Month: November 2018

Shoppers can bag compostable carriers at Co-op as retailer ditches single-use plastic

Stuart Mitchell

More than 1,000 Co-op food stores are at the forefront of the retailer’s moves to ditch single-use plastics, with the roll-out of new compostable carriers from last week. The community retailer is rolling out it new compostable carrier bags to over 1,000 communities in a move estimated to replace around 60M single-use plastic bags UK-wide. The bags are initially available in Co-op food stores in communities where they are accepted by the Local Authority in the household food waste collections. Shoppers – who forget their bag-for-life – can use the…

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Samsung, IKEA get behind Korea’s ‘Right to Renewable Energy Initiative’

Stuart Mitchell

12 corporations, including Samsung Electronics, IKEA Korea and AB InBev, have publicly shown their support for the Right to Renewable Energy Initiative which launched recently at the Korean National Assembly. The coalition, comprised of 45 Members of Parliament and six civil society groups (Biodiversity Foundation, ENET, Greenpeace Seoul, KFEM, KoSIF and WWF Korea), aims to push for a renewable energy procurement policy and renewable energy expansion in South Korea. Nicolas Ingels, director of procurement and sustainability at ABInBev East Asia, said: At AB InBev we have a strong belief in…

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International Day of Persons with Disabilities celebrated at UNESCO

Stuart Mitchell

UNESCO invites you to celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December 2018 at its Headquarters in Paris. This is an important occasion to raise awareness about the complexity of disability issues and about the challenges faced by persons with disabilities all over the world. This year’s theme focuses on empowering persons with disabilities and ensuring their inclusiveness and equality in society, encouraging the combined action of multiple stakeholders in order to “leave no one behind”. The half-day event will also include the award ceremony of the…

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Barnardo’s Claim Children must be educated about hate crime

Stuart Mitchell

During Anti-Bullying week, Barnardo’s is calling for an end to homophobic, bi-phobic and transphobic bullying and highlighting the need to educate all children and adults about hate crime. The UK’s largest children’s charity is urging the Government to listen to feedback from its relationship and sex education consultation. The current guidance refers to different types of relationships and Barnardo’s says there must be explicit reference to LGBTQ relationships in secondary school lessons and same sex relationships in primary school lessons. The call comes following the success of Barnardo’s Right to…

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PRCA launches consultation for draft definition of social impact of PR

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) Council has launched a consultation for a draft definition of the social impact of public relations and communications. The new definition is the work of PR and Communications Council members and was presented to the PRCA’s National Conference in London on 21st September, by Simon Francis CMPRCA, Founder Member of social enterprise Campaign Collective. The definition reads: PR and communications has a huge impact on society. It is the responsibility of all practitioners to understand the social impact of PR and be aware of the…

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