Month: March 2019

Equalizer Project Opens Opportunities for Women in the Nordic Music Industry

Stuart Mitchell

Of the 200+ songwriters behind the fifty most-streamed songs in Norway in 2018, only 11 percent were women, and only one of the eighty-three producers was female—and Norway isn’t alone. While the majority of songwriters and producers around the world have historically been male, Spotify believe they have a unique opportunity to support and fuel the change in this dynamic as it spreads across the industry and, specifically, in the markets where we operate. “The Norwegian music scene is insanely vibrant right now with the international success of so many…

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Stanley Black & Decker and Discovery Education Launch New “Concept and Create” Virtual Field Trip Nationwide to Empower 21st Century Makers and Doers

Stuart Mitchell

Stanley Black & Decker, the world’s largest tools and storage company and leader in engineered fastening and security, and Discovery Education, the leading provider of standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content and professional learning for K-12 classrooms, have announced Innovation Generation: Making an Impact’s inaugural Concept and Create Virtual Field Trip. Nationwide, the digitally immersive experience is scheduled to premiere on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. ET from Stanley Black & Decker’s Makerspace based in Towson, Md. The Concept and Create Virtual Field Trip experience will transport students across…

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Fairtrade secures funding from the EU to advance the Sustainable Development Goals

Stuart Mitchell

The European Union has confirmed a multi-year grant to Fairtrade International to serve as a key strategic partner for the EU’s commitments to Sustainable Development Goal 17: Partnerships to support the other 16 goals. The funding will support the three regional Fairtrade Producer Networks, the Fair Trade Advocacy Office and Fairtrade International to strengthen our operations and institutional capacity in the following areas: Internal governance, including 2025 strategy development, roll-out of a global safeguarding mechanism Capacity building and expanding inclusive representation of women, youth and workers in Producer Network governance…

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From Sheryl Sandberg to the president of Colombia – meet the next wave of Cannes Lions speakers

Stuart Mitchell

Cannes Lions have just confirmed their 100th speaker for this year’s festival and have told us a bit about some of the people who’ll be taking to the stage this year. Sheryl Sandberg needs little introduction. The Chief Operating Officer at Facebook previously served as both Vice President of Global Online Sales and Operations at Google and Chief of Staff for the United States Treasury Department under President Clinton. She’s also the author of the bestseller Lean In: Women, Work, and co-author of Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and…

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Muscular Dystrophy Association Launches 37th Annual #MDAShamrocks Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) has announced that its 37th annual #MDAShamrocks campaign is underway, the nation’s largest St. Patrick’s fundraising program, with 20,000 generous retail partners participating nationwide. The campaign aims to raise critical funds to help MDA transform the lives of kids and adults with muscular dystrophy, ALS and related life-threatening neuromuscular diseases, by funding scientific research and support services such as more than 150 multidisciplinary care centers at major hospitals nationwide, and the ability to send children ages 8 to 17 to MDA summer camps across the…

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