Aramark Launches New Eco-Conscious Apparel Line Made from Recycled Materials

Aramark is launching an exclusive new WearGuard® Eco Collection that offers an apparel solution for customers committed to minimizing their impact on environment. The eco-conscious apparel is created with recycled fiber blends, including traditional recycled polyester, oyster shell polyester and REPREVE® performance fiber manufactured entirely from recycled plastic bottles. “Our customers are more environmentally conscious than ever before and this exciting new solution is one way we are responding to an increasing demand for sustainable products,” said Brad Drummond, Chief Operating Officer of Aramark’s Uniform and Refreshments sector. “I couldn’t…

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Ample Labs and Ada Turn to AI to Support Homeless in Toronto

Ample Labs, in partnership with Ada, have announced Chalmers, an AI-powered chatbot designed to instantly connect Toronto’s homeless community with local resources. Ready with 24/7 support accessible across desktop and mobile devices, Chalmers provides real-time information about free meals, clothing banks, overnight shelters, drop-in facilities, and more. Throughout the course of its six months in beta testing, Chalmers has grown to support 700 users each month, providing a total of 6,500 recommendations, including 4,000 meals and 800 overnight shelter opportunities. “Nothing has been more meaningful than seeing the connections, potential,…

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The future of public affairs; CIPR’s PA Group publish Horizon Scan and announce #CIPRPAchat

CIPR’s Public Affairs Group have published a Horizon Scan document, exploring trends and topics likely to impact the future of working in public affairs. This begins a crowd-sourcing exercise which sees the group host a #CIPRPAchat on Twitter on the topic on Tuesday September 3, from 12-1pm. The Horizon Scan (PDF) was produced following a meeting with top public affairs professionals – including both members and non-members of CIPR – who formed groups to consider the political, economic, social and technological (PEST) developments that would impact the profession over the…

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International Youth Day 2019 celebrates transforming education

The International Youth Day celebrations kick-started online on Thursday, 8 August 2019 on the theme of “Transforming Education”. Organized jointly by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and UNESCO, the event heard from a fresh list of youth speakers from all corners of the world thanks to its online format and was moderated by Victoria Ibiwoye, Youth representative of the SDG-Education 2030 Steering Committee. 2019 is the year for galvanized action around the education sustainable development goals, from the first commemoration of an International Education Day on…

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Leading youth charities unite against violence

The Prince’s Trust is uniting the youth sector against violence with the launch of an initiative promoting role models and free activities to young people at risk of violence this Summer. The Amplified initiative, bringing together youth organisations including the Scouts, UK Youth, Redthread and StreetDoctors, will share activities and safe spaces for young people, as well as insights and advice from those who have lived experience of violence.  Two-thirds of young people in the UK (66%) think having positive role models would help to reduce violent crime among young people,…

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