Day: 24 September 2019

Improving Child Health in Nigeria Through Education, Awareness and Quality Water and Sanitation Products

Stuart Mitchell

Aimcare, a Nigerian social enterprise focusing in hygiene education, has joined Business Call to Action with a commitment to facilitate access to clean water and sanitation to 200,000 low-income Nigerians in rural areas through its WaterEase platform by 2024. In addition, it will educate 300,000 low-income rural Nigerians on hygiene, sanitation and waste management practices through its Extensive Health Education programs and provide 50,000 women with maternity/birth kits. In tandem, Aimcare will provide employment opportunities to 100 low-income female distributors.  Launched in 2008, BCtA aims to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)…

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Millie Bobby Brown, Karamo Brown, Jameela Jamil, Liza Koshy and WE Charity’s Craig Kielburger and Marc Kielburger unite at WE Day UN to celebrate students and teachers leading social change

Stuart Mitchell

 WE Day, an inspiring youth empowerment event and celebration of social good, returns to New York to celebrate thousands of extraordinary youth and educators from across the Tri-State area for the third annual WE Day UN on September 25, 2019 at Barclays Center. Taking place during the 74th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), WE Day UN is held in partnership with UNAIDS, UN Global Compact and UN Women. Students can’t buy a ticket to WE Day—they earn their way by taking action on one local and one global cause that they…

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IFC and DaNa Facility Respectful Workplaces Report launched in Myanmar-language to Help Businesses Prevent Bullying and Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Stuart Mitchell

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the DaNa Facility today launched the Myanmar-language version of their groundbreaking study, “Respectful Workplaces: Exploring the Costs of Bullying and Sexual Harassment to Businesses,” as part of moves to help employers deal with such behaviors in the workplace. Launched at the Myanmar Center for Responsible Business and Colors Rainbow event, Working with Business to Promote LGBTI Equality in Myanmar, the report lays out practical examples of how to address and prevent bullying and sexual harassment in the workplace. “Bullying and harassment…

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Mars Joins the Business for Inclusive Growth Coalition

Stuart Mitchell

Mars took part in the launch of a new Business for Inclusive Growth coalition—unveiled in France ahead of the G7 Summit. Mars CEO Grant F. Reid joined peers from major corporations, President Macron and members of the French government, representatives from OECD and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.  The focus was to help create a more inclusive economy which enables greater opportunity for all. That’s at the heart of the coalition which will engage with three important areas of inclusive growth: human rights, diversity at work and sharing value…

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Willmott Dixon unveils ‘green’ roads for new Bristol development

Stuart Mitchell

  Residents at Bristol City Council’s Ashton Rise development will drive on some of the UK’s ‘greenest’ roads when they move in next year. Willmott Dixon is using an innovative method that incorporates non-recyclable plastic originating from the scheme into the asphalt used on Ashton Rise’s new roads. By replacing part of the traditional carbon intensive bitumen usually found in asphalt with plastic waste, the innovation will stop the equivalent of 150,000 single use plastic bags from needing to be incinerated or going to landfill. It will also save 1.6…

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