Day: 18 June 2019

Herbalife Nutrition Partners with American Red Cross on Missing Types Campaign to Increase Awareness for Much Needed Blood Donations

Stuart Mitchell

Herbalife Nutrition, a premier global nutrition company, today announced it will join the American Red Cross and other organizations, celebrities and influencers in support of the Missing Types campaign by removing the letters representing the main blood groups — A, B and O — from its logo, to illustrate the critical role blood donations play in patient care. The Campaign runs from June 11 through June 30. The Company will also help raise awareness for the blood donation need through its social media channels, and among its employees, independent distributors…

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UPS Brings Commitment and Support to Pride Month

Stuart Mitchell

UPS is continuing its support for the LGBTQ community, and UPS employees are volunteering their own time in more than a dozen pride celebrations. The company is also extending its global commitment to diversity and inclusion by confirming support for two new initiatives and continuing to drive progress through business and community efforts. UPS’s support of the United Nations Global LGBTI Standards of Conduct for Business demonstrates the organization’s alignment with the global standards designed to advance equality within corporations and across value chains. The areas addressed by the Standards include: Respect…

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Olympic House Becomes One of the Most Sustainable Buildings in the World

Stuart Mitchell

One of the three certifications is LEED Platinum, the highest certification level of the international LEED green building programme. According to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the organisation that developed LEED, Olympic House has received the most points (93) of any LEED v4-certified new construction project to date. With more than 98,000 registered and certified projects across 175 countries and territories, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the most widely used green building programme in the world and an international symbol of sustainability excellence. It signifies that…

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Empowering young people in Africa through media and communication

Stuart Mitchell

Today, more than 80% of African migration is internal to the African continent and involves nearly 19 million people, including 6.7 million in West Africa and 3.5 million in Central Africa. Women represent 47.1% and young people between 15 and 24 years of age 16% of migrants. Unfortunately, media capacities to cover migration are relatively weak; media content often provide inaccurate description of migration factors and scarce migrant stories or focus on migration risks, thus often misrepresenting migrants. In this context, UNESCO launches a new project “Empowering Youth in Africa…

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Rejected Kellogg’s Rice Krispies and Kellogg’s Coco Pops become the latest ‘upcycled’ alcoholic tipple.

Stuart Mitchell

Kellogg’s has teamed up with Salford brewery, Seven Bro7hers, to turn its ‘less-than-perfect’ Rice Krispies and Coco Pops into beer. Following the success of the ‘Throw Away IPA’ – made from surplus Kellogg’s Corn Flakes – the brewers have created a coco-based ‘Sling it out Stout’ and a snap, crackle and pop ‘Cast off Pale Ale’. The beers are made from discarded grains created in the cooking process at the cereal giant’s Manchester factory. The new craft beers are made from rice-based flakes that are perhaps overcooked, uncoated or discoloured,…

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