Month: December 2017

Scotland backs Gender representation on public boards

Stuart Mitchell

The Scottish Parliament has approved the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Bill in principle after a stage one debate. The bill sets an objective for public boards that 50% of their non-executive members are women. It also requires steps to be taken to encourage women to apply to become non-executive members of public boards. Evidence shows that diversity leads to better decision making and ultimately, better performance. Equalities Secretary Angela Constance said:  “At its heart this bill is equality for women. It is about this Parliament using the powers…

Read More

Kind And Mars Announce Partnership To Bring Healthy Snacks And The Kind Promise To People Worldwide

Stuart Mitchell

KIND, a healthy snacking leader, and Mars, Incorporated, a family-owned global pet care, confectionery and food business, today announced a strategic partnership whereby Mars will take a minority stake in KIND. As part of the agreement, the two companies will partner to grow KIND’s product offerings and business globally, utilizing each other’s strengths. The partnership will allow KIND to continue to drive positive change in the food industry while fulfilling – on a worldwide scale – its  KIND Promise, a set of nutrition principles that have guided the company’s innovation…

Read More

Recordati Rare Diseases Partners With the National Urea Cycle Disorders Foundation To Increase Awareness of the Risks of Hyperammonemia

Stuart Mitchell

Recordati Rare Diseases Inc., a biopharmaceutical company committed to providing orphan therapies to underserved rare disease communities in the U.S., today announced a new Check Ammonia awareness initiative. The campaign is intended to help healthcare practitioners (HCPs) recognize the signs and symptoms of hyperammonemia in infants, children and adults, act quickly to test ammonia levels, and to call a metabolic geneticist, as high ammonia levels can be toxic and may be the result of a rare metabolic disease. Created in collaboration with the National Urea Cycle Disorders Foundation (NUCDF), the…

Read More

Celebrity storytelling events at John Lewis stores in Leeds and London to raise money for Barnardo’s

Stuart Mitchell

Celebrity storytelling sessions about the heart-warming tale of Moz The Monster from the 2017 John Lewis Christmas advert are being held in aid of the UK’s leading children’s charity Barnardo’s. This coming Saturday, 16th December, award-winning children’s author, poet and voiceover artist Christina Gabbitas will be reading the lovable tale at the John Lewis shop in the Victoria Gate shopping centre in Leeds from 1pm to 3pm. On Saturday 23rd December, Escape To The Country host and former Newsround presenter Sonali Shah will be at Peter Jones in Sloane Square,…

Read More

#PuppyBra: Instagram Models Go Topless for Rescue Dogs!

Stuart Mitchell

Mowgli Rescue launches a very millennial-driven social media campaign this week to promote their recent rescued dogs for adoption…which happens to entail Instagram models replacing their typical bras for, well, puppy bras. Mowgli Rescue is a non-profit, which was founded in 2016 by entrepreneur, animal rights activist, and former model Stephanie Kay Meyer, and works to inspire millennials to conserve, protect, and promote animal welfare. Meyer says that the majority of her organization’s supporters are young women in California and New York – mostly models, actors, photographers, artists, entrepreneurs, and…

Read More