Month: April 2018

RSF and its partners unveil the Journalism Trust Initiative to combat Disinformation

Stuart Mitchell

The Journalism Trust Initiative was unveiled today at a joint press The project planSee moreconference by RSF’s Secretary General Christophe Deloire, AFP Global News Director Michèle Léridon, EBU Director General Noel Curran and GEN president Peter Bale (who participated by video). JTI is designed to promote journalism by adherence to an agreed set of trust and transparency standards to be developed and implemented. This will happen by means of the so-called Workshop Agreement of the European Centre of Standardization (CEN), which was open on 3 April 2018 for participation of…

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UNHCR launches #WithRefugees solidarity tour

Stuart Mitchell

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, kicked off its #WithRefugees World Tour on Friday, 6 April 2018 with a sports day at Jordan’s Za’atari refugee camp. The #WithRefugees World Tour, which runs through 1 October, is made up of dozens of public events to raise awareness and inspire more action for people who have been forced to flee conflict or persecution. The day-long event in Za’atari will include sports workshops featuring international athletes, including celebrated Egyptian Modern Pentathlete Aya Medani. Home to some 79,000 Syrian refugees, the event in the Jordanian…

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Fairtrade calls on more fashion brands to set a deadline to start paying living wages

Stuart Mitchell

To mark the launch of Fashion Revolution Week, the Fairtrade Foundation is calling on more fashion and apparel brands and retailers to set a deadline by which they will deliver living wages in their supply chain. On the 5th anniversary of the Rana Plaza garment factory disaster in which 1,138 people died Fairtrade wants the industry to pledge to end poverty wages and ensure a fair deal for the people who make the clothes we wear. To highlight the issue a new video released shines a light on the dark…

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Hershey Announces Cocoa For Good, The Company’s Half-billion Dollar Sustainable Cocoa Strategy

Stuart Mitchell

The Hershey Company has announced Cocoa For Good, its holistic  cocoa sustainability strategy. The comprehensive strategy addresses the most pressing issues facing cocoa-growing communities: poverty, poor nutrition, at-risk youth, and vulnerable ecosystems. Hershey seeks to bring positive change in these areas through collaborative programs, partnerships and significant investment, including a half-a-billion-dollar commitment by 2030.  “A sustainable cocoa supply depends on a multi-stakeholder collaborative approach to find solutions to the social, environmental and economic challenges facing cocoa-growing communities,” said Susanna Zhu, Chief Procurement Officer. “As a critical player in the cocoa…

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The last straw: Waitrose ditches plastic straws in its cafes

Stuart Mitchell

UK Supermarket Waitrose will will only offer paper straws in its cafes, building on its pledge to not sell plastic straws from September 2018, The retailer’s commitment to reduce the impact plastic has on the environment will see all its cafes replacing plastic straws with paper versions from the end of April 2018. This means 600,000 straws a year will be converted to a home compostable material which is Forest Stewardship Council certified. The supermarket has already announced that it will not sell packs of single-use plastic straws from September…

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