Day: 12 July 2019

Fairtrade welcomes new cocoa floor price in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana as benefit for farmers

Stuart Mitchell

“We believe in sharing the benefits of trade more equally, and welcome this move by the governments to shore up cocoa farmers’ incomes” said Jon Walker, Fairtrade International’s Senior Advisor for Cocoa. “We will be actively engaging with the cocoa regulatory bodies in each country to understand how the Fairtrade structure, including our minimum price, will fit in with their plan.” The challenges in the West African cocoa sector are well known, with a Fairtrade study in April 2018 showing that 58 percent of Fairtrade certified cocoa farming households in…

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New independent institute launched to make it easier for investors to have a positive social impact

Stuart Mitchell

A new independent institute that will make it easier for people to invest their money to benefit communities and society is launching today. The Impact Investing Institute will look for more effective ways to combine financial returns with a social purpose to help improve people’s lives. The body will encourage ordinary savers to choose ISAs, pensions and savings products that benefit the issues they care about. These could include investments in organisations that provide housing to homeless people, renewable energy companies or businesses committed to delivering sustainable employment. It will…

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Coalition for Better Ads to Adopt Better Ads Standards Worldwide to Improve Consumer Experience Online

Stuart Mitchell

The Coalition for Better Ads has announced that it will expand the Better Ads Standards for desktop and mobile web to all countries and regions worldwide to improve the online ad experience for consumers. The ad experiences in the Standards are based on the Coalition’s extensive research, which has involved more than 66,000 consumers to date in countries representing 70% of global online advertising spending. The research found strong alignment of consumer preferences across countries and regions for the most- and least-preferred online ad experiences, supporting the adoption of the…

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Asda call for ‘vital’ food bank donations ahead of busy summer holiday period

Stuart Mitchell

Asda stores across the UK are launching a week-long food drive today to support their local food banks with ‘vital’ donations ahead of the school holidays. Customers will be encouraged to donate in-demand items such as tinned goods and hygiene products to their local foodbank in a trolley at the front of the store. For the first time, Asda is also trialling playing a reminder video on the Scan & Go wall to see if this helps increase the amount of food donated. Every summer, food banks in the Trussell…

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Wisebuddah, Elevate Music and Help Musicians are launching a new podcast to support musicians in their careers

Stuart Mitchell

Award-winning content company Wisebuddah, evidence-based health and wellbeing service Elevate Music and independent music charity Help Musicians are launching a new podcast to support musicians in their careers. Launching on 15 July, the Elevate Music Podcast aims to educate and inform musicians about the common wellbeing and health issues they may face, equipping them with the tools they need to manage and prevent problems when developing their careers.  The podcast focuses on a range of different themes across 15 episodes, including mental and vocal health; hearing problems; stage fright; drugs and alcohol; social…

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