Day: 29 July 2018

LDC Launch New Soy Sustainability Policy

Stuart Mitchell

Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), one of the largest producers of Soy has announced that it is moving towards zero deforestation in its soy supply chain by embedding the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into its updated raw materials strategy. As part of its new Soy Sustainability Policy, LDC has committed to publish information on all soy plantations it sources from – either directly or indirectly – as it already does with palm oil. LDC’s statement read: “Soybean oil is already the second most widely used oil in the world. And…

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Nestlé opens new wind farm Dumfries and Galloway to power their UK & Ireland businesses

Stuart Mitchell

Nestlé, the world’s largest food and drink company, has opened a new wind farm at Sanquhar in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The farm, developed in partnership with energy business Community Windpower, is made up of nine turbines which, combined, are now producing around 125GWh of power per annum. That’s enough to supply half the annual electricity demands of all Nestlé’s UK and Ireland operations. Each year, enough electricity to power 30,000 homes will be delivered back to the National Grid, meaning that Nestlé is now contributing directly to the de-carbonising…

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‘Don’t be Dick’ – Coffee Cup Crisis – Campaign launched to highlight serious problem caused by disposable coffee cups in Dublin

Stuart Mitchell

Three local authorities in Dublin have launched a major awareness campaign today to tackle the growing environmental issue of disposable coffee cups in the Dublin Region. Most disposable cups are made from paper with a plastic lining to make them waterproof in order to hold hot drinks. This makes them unsuitable for recycling in Ireland. With Irish people using in excess of 200 million disposable cups every year this is having a seriously negative impact on our environment. To further compound the issue, disposable coffee cups have become a major…

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The One Club for Creativity and The 3% Movement Open Global Call for Entries for “Next Creative Leaders”

Stuart Mitchell

The One Club for Creativity, the world’s foremost non-profit organization recognizing creative excellence in advertising and design, and The 3% Movement, the advertising industry’s leading voice for gender equality and diversity overall, today opened the global call for entries for their joint Next Creative Leaders program. Developed collaboratively by the organizations in 2015, Next Creative Leaders identifies and celebrates talented creative women around the world who are making their mark with both great work and a workplace perspective on diversity that helps change the industry for the better.   Entries…

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Bill Gates announces investment to improve Alzheimer’s diagnosis

Stuart Mitchell

Leading philanthropist Bill Gates has announced that he is to invest in a new fund designed to bring about improved diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia. Mr Gates made his first investment into dementia research in November 2017 when he put $50m into the Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF), which provides backing for early-stage drug discovery projects around the globe. The DDF was formed through a collaboration of the UK Department of Health, Alzheimer’s Research UK and several leading pharmaceutical companies. Today’s announcement sees Mr Gates make…

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