Tag: sustainable

Compass Group, SAP and Zurich Insurance Group join forces to make supply chains fairer and more sustainable across Europe

Stuart Mitchell

A group of forward-thinking global corporations are using their collective purchasing power to open up their supply chains to European social enterprises – businesses which reinvest the majority of their profits into a social or environmental mission – in an effort to contribute to a more inclusive and sustainable post-COVID recovery. Spurred on by the success of the Buy Social Corporate Challenge in the UK, which saw the level of annual social procurement spend hit a record high in 2020, Compass Group, SAP and Zurich Insurance Group are now working…

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New CLICKON acquisition enables sustainable creative production offering to marketers

Stuart Mitchell

World-class creative production and marketing solutions company CLICKON, have announced its acquisition of Travlrr, a remote production platform. With over 800 vetted production partners, Travlrr is capable of delivering sustainable, high-speed content creation for brands and agencies. The move forms part of CLICKON’s overall strategy to become carbon neutral by 2025. In a post Covid-19 world, with digital transformation and environmental issues pivotal to global business decision making, CLICKON now offers brands the opportunity to enhance creative output, while delivering on carbon neutral commitments. Significantly reducing project costs and minimising…

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Waitrose roots for UK’s first sustainable home fertiliser product

Stuart Mitchell

Waitrose will be the first supermarket in Europe to sell a new plant-based non-chemical fertiliser that is 100% natural, fully sustainable and completely peat-free. From the end of February, PlantGrow will be exclusively available in 220 Waitrose shops, increasing to 260 after Easter.   An innovation developed by a Norfolk-based farming family, PlantGrow is the first product within the home fertiliser category to be produced entirely from a renewable energy process.  Made up of a range of different plant tissues and residues through a patented process of anaerobic digestion, the process converts…

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Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health Commits $800 Million Through 2030 to Make Its Products More Sustainable for a Healthier Planet

Stuart Mitchell

Each year, an estimated 12.6 million people globally die from environmental health risks due to poor sanitation and dangerous water and air pollution levels, according to the World Health Organization. Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health, which produces some of the world’s best-known healthcare brands, knew it had a role to play in addressing these devastating human health challenges. “Our company is focused on health and healthy people—every thing we work on is designed to make people’s lives healthier,” explains Katie Decker, Global President, Essential Health, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health. “How can we…

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George at Asda announce the launch of the UK’s first supermarket sustainably sourced school uniform

Stuart Mitchell

Leading supermarket fashion retailer George at Asda has announced that it’s launching a sustainably sourced school uniform as part of its George for Good commitment, offering customers the chance to buy recycled or sustainably sourced school clothing from one of the top four supermarkets for the first time. The majority of the range will be responsibly sourced via the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI). BCI is the largest cotton sustainability programme in the world, and together with its partners, the programme provides training on more sustainable farming practices to more than…

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