Day: 20 September 2019

Waitrose & Partners aims to help wipe out sewer blockages

Stuart Mitchell

Waitrose & Partners has become the first UK supermarket to achieve ‘Fine to Flush’ certification for its own label wet wipes.   Waitrose fragrance-free moist toilet tissue refills and Waitrose lightly fragranced moist toilet tissue refills will now be certified as ‘Fine to Flush’, the standard introduced in January this year by Water UK, which represents water companies across the country.  The two products, which are both plastic-free, are available in stores from today and packs will soon carry the ‘Fine to Flush’ logo. This means they have both passed…

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Schools In The UK Could Win £1000 For Their Breakfast Club

Stuart Mitchell

Schools in the UK could be in with the chance of winning £1,000 by entering the annual Kellogg’s Breakfast Club Awards. One club from each region of the England, as well as one club from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, could be crowned the best breakfast club of the year and bag a cash prize. Winners will also be invited to attend an awards ceremony at the prestigious Houses of Parliament. From inspiring volunteers to themed breakfast days and creating kitchen gardens for the school canteen, each and every element…

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The UK Equity Impact Employment Opportunities Fund’s First Annual Impact Report

Stuart Mitchell

Aberdeen Standard Investments has published its first annual impact report for the UK Equity Impact Employment Opportunities Fund. Launched in February 2018, the Fund positions itself as an innovative and compelling solution for those investors who wish to invest in UK equities in pursuit of both societal and financial benefits. In collaboration with Big Issue Invest (BII), the social investment arm of the Big Issue Group, the impact objective of the Fund is to support ‘decent job’ creation in the UK. Investment in skills and attracting talent has become a basis…

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Tesco Dance Beats donates £2 million for leading health charities

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco’s Dance Beats fundraising campaign raised £1 million through customer and colleague donations.  Tesco also donated £278.30 for every colleague, family, friend and customer who took part in the Guinness World Record dance marathon relay at Wembley Stadium, which equates to a further £1 million.  The £2 million total will be split between leading health charities Cancer Research UK, the British Heart Foundation and Diabetes UK. Throughout June and July, Dance Beats brought the nation together to have fun, keep active by showing off its dance moves and raise millions…

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Partnership for Drug-Free Kids Launches New Campaigns Addressing Heartache, Helplessness Felt by Parents of a Child Struggling with Opioid Misuse

Stuart Mitchell

Partnership for Drug-Free Kids has launched two campaigns that examine the impact of opioid addiction on families, while offering hope to parents and loved ones. Both campaigns, created pro-bono by New York-based independent agency, Terri & Sandy, break this week and feature a :30 and a :15 television spot, along with multiple print and out-of-home executions. The first campaign, Impossible Questions, is based on the insight that when a child is struggling with substance use and addiction, parents are faced with questions that have no easy answers. Directed by Mark Pellington…

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