Day: 10 January 2019

Sempra Energy Providing Grants To Fight Homelessness As Part Of ’20/20/20′ Giving Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Sempra Energy has announced it is providing $400,000 in contributions toward reducing homelessness in cities where the company operates, reaching communities throughout California, Texas, Louisiana, Mexico, Chile and Peru. The grants are part of a giving campaign in honor of Sempra Energy’s 20th anniversary – the “20/20/20” campaign – in which employees have been challenged to collectively engage in 20,000 volunteer hours in their communities. Thus far, Sempra Energy employees have recorded approximately 60,000 volunteer hours, triple the campaign goal. “Our company’s success is tied to the positive impacts we…

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JWT Amsterdam & JWT India join forces with photographer Jimmy Nelson to fight for the preservation of cultural heritage

Stuart Mitchell

Photographer Jimmy Nelson is sending a warning that the world is at risk of losing its global cultural heritage by squandering the cultural identities of the last indigenous peoples. The photographer launches a bid to preserve cultural diversity by issuing the caution: ‘BLINK. AND THEY’RE GONE’. A warning that if we don’t engage with indigenous cultures now, they will be gone forever. This is illustrated by a campaign conceptualized and created in a joint effort between JWT INDIA and J. Walter Thompson Amsterdam. The campaign kicks off with a short…

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‘Blue Planet’ effect: Nearly half of British consumers are cutting plastic usage

Stuart Mitchell

A staggering 75% of the British public are cutting down their consumption of products they see as having a harmful impact on the environment or their health, from single-use plastic to meat, according to a new survey. The impact of plastic on the planet has hit home the hardest with the British public, thanks in part to the BBC wildlife series Blue Planet, with 46% stating they actively cut down on their plastic usage. Those surveyed said they are also consciously consuming less sugar, salt, gluten, palm oil, travel, non-recyclable materials, clothing and products that have been tested on animals.…

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Serviceplan Win Eurobest Grand Prix for Dot Mini

Stuart Mitchell

Serviceplan Group have been awarded 1 Grand Prix, 2 Gold, 2 Silver and 5 Bronze at Eurobest 2018. Serviceplan Group enjoyed a successful Eurobest 2018 with 1 Grand Prix, 2 Gold, 2 Silver and 5 Bronze awards.  The Grand Prix and Special Award winners were unveiled at the ‘Eurobest Unwrapped’ event on Thursday 13 December in London. A Grand Prix was awarded in Innovation to Dot ‘Making the World Accessible, Dot by Dot’, a revolutionary technology developed by Serviceplan Germany and Korea with the Dot Incorporation in South Korea.  Dot…

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HMUK launches the 2019 Postgraduate Awards as a new, open application process to support music performance study at UK conservatoires

Stuart Mitchell

Help Musicians UK has opened its 2019 Postgraduate Awards, which launches a new, open application process for music performance students who wish to further their study at a UK Conservatoire. Applicants can now apply directly to the charity for funding towards their course fees and associated living costs.  For a number of years, HMUK has run a nominations process for the annual Postgraduate Awards, where select conservatoires and performing arts colleges put forward students to audition for an award. As part of a commitment to providing accessible, equitable and inclusive…

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