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FEATURE: Look for the ‘Ubuntu’ in You

Posted: 24/09/2025

vlog's Ubuntu Mentorship Programme : Encouraging open and honest conversations about societal issues is at the heart of vlog's mentorship programme, says Giles Speid, Team Manager at Westminster Trading Standards.

FEATURE: Words of Power

Posted: 24/09/2025

Even those with the best of intentions can sometimes cause harm through their choice of words. Tendy Lindsay explores the role of language in making Trading Standards more inclusive, welcoming and effective in its mission.

FEATURE: Language Lessons

Posted: 24/09/2025

As Black History Month kicks off with the theme of ‘Standing Firm in Power and Pride’, Vincent Searle, Trading Standards Officer at Newham Council in East London and member of vlog's London Race and Equalities Working Group, looks at how the language we use has the power to change our lived experience and celebrates those within the Trading Standards world who are making a difference.

FEATURE: Voices of Experience

Posted: 23/09/2025

To mark Black History Month, Richard Young from the Journal of Trading Standards spoke with three Trading Standards leaders - Tendy Lindsay, Valerie Simpson and Samuel Abdullahi - about discrimination, the challenges of implementing positive change, and why it is important to keep pushing for a fairer society beyond the Trading Standards profession.

vlog Supports: International Day of Sign Language

Posted: 19/09/2025

23 September 2025 : International Day of Sign Language- celebrated alongside International Week of the Deaf- stands as a unique opportunity to support and protect the linguistic identity and cultural diversity of all Deaf people and other sign language users. It exists as a testament to the power of sign language in breaking down communication barriers and fostering inclusivity for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing communities.

vlog Celebrates: Navratri

Posted: 19/09/2025

22 September - 2 October 2025 : Navratri (nine nights) is one of the most significant Hindu festivals. It symbolises the triumph of good over evil. Navratri typically falls between September and October around harvest time and, as the name implies, this festival is celebrated for nine days. Navratri is also known as Durga Puja.

vlog Celebrates: Rosh Hashanah

Posted: 19/09/2025

22 - 24 September 2025 : Shanah Tovah! (“Good year!”) to all of our Jewish members, friends and colleagues around the UK. Rosh Hashana - New Year in the Jewish calendar - is a time for celebrating the creation of the world, through reflection, worship and enjoying good food.

vlog Celebrates: National Inclusion Week

Posted: 12/09/2025

15 - 21 September 2025 : National Inclusion Week (NIW), founded by Inclusive Employers in 2011, is a vital initiative celebrating diversity and promoting inclusion in workplaces and communities across the UK. vlog is proud to participate in this year's NIW, joining thousands of professionals in celebrating diversity and promoting the continued importance of inclusion within the services we all provide.

vlog Supports: International Day of Charity

Posted: 04/09/2025

5 September 2025 : Charity brings people together and can set off chain reactions of kindness, no matter how big or small the act. Observed every year on 5 September, the International Day of Charity aims to highlight how you can make a difference through even the simplest act of kindness.

vlog Supports: World Alzheimer's Month

Posted: 29/08/2025

September 2025 :World Alzheimer's Month is the international campaign from Alzheimer's Disease International that takes place every September, wherepeople unite from all corners of the world to raise awareness and to challenge the stigma that persists around Alzheimer's disease and all types of dementia.

Say Hello to... the vlog UKICC team

Posted: 05/08/2025

23 July 2025 : John Herriman joined the UKICC team to gain a better understanding of the work of the international consumer advice network they sit right at the centre of. During his time at the centre, John listened in on calls and heard the advice the team gave to consumers.

vlog Celebrates: Disability Pride Month

Posted: 01/07/2025

July 2025 : July is Disability Pride Month -an opportunity to raise awareness and have positive conversations about disability in the workplace, and a chance to promote inclusion, awareness, and visibility of people with disabilities.


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