Month: March 2019

Top FMCGs in race to keep up with conscious consumers

Stuart Mitchell

The world’s top FMCGs including Nestlé, Coca Cola and P&G are in a race to adapt to rapidly changing consumer trends, including a rise in veganism and increasing activism on plastic packaging. This is revealed in a new report ‘Fast Moving Consumers’ from environmental non-profit and investment research provider CDP . The report ranks 16 of the largest and publicly listed Food and Beverage and Household and Personal Care companies on business readiness for a low carbon transition. The life cycle environmental impact of products from the industry is significant…

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EITI takes positive step toward greater transparency and gender equality

Stuart Mitchell

The board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), a platform to promote open and accountable oil and mining sectors, met in Kyiv this week and adopted major revisions to its global Standard, which is currently implemented in 52 countries. The revised EITI Standard will be finalized this spring and ratified at the EITI Global Conference in June. “This week’s decision by the board of the EITI punctuates the fact that contract disclosure is now an established international norm. The new Standard will arm communities with the tools to better…

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Inquiry into disability discrimination in the Scottish criminal justice system

Stuart Mitchell

A legal inquiry into whether people with mental health conditions, cognitive impairments and conditions including autism are experiencing discrimination in the criminal justice system was launched on 1 March by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. The inquiry will focus on the accused person’s experiences after they are charged with an offence until the start of their trial. This is when critical decisions such as deciding on their plea or whether they are to be granted bail or kept on remand, are made and when special measures for trial would…

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Green-minded Brits create record demand for vegan eco-cleaning products

Stuart Mitchell

Veganism isn’t the only way that Brits are becoming increasingly eco-conscious – demand for vegan household cleaning products are at a record high. In the last year demand for eco-cleaning products, that are environmentally-friendly and not been tested on animals, has rocketed with Tesco seeing more than an 80 per cent rise in sales. Besides being better for the planet many of these products are also being bought because more Brits now look for cleaning fluids that are kinder to their skin. According to recent studies: Nearly 40 per cent…

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The True Colors Fund Is Now True Colors United

Stuart Mitchell

True Colors have announced a rebrand, theirnew branding is a result of a year-long project conducted with Publicis New York, who developed the new identity through extensive research, creative development, and close collaboration with True Colors United’s leadership and staff. They explain more about the rebrand on a post on their site copied below; “Our new brand identity reinforces our commitment to the spirit of collaboration in developing long-term solutions to prevent and end youth homelessness.” Over the past 10 years, we’ve learned that youth homelessness is a community issue.…

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