suppliers have donated 586 toys & games to six different services across the UK. We’re so happy to have helped families create happy memories this summer ? pic.twitter.com/0CuKUXKtcd
— LV= (@lv) August 17, 2021

A coalition of 23 industry bodies - led by Zurich Municipal - has signed an open letter to the Education Secretary urging the government to make sprinklers compulsory in all new and major refurbished schools. #SprinklersinSchools pic.twitter.com/nPs6mFwDlK
— Zurich Insurance UK (@ZurichInsUK) August 18, 2021

Well done to everyone who took part in the AXA Charity Cycle. Over 100 employees collectively cycled 6,086 miles, raising over £12,000 for our chosen charities, including @alzheimerssoc and @FareShareUK https://t.co/2xALYT6th4 pic.twitter.com/gKIS4CoZgr
— AXA UK (@AXAUK) July 23, 2021

FREE shoe shine every Thursday in August and September. CFC are supporting @LondonCityShoe1 in Leadenhall Market. Beginning today, bring along all leather, suede and nubuck shoes, along with ladies boots too! 10am - 4pm, drop & collect anytime during this window.@LeadenhallMkt pic.twitter.com/ly8cI2fkig
— CFC (@cfcunderwriting) August 5, 2021

According to the #IPCC’s new report on #ClimateChange, we need immediate, rapid and large-scale reductions in emissions if we are to limit warming to 1.5°C or even 2°C. We need to urgently close the gap between climate rhetoric and climate action ? https://t.co/yH9GbREvKg pic.twitter.com/t1nrgfAvrP
— @zurich (@Zurich) August 9, 2021

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