Day: 21 April 2021

One ‘Use-Up Day’ a week cuts food waste by third finds Hellmann’s

Stuart Mitchell

A new study by Hellmann’s has found that enabling people to be more resourceful with the contents of their fridge can significantly reduce the amount of perfectly good food that would otherwise be thrown away. Globally, a third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted and 900 million tonnes is thrown away every year, with more than 60% of this waste occurring in the home. No one ever sets out with the intention of throwing good food in the bin, but life gets in the way. Plans…

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Mondi launches sustainable development action plan for the next 10 years

Stuart Mitchell

Mondi, a leading global packaging and paper company, today announces its 10 year sustainability action plan, MAP2030, designed to tackle global issues across the value chain. The commitments focus on three key action areas: circular-driven packaging and paper solutions; created by empowered people, taking action on climate. All areas are aligned to the UN Sustainable Development goals as part of Mondi’s focus on being sustainable by design. Each action area of Mondi’s Action Plan 2030 (MAP2030) has three commitments underpinned by targets and KPIs. Circular Driven Solutions – Committed to…

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Sands Releases 2019 Environmental, Social and Governance Report

Stuart Mitchell

Sands has released its 2019 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, which outlines the company’s strategies and progress around its corporate responsibility pillars of People, Community and Planet. The report also details Sands’ extensive governance practices that ensure ethics and accountability in all areas of the business. Highlights from the company’s 2019 performance include marked progress in key environmental programs involving plastics elimination and renewable energy transition; expansion of social programs to support Team Member wellness, engage small and medium enterprises and solve community problems in local regions; and continued focus…

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CAP – #InfluencingResponsibly – Make clear upfront when ads are ads

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: #InfluencingResponsibly – Make clear upfront when ads are ads. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. Last week the ASA published a report on their proactive monitoring of some influencer marketing activity on Instagram and the disappointing level of non-compliance they found.  While we often hear that ‘the rules are unclear’ or there are ‘too many…

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Carlsberg Group joins the PEFerence consortium and deepens collaboration with Avantium

Stuart Mitchell

Carlsberg consolidates its partnership with Avantium. The partners will work on developing several PEF applications together with the other partners in the PEFerence consortium. Carlsberg has decided to join the PEFerence consortium as a partner in the development of the biobased PEF material. This new partnership underpins Carlsberg’s commitment to sustainable development, and our targets to achieve 0 carbon emissions at our breweries, and reduce the value chain carbon footprint with 30% by 2030. “We are always looking for partnerships and innovations that can help us make our business and…

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