Month: June 2019

Stonewall celebrates 30 years of fighting for LGBT equality

Stuart Mitchell

Stonewall, Britain’s leading charity for lesbian, gay, bi and trans equality, Friday 24 May 2019 marked 30 years since the organisation was founded to oppose Section 28. Back in 1989, the newly introduced Section 28 effectively banned conversations about same-sex relationships in school. It ushered in a dark era where homophobic bullying flourished, and young LGBT people were left to suffer in silence. This devastating legislation also forced LGBT teachers into the closet or out of a job. Ruth Hunt, Chief Executive, Stonewall said: ‘Our 30th birthday is a hugely…

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P&G Joins TerraCycle’s Loop Pilot Test in New York Metro Area

Stuart Mitchell

The Procter & Gamble Company announced it is testing reusable packaging on some of its most popular products as part of LoopTM, a new effort that aims to change the world’s reliance on single use packaging and disposable waste. Many of P&G’s largest global brands, including TideTM, CascadeTM, PanteneTM and Oral-BTM will participate in this innovative sustainable platform being tested in the New York metro area starting today. The circular e-commerce platform developed by international recycling leader TerraCycle will also “collect and recycle” some items like toothbrush heads and razor…

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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society celebrates 70-year legacy by launching new LLS Children’s Initiative, to accelerate new and better treatments for pediatric blood cancers

Stuart Mitchell

As an organization founded by a family for families, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is celebrating 70 years of impact on generations of families, researchers and volunteers while looking to the future by redoubling its commitment to improve treatments and care for children with cancer. To accomplish its bold vision for children, LLS is launching The LLS Children’s Initiative to deliver cures and care for children by disrupting drug development for pediatric cancers and expanding the education and support the organization provides to children and their families. Founded in…

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General Public Cite Responsibility — Not Share Price — as the Primary Driver of CEO Reputation in Reputation Institute’s Annual Global CEO Reputation Study

Stuart Mitchell

CEOs of the world’s most significant companies are being judged by the general public on the basis of ethics — doing what’s right — and much less on share price value, according to results from Reputation Institute’s 2019 CEO RepTrak® study. “It’s a brave new world for CEOs,” said Kylie Wright-Ford, CEO at Reputation Institute, a technology-enabled data-driven insights company and provider of reputation measurement and management services. “Acting responsibly, behaving ethically and caring about social issues are the most important drivers of CEO reputation for the second consecutive year.…

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Waitrose launches world’s first home compostable ready meal packaging as the retailer’s removal of black plastics heats up

Stuart Mitchell

Waitrose & Partners is launching the world’s first home compostable ready meal packaging as it moves nearly nine million products out of black plastic. The pioneering packaging will initially replace many of the retailer’s Italian ready meal trays, saving 158 tonnes of black plastic. The new cream-coloured containers, which are fibre based and similar in texture to cardboard, are now certified home compostable for the first time. Waitrose & Partners has worked with its suppliers, Huhtamaki and Saladworks, to use the latest technology to make sure the trays can be…

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