Day: 24 February 2020

RNIB teaches Alexa to give sight loss information

Stuart Mitchell

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has worked with Amazon to provide information about living with sight loss through its voice assistant, Alexa. Alexa users will now instantly be able to hear RNIB-verified information using voice commands such as: “Alexa, how do I register as sight impaired or severely sight impaired?” “Alexa, what assistive technology do blind people use?” “Alexa, what should I do if I think I’m losing my sight?” The collaboration will enable Alexa to provide information directly from the charity’s Sight Loss Advice Service. It…

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Waitrose & Partners and Vitality team up to provide discount on healthy foods

Stuart Mitchell

Waitrose & Partners and health and life insurer Vitality are launching an exclusive, long-term partnership on Monday (3rd February), with discounts of up to 40% on healthy foods. Both VitalityHealth and VitalityLife members* will now be able to access cashback of up to 25% – or up to 40% for members with both life and health insurance – on the supermarket’s Good Health food range in all Waitrose shops and on Waitrose.com.  The amount of cashback available will directly correlate with the level of physical activity a member has done…

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Players of People’s Postcode Lottery support Buttle UK to fund the forgotten children of poverty

Stuart Mitchell

Buttle UK is pleased to announce that they have been awarded £100,000 by players of People’s Postcode Lottery through the Postcode Children Trust. The award was made to Buttle UK because of its proven record in helping children and young people who are in crisis reach their potential, through small but targeted interventions.  They do this by making grants direct to families and young people of up to £2,000, which are proven to have a disproportionately positive impact on the lives of children compared to their monetary value. The funding will go directly to…

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TUI Care Foundation and Reef-World empower local Youth Ambassadors to protect coral reefs in the Dominican Republic

Stuart Mitchell

The TUI Care Foundation and The Reef-World Foundation are launching an initiative to help protect coral reefs in the Dominican Republic. The partnership will encourage environmental stewardship by bringing together key members of the community to focus on the protection of these sensitive and fundamental ecosystems. Over 300 people from a variety of local reef-based businesses will receive specialised training on how to work more sustainably. More than 65,000 tourists will receive information on coral reef protection and over 2,000 members of the community will also learn about reef protection…

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ustwo announces B Corp certification and action plans to strengthen its commitment to create change for good

Stuart Mitchell

ustwo has earned B Corp status, the accreditation that evaluates a company’s performance in social and environmental terms.  ustwo, known for hit games including Monument Valley as well as its groundbreaking work in digital products, services and immersive experiences, is also an investor in creative startups and philanthropic causes. To award certification, B Corp Labs assessment process measures a company’s performance in five categories: governance, workers, customers, community, and the environment. Co-founders Matt “Mills” Miller and John “Sinx” Sinclair both agree that earning the accreditation was the natural next step…

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