Month: June 2018

Industry leaders join forces to Make Fashion Circular

Stuart Mitchell

Some of the biggest names in fashion are joining forces with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to create a thriving industry based on the principles of a circular economy. Make Fashion Circular builds on the vision outlined in the Foundation’s 2017 report A New Textiles Economy: Redesigning fashion’s future. Today Dame Ellen MacArthur announces the industry leaders who are joining forces to Make Fashion Circular, and leads a panel discussing the topic at the  Copenhagen Fashion Summit.  As core partners of Make Fashion Circular, Burberry Group plc, Gap Inc., H&M, HSBC, NIKE, Inc., and Stella McCartney, will…

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Iceland Becomes First UK Supermarket To Show In-Store Support For The Government’s Proposed Deposit Return Scheme

Stuart Mitchell

Iceland has became the first UK supermarket to install a reverse vending machine in store in support of the Government’s recently announced intention to introduce a Deposit Return Scheme in England. The UK’s leading frozen food specialist continues to lead the way in reducing the impact of plastic packaging on the environment, and will be trialling the reverse vending machine in its Fulham, London, store initially for six months. The trial aims to understand consumer perceptions and appetite for the technology and comes ahead of the launch of the Government’s…

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P&G Claim Ariel & Lenor’s ‘Long Live Fashion Formula’ Quadruples Life of Clothes

Stuart Mitchell

An announcement from Procter & Gamble’s leading brands, Ariel and Lenor, have claimed its ‘Long Live Fashion Formula’ could extend the life of clothes by four times, keeping them looking new for longer. By switching from a powder to liquid or single-unit-dose format like Ariel pods, adding a Fabric Conditioner, such as Lenor, and washing on a cold and quick cycle, consumers can quadruple the life of their clothes. Extending the life of one in five garments in Europe by just 10% per year would save enough carbon to power…

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Facebook Partners With the Atlantic Council To Stop Election Meddling

Stuart Mitchell

Facebook has announced it will work with the Atlantic Council and its Digital Forensic Research Lab as part of its effort to stop election meddling. On a post on Facebook, Katie Harbath, Global Politics and Government Outreach Director told us a little bit more about the partnership: Facebook is investing heavily to prevent our service from being abused during elections. We’re doubling the number of people who work on safety and security and using technology like artificial intelligence to more effectively block fake accounts – the source of many bad…

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Oxfam Chief Executive to step down

Stuart Mitchell

Oxfam Great Britain has today announced that Mark Goldring will stand down as Chief Executive at the end of this year. Goldring rejoined Oxfam in 2013, having previously worked for the organisation in the 1990s as Bangladesh country director. In 2016, he oversaw the biggest annual humanitarian response in its history, encompassing the refugee crisis as well as conflicts including Yemen, Syria and South Sudan. During his five years in post he has also overseen the growth of Oxfam’s work tackling poverty and its root causes and ensured Oxfam improved…

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